Hello all. First of, I'm a little nervous, this is the first time of done a AAR since maybe a year ago that just faded away. few things: I modded this to fit the general story line I came up with. Also, I am playing with DAIM and SKIFF. I'm hoping the DAIM will provide me with a nice challenge. So, enough of me, on with it......
In 1854, Commodore Mathew C. Perry sailed into Tokyo Bay a year after he had departed the first time to formally open Japan ports. Following this, he sailed south, arriving at Formosa. Following a survey discovering good harbors and coal deposits Perry made a note of the island. In 1855 when he returned home he informed the President of this perfect island to be annexed as a part of the glorious United States of America. Franklin Pierce did not go after the opportunity. What of if he did?
Now, things go normal for 50 years until the arrival of the man who make this time line what it is..... Theodore Roosevelt.
Following the Spanish American War in 1898, the US gained control of Cuba, the Philippines, Guam, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. The president of the United States, William McKinley, then runs for reelection in 1900 with a young, charismatic war hero, Theodore Roosevelt. The ticket easily wins reelection , and all seems well. Thats is until September 6th, 1901 in Buffalo New York.....
A insane anarchists gunmen named Leon Czolgosz shoots McKinley while he is shaking hands at the Pan-American Exposition. After a painful battle he dies on September 14th. Roosevelt take office. He is young, the youngest ever, and is ready to act. And he uses his big stick. He builds up the navy and modernizes the army, controls trusts, conserves wilderness, and battles unsafe food and drug packaging methods. He is reelected in 1904, and serves until 1908. He believes that friend William Howard Taft will keep up his ideas, and endorses him for President. He doe snot meet his expectations. So in the 1912 election, Roosevelt returns to try for his 3rd term as the Progressive party's candidate. The polls are close, but Roosevelt speaking skills, his reputation, and his rhetoric manage to pull through. He wins by a tight margin over Woodrow Wilson. (And so begins where things get REALLY different)
On March 3rd, 1913, Roosevelt take the oath of office, becoming the first 3 term president.
All is normal until the June 28th, 1914. Archduke Ferdinand of Austria Hungary is assassinated by Serbian radical Gavrilo Princep. Austria-Hungary threatens Serbia. Russia growls at Austria-Hungary. Germany barks at Russia. And soon over one man a whole war breaks out in Europe. Roosevelt declares neutrality. On May 7th 1915 everything changes.
The sinking of the RMS Lusitania and the death of 120 Americans outrages Roosevelt. The last straw is drawn when a German spy is caught placing explosives on a supply depot in New York harbor on June 16th. Roosevelt severs relations the next day, and asks Congress for a declaration of war. The vote passes in both the House and Congress by a slim margin. On June 19th, Roosvelt gives a speech to congress, rallying the American people to war against "Those who threaten the peace and stability of te free, democratic people of the world" The Yanks are going over there.....
In 1854, Commodore Mathew C. Perry sailed into Tokyo Bay a year after he had departed the first time to formally open Japan ports. Following this, he sailed south, arriving at Formosa. Following a survey discovering good harbors and coal deposits Perry made a note of the island. In 1855 when he returned home he informed the President of this perfect island to be annexed as a part of the glorious United States of America. Franklin Pierce did not go after the opportunity. What of if he did?
Now, things go normal for 50 years until the arrival of the man who make this time line what it is..... Theodore Roosevelt.
The Roosevelt Effect
Following the Spanish American War in 1898, the US gained control of Cuba, the Philippines, Guam, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. The president of the United States, William McKinley, then runs for reelection in 1900 with a young, charismatic war hero, Theodore Roosevelt. The ticket easily wins reelection , and all seems well. Thats is until September 6th, 1901 in Buffalo New York.....
A insane anarchists gunmen named Leon Czolgosz shoots McKinley while he is shaking hands at the Pan-American Exposition. After a painful battle he dies on September 14th. Roosevelt take office. He is young, the youngest ever, and is ready to act. And he uses his big stick. He builds up the navy and modernizes the army, controls trusts, conserves wilderness, and battles unsafe food and drug packaging methods. He is reelected in 1904, and serves until 1908. He believes that friend William Howard Taft will keep up his ideas, and endorses him for President. He doe snot meet his expectations. So in the 1912 election, Roosevelt returns to try for his 3rd term as the Progressive party's candidate. The polls are close, but Roosevelt speaking skills, his reputation, and his rhetoric manage to pull through. He wins by a tight margin over Woodrow Wilson. (And so begins where things get REALLY different)
On March 3rd, 1913, Roosevelt take the oath of office, becoming the first 3 term president.
All is normal until the June 28th, 1914. Archduke Ferdinand of Austria Hungary is assassinated by Serbian radical Gavrilo Princep. Austria-Hungary threatens Serbia. Russia growls at Austria-Hungary. Germany barks at Russia. And soon over one man a whole war breaks out in Europe. Roosevelt declares neutrality. On May 7th 1915 everything changes.
The sinking of the RMS Lusitania and the death of 120 Americans outrages Roosevelt. The last straw is drawn when a German spy is caught placing explosives on a supply depot in New York harbor on June 16th. Roosevelt severs relations the next day, and asks Congress for a declaration of war. The vote passes in both the House and Congress by a slim margin. On June 19th, Roosvelt gives a speech to congress, rallying the American people to war against "Those who threaten the peace and stability of te free, democratic people of the world" The Yanks are going over there.....
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