New Years Day, 1900.
The world was a far different place than it is today, doubly-so for the Land of the Free. The United States stood as the sole hegemon of the Western Hemisphere, guarding the Americas with it's industrial and cultural influence. However unlike in the modern age, outside of the Americas, the USA held no voice or power. Unlike the highly industrious European Powers, the United States still had yet to make the major leap forward in its military and industrial capacity. After all, the mainland portion of the US still had territories yet to achieve statehood. While it was true at the time that America was no world power, the Home of the Brave had something no other nation had. There was a flame inside the heart of the country, one that could fuel the rise of the greatest superpower known to man. America's potential was unmatched at the turn of the new century. And as history would prove, the 20th Century would forever be known as the American Century...even if the road to that title was more than a bit rocky.
I am Cyril Grosscastle, narrator of the Royal Broadcasting Corporation's newest production on the United States of America and its remarkable tale in the last century. This story, as all others worth telling, is filled with highs and lows, an electrifying climax, and characters whose choices impact us all. We will cover America's rise from start to finish. We will see America at its finest, and at its lowest. From the second time brother fought brother, to when an entire planet was threatened by Totalist tyranny, and finally, when every man, woman, and child was at the mercy of the atom.
This is Novus Ordo Seclorum (New Order of the Ages) - The Tale of America in the 20th Century.
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Contents
Prologue
1900-1937
Episode 1: The First Weltkrieg and America
Episode 2: The Fleeting Twenties
Episode 3: A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand
Second American Civil War
(1937-1938)
Episode 4: The Battle of America
Episode 5: Four Americas and Their Jagged Claws
Episode 6: Manifesting Destiny
Episode 7: Roar of the Federalists
Episode 8: When Freemen Stand
American Interwar Period
(1938-1942)
Episode 9: Reconstruction
Episode 10: False Songs of Syndicalism
Episode 11: The Plunder of Europe (Coming Soon)
Weltkrieg Two
(1942-1946)
Chapter 12: The Arsenal of Freedom (Coming Soon)
Chapter 13: On Stormy Tides (Coming Soon)
Chapter 14: To Anacreon In Heaven (Coming Soon)
Chapter 15: Kaisersschlacht (Coming Soon)
Chapter 16: The Fighting Sun (Coming Soon)
Chapter 17: The Grand Crusade (Coming Soon)
Chapter 18: Last of the Wolves (Coming Soon)
Chapter 19: Victory In Europe (Coming Soon)
Chapter 20: House of the Setting Sun (Coming Soon)
Chapter 21: To Meet Triumph and Disaster (Coming Soon)
Pre-Cold War
(1946-1950)
Chapter 22: A World Divided (Coming Soon)
Chapter 23: The Last Imperialist (Coming Soon)
Chapter 24: Dual Dragons (Coming Soon)
The Third Great South American War
(1950-1953)
Chapter 25: Andes Storm (Coming Soon)
Chapter 26: The Spirit of Monroe (Coming Soon)
Chapter 27: The New-Old War (Coming Soon)
Chapter 28: Almost Hell (Coming Soon)
Chapter 29: The Sixteen Nation Army (Coming Soon)
Chapter 30: Wrath of the Titan (Coming Soon)
Chapter 31: Season Unending (Coming Soon)
The Cold War Pt. 1
(1953-1958)
Chapter 32: The Atomic Age (Coming Soon)
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Notes:Prologue
1900-1937
Episode 1: The First Weltkrieg and America
Episode 2: The Fleeting Twenties
Episode 3: A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand
Second American Civil War
(1937-1938)
Episode 4: The Battle of America
Episode 5: Four Americas and Their Jagged Claws
Episode 6: Manifesting Destiny
Episode 7: Roar of the Federalists
Episode 8: When Freemen Stand
American Interwar Period
(1938-1942)
Episode 9: Reconstruction
Episode 10: False Songs of Syndicalism
Episode 11: The Plunder of Europe (Coming Soon)
Weltkrieg Two
(1942-1946)
Chapter 12: The Arsenal of Freedom (Coming Soon)
Chapter 13: On Stormy Tides (Coming Soon)
Chapter 14: To Anacreon In Heaven (Coming Soon)
Chapter 15: Kaisersschlacht (Coming Soon)
Chapter 16: The Fighting Sun (Coming Soon)
Chapter 17: The Grand Crusade (Coming Soon)
Chapter 18: Last of the Wolves (Coming Soon)
Chapter 19: Victory In Europe (Coming Soon)
Chapter 20: House of the Setting Sun (Coming Soon)
Chapter 21: To Meet Triumph and Disaster (Coming Soon)
Pre-Cold War
(1946-1950)
Chapter 22: A World Divided (Coming Soon)
Chapter 23: The Last Imperialist (Coming Soon)
Chapter 24: Dual Dragons (Coming Soon)
The Third Great South American War
(1950-1953)
Chapter 25: Andes Storm (Coming Soon)
Chapter 26: The Spirit of Monroe (Coming Soon)
Chapter 27: The New-Old War (Coming Soon)
Chapter 28: Almost Hell (Coming Soon)
Chapter 29: The Sixteen Nation Army (Coming Soon)
Chapter 30: Wrath of the Titan (Coming Soon)
Chapter 31: Season Unending (Coming Soon)
The Cold War Pt. 1
(1953-1958)
Chapter 32: The Atomic Age (Coming Soon)
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This AAR should last about a year, however probably by early fall I will start to make Ironheart II again, perhaps even earlier.
Cyril is just a character btw. The reason why it's called the RBC is because UoB took the BBC
Also, this AAR will cover 1900 - 2000 purely from America's perspective.
Finally, I'm sorry for starting and ending yet another series and clogging up this forum, I'll make it up by going on to the end with this.
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