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History of Mankind

The history of Mankind, from the year 2020... to the current moment.

Days of Fire

2020 2079

Days of Fire is a common description to a a period lasting for majority of 21st Century. It was a period where a disaster followed a disaster. The reason for that was an ongoing radical rearrangement of post-Cold War political situation which began when United States were knocked out by a Yellowstone supervolcano misfire. This led to an increasing instability which lasted until the newly emerged political blocs finally emerged... only to immediately pit them against each other in the Third World War.

  • 2025

    12 April

    Yellowstone Supervolcano erupts
    Disaster / Destruction

    Explosion of Yellowstone Supervolcano, while much smaller than expected, succeeds in dismantling the United States of America. Causing power vacuum and instabilities that herald the true beginning of the Days of Fire.

  • 2027

    12 April
    2028

    11 March

    East Asian War
    Military action

    With America de facto gone, the China decides to seize the throne of the world hegemone in one fell swoop. Chinese attacks Korea, Japan and Taiwan simultaneously, seeking to establish dominance over the region.

  • 2028

    22 April
    2029

    1 June

    Second Iran-Iraq War
    Military action

    Taking advantage of the United States dissolution, Iran invades Iraq in a war motivated by religion, imperialism and a need to satiate internal dissent. As a result, the entire region descends into war.

  • 2030

    12 May

    Phlegreian Fields erupt
    Disaster / Destruction

    Phlegreian Fields supervolcano erupts, decimating Europe.

  • 2031

    2032


    Russia Marches Westward
    Military action

    With European Union - and the anti-China cooperation - falling, the Russian Federation decides to salvage whatever it can. Within a year it seizes Georgia, eastern Ukraine and Belarus during a number of military interventions, Russian-inspired insurgencies and political pressure.

  • 2031

    3 April
    2034

    12 September

    Second Spanish Civil War
    Revolution

    Following the long volcanic winter and general economic collapse, Catalonia decides to secede from the Kingdom of Spain. As a result, Spain essentially disappears from the map for almost a decade.

  • 2032

    2039

    May

    Middle-Eastern War
    Military action

    Tensions in the Middle East finally erupt for real, pitching Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey in a war for the dominance of the region. The end results in almost pyrrhic victory of Iran, an unsatisfying victory for Turkey, disaster for Saudi Arabia... and a great occasion for the Israel.

  • 2032


    Volcanic Flu Spreads
    Plague / Epidemic

    The first of the great pandemics of the Days of Fire occurs, hitting areas already half-starved by recent disasters especially hard.

  • 2032

    2035


    Kashmir War
    Military action

    The decades long political and military build-up and a conflict over Kashmir finally escalates into an open war between India and Pakistan. Unfortunately, the result of this war is an atomic exchange that breaks both participating countries.

  • 2032

    3 August
    2033

    14 February

    Greek Civil War
    Revolution

    Greece collapses into a brief but violent civil war. The end result is the socialist victory.

  • 2034

    August
    2037

    April

    European War
    Revolution

    The situation in Europe was progressively worsening ever since the Phlegreian Fields eruption. The first major european war ever since the Second World War surprised many inhabitants of the other continents, but absolutely no one in Europe.

  • 2036


    Red Death spreads
    Plague / Epidemic

    Red Death - second of the great plagues of the Days of Fire - spreads throughout China.

  • 2039


    Green Crash
    Financial Event

    The greatest economical crisis since the early 20th Century shakes the world.

  • 2040


    Sweating Plague
    Plague / Epidemic

    Third of the great plague of the Days of Fire swepts through the world.

  • 2040

    2051


    Second Middle-Eastern War
    Military action

    The end of fossil fuels shatters the fragile peace of the Middle East, causing another great war.

  • 2041

    2052


    Second Russian Civil War
    Revolution

    Green Crash breaks down the Russian Federation, paving the way for the neomarxists victory.

  • 2042

    2045


    Liberty City
    Founding

    An anarchocapitalist utopia established - and snuffed out.

  • 2045


    European Cold War starts
    Political event

    Europe is split between three mutually hostile political blocs.

  • 2047


    Smallpox returns
    Plague / Epidemic

    A thing that would be best left forgotten sudenly returns... and kills one hundred million humans worldwide.