World War III (Germania)

Background & Causes
World War III was a large scale conflict involving most of the nations of the world from 1985 to 2006. While some nations involved in the war did not directly engage against each other, many suffered from revolutions or civil wars. The main conflict of this war, though, is largely considered the war in which Japan and America attacked the New German Empire. The reasons for the attack are generally unclear, but it is known that Daniel Jackson hated all forms of democracy and wanted to wipe it off the face of the earth, and that he wanted land in Europe and Africa. Tensions between these nations had been building for years, so it was no surprise that the war broke out. The Soviet Union, which, at this point was really just part of Siberia and Alaska, fell into a state of civil war over inept leadership, eventually leading to the formation of the nations of Siberia and Alaska in 2001. It is generally believed that, had Kennedy not taken steps to appease Daniel Jackson, this war never would have happened and America would have been crippled. Others argue that America would have become agitated and struck much sooner.

The War Begins (1985 - 1990)
On January 1, 1985, Daniel Jackson gave the military permission to attack West African territories held by Germany. The next day, American forces stormed the West African shores in a surprise attack against the Germanians, setting up positions along the coast to prepare for a drawn out war. The Japanese, wanting to rid the world of Germania as much as America, proposed a temporary alliance, to which Jackson agreed on April 23. Around June, the Americans were making headway into Africa, and, surprisingly, the Germanians were not making much of an effort to protect it. But, on June 17, the Japanese helped with the invasion of West Africa, and the whole area was lost by Germania by the end of the month. As it turned out, Neuman was planning a massive surprise attack on the forces in Africa, planning on surrounding them at strategic locations. Of course, this didn't go to plan, and West Africa fell. At this point Neuman was absolutely furious with the Japanese, and sent the Luftwaffe to the Arabian Peninsula to bomb major military bases, and, as the planes flew over Cyprus, they were shot down by American anti-aircraft missiles. The situation stayed this way for several months, with several failed attempts to invade the German mainland.

On August 3, the Japanese initiated Operation: Tsunami, and sent an enormous invasion force to land on the west coast of America, and to occupy Hawaii. The invaders landed at 1:00 in the morning, and quickly occupied Hawaii, California, Oregon, and Washington. The Imperial Air Force then bombarded the next wall of states until an invasion was possible, and Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona were occupied. The Americans were forced to send troops back home from Africa, giving the Germans a chance to strike back. On August 18, the Germans reclaimed their African territories and captured Cyprus and the Mediterranean territories America had. By the first of September, the Germans were prepping a dangerously daring invasion of Japan. They would need to occupy and subdue the majority of the nation within a few days in order to defeat the Japanese, and the invasion of America provided the distraction they needed, so they had to act fast. By New Year's Day, the Japanese had occupied as far east as Missouri. The biggest challenge the Japanese would face would be attempting to cross the Mississippi, a task that would eventually prove impossible.

By February, the Japanese had sent nearly their entire military to deal with the Americans and try to push across the Mississippi. They planned invasions of the east coast, but could never find a good point of invasion, so these plans never came to fruition. The Germans on the other hand, had finalized their plans to invade the Japanese Empire. On February 12, the Kriegsmarine surrounded the Japanese islands and the Luftwaffe had leveled the entire city of Tokyo. A foot invasion of Japan ensued, and, the Islands were captured by the 15th, and the government had moved to Beijing.