NOTE: This world's history is not my creation. The backstory comes from a magnificent alternate history scenario called the Anglo/American - Nazi War, written by user CalBear on an alternate history forum. I also do not own Gate or any other related media. This is also my first story.

A Brief History of the World

1942 - The Wehrmacht wins the Battle of Stalingrad after Hitler declines Mussolini's request for reinforcements in North Africa. The divisions that were supposed to form the Afrika Korps instead fight in Russia. North Africa falls to the Allies much earlier than in our history.

However, due to additional men being at Stalingrad, the Germans are able to seize resupply points in the city, isolating the Soviet units in the city and eventually capturing the city.

This has disastrous consequences for the USSR as Stalin purges his generals and assumes direct control of the USSR's military operations. Zhukov and Timoshenko, both brilliant military leaders, are executed for "crimes against the state."

1943 - After several disastrous counter-offensives which result in nearly 1 million Soviet casualties and very few German casualties, Stalin dies of a heart attack. A brief power struggle then ensues, which ends when Foreign Minister Vyaschlev Molotov takes power. He immediately signs a peace treaty with Germany, ceding all territory up to the Ural Mountains and allows for German material to travel through the USSR to aid Japan.

The other Allied Powers soon realize that they cannot directly invade Europe with the USSR gone. Small skirmishes on the Iranian border cement this belief, as Allied forces send nearly 200 bombers to take out 2 Panzer divisions. In the following months, temporary ceasefires and prisoner exchanges would occur. Until 1954, there would officially be no offensive actions conducted by either side. This period is marked by several spark-ups of violence, however. This period is known internationally as the 'Warm War.'

1946 - The final defeat of Japan occurs. Instead of using nuclear weapons, the US blockades the island and firebombs most of its cities until they break. If they did use nuclear weapons, the Nazis would find out that the nuclear bomb was possible. The US also sends a brigade to occupy Vladivostok and the surrounding oblast, denying any resources to Japan. In the following years, the US Vladivostok occupation zone massively increases, eventually swallowing up all of Far Eastern Siberia north of Manchuria.

1947 - Massive Allied bombing raid over Europe. Most notably, Paris was included on the list of targets as well as other German cities. The French population firmly cements themselves in Axis camp. The Free French are seen as traitors. This would have disastrous consequences later on, as the French would fight to the end along with the Nazis.

1954 - Nazi Germany attempts to launch an air raid on New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, and Britain on St. Patrick's Day. Over 600 German bombers are lost during the attempt to cross the Atlantic and attack US cities. Southern England is devastated by the German bombers, however. The US suffers over 1000 civilian deaths. The Warm War ends, and the Hot War begins.

In the following years, the Allies would undertake massive air and naval offensives in Europe to destroy the Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine.

1958 - D-day is launched. American, Commonwealth, Filipino, Vietnamese, Brazilian, and Argentine troops land on the beaches of northern France. The campaign to liberate Europe begins. This period of warfare would be the bloodiest in human history, as biological and chemical weapons would be unleashed en masse. Nuclear weapons are detonated over nearly 20 German and French cities. Paris, Berlin, and Nuremberg are rendered "dead zones" due to the amount of biological weapons in them and are walled off from the rest of the world.

1960 - Final surrender of Nazi Germany. Over 200 million people would die in WW2, as the Holocaust continued on for much longer, coupled with indiscriminate use of weapons of mass destruction. Germany is split into several different administrative regions and is permanently occupied by the United Nations. A strong "never-again" sentiment would shape the UN's doctrine. Any violation of the peace treaty by the Germans is seen as an act of war on ALL signatories.

1961 - Full independence of India is confirmed nearly a year after Germany's defeat.

The world's strongest nations would be the following, in no particular order: the US, UK, Canada, India and Australia. Collectively, this alliance is known as the A4 (Atomic 4) because these countries are the only ones in the world to possess nuclear weapons, besides India.

The UK annexes northern France after demands from the populace there. All of Europe except for Spain, Portugal, Finland, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden, and the UK, would have tremendously low life expectancies and HDI scores post-war. The French government immediately drifts away from the allies, calling for the return of ALL former French territory, including their colonies. This declaration is seen as laughable, due to the fact that Algeria and Morocco are now key A4 allies.

1965 - The Republic of China is overthrown by Nationalist revolutionaries and begins experimenting with biotechnology and bioweapons. Commonwealth and UN enclaves in China (Hong Kong, Macao, and Shanghai) immediately seal the border between them and China, and in the following years, would be ordered shoot to kill any refugees attempting to cross.

The UN in this world flatly states that is for democracies only and is practically an extension of the A4's will.

1967 - Korea enters a civil war. China sends support to nationalist revolutionaries in Korea. The A4 sends a task force to intervene in Korea.

1969 - Estimates state that the US military in this world accounts for nearly 65 percent of the world's combat power. 15 percent of the world's remaining military power is possessed by Canada, Australia, and the UK, all A4 members.

Goldwater Doctrine is announced by US President Goldwater. "It will be the policy of the United States to react with disproportionate and overwhelming force to any attack or threat of attack."

1971 - The US launches a full-scale invasion of Iran after they announce that they will nationalize their oil industry. The Shah of Iran goes into hiding and is succeeded by his son, who immediately cancels the nationalization plan.

1972 - Tired with the war in Korea, the US deploys a tactical nuclear weapon and destroys the Chinese supply convoy to the nationalists. The war immediately ends. This brash and bold movement eventually forms the A4's doctrine: They do not care about the public's opinion. They will do what they need to do for the greater good, by any means necessary.

India detonates her first nuclear weapon. In the following years, India's nuclear stockpile would grow. They are the only non-A4 nation to possess nukes.

1975 - US and UK bomber squadrons target Liberia after the country invades Sierra Leone because of border disputes. Liberia is immediately overthrown by A4 funded rebels.

1978 - The US places nuclear weapons in orbit. US-occupied Far Eastern Siberia is granted full statehood, as the new state of West Alaska, angering the rump USSR. After WW2, this USSR also never got European Russia back, which is now a constitutional monarchy backed by the A4. Formerly the world's largest country, the USSR is now a practically landlocked frozen Siberian wasteland. Their only access to the sea, the Arctic Ocean, is constantly frozen.

1982 - Maglev train line opens up in the US, quickly killing off domestic airlines.

1987 - The US and UK land men on the moon.

1989 - India lands a man on the moon. It is notable that India (which includes Pakistan and Bangladesh) is the only nation capable of standing up to the A4.

1992 - German neo-nationalist movement begins gaining traction in Germany. In the following years, they would become immensely popular.

1997 - After years of construction, the US builds a lunar base. Mass drivers helped immensely with the construction, especially the one located in Saipan.

2001 - Second American lunar base is constructed. Mass drivers are also built on the moon, to make supplying the bases much faster. Nuclear weapons are placed on the moon, for defense purposes.

2007 - German neo-nationalists launch carefully planned attacks on UN and Polish occupation forces in the city of Stettin on April 11th. After 5 days of fighting, in which the UN has CLEARLY BEGAN BEATING BACK THE REBELS, all UN forces suddenly withdraw from Stettin in the noon.

The following day, Stettin is subjected to orbital bombardment from U.S. operated mass drivers located on the moon. 3 ceramic objects acting as relativistic kill vehicles were launched at the city, and each impact results in roughly 58 kilotons of explosive power. The city of Stettin is virtually wiped off the map, with 3 quarters of its 275,000 citizens dying.

Uprising ends on April 19th after final surrender of neo-nationalists to Philippine occupation forces. (Additionally, Vietnam and the Philippines are immense powerhouses in this timeline, as Japan and Korea were devastated by war, with US aid to Japan being significantly reduced because of the war with Germany). UN traces weapon shipments to German neo-nationalists back to China.

2008 - A4 declares that ALL future orbital launches must be done with A4 operated launchers. In the same statement, the A4 declares that any unauthorized orbital launch above 65 miles will be seen as an act of war on all A4 members. The fate of India's space program is uncertain.

2012 - The A4 launches a mission to Mars. Planning for a Mars base begins.

2013 - The Gate opens in New York City, the heart of the American superpower. Across space and time, a Gate also opens in Ginza.