O'Langism's Alternate History Sandbox

=Countries:=

Early Years: 1910-1920
During the 1910s, a large  movement was present. A significant leader in this movement was ' In 1918, a year after his execution, a young radical named  ' (16) and a draft-dodger  Armwell O'Lang (15) came together to form   a militant wing of the Industrial Workers of the World, which quickly gained followers. In 1920, after the organization of a wildcat strike that shut down the production of thousands of guns necessary for fighting in the current World War I,  was designated as a terrorist group by the government.

First Years of Establishment: 1920-1930
Continuing their tactic of organizing sudden wildcat strikes, O'Lang and   decided that a general strike was unlikely for establishing a completely free society. In 1925, using a new tactic of "Land Accumulation Theory", The Syndicate managed to gather enough funds to buy 300 square miles of land, on which they established a society based on '  ' and  , declaring themselves free from the national government. By convincing local farmers to join them, in exchange for the promise of free food and a good life, they gradually increased the size of their territory to 500 square miles, and by 1929 they controlled an amount of area in the Midwest around the size of Rhode Island.

Clashes With the Government and World War II: 1930-1940
' now choosing to call their controlled territory ' continued to expand their territory in the early 1930s, gaining a significant amount of territory when they made a deal with a group of Native American tribes, gaining 500 square miles of land. Now controlling close to 2,500 square miles which they declared free from government rule, the government started to take an eye. Tensions reached their highest when the United States positioned soldiers around  and planted an embargo preventing local farmers from trading with them. This was responded to by the organization of  a civilian militia in charge of defending territory, but not authorized by the community to engage in offensive warfare. On the evening of May 1st, 1932, during a May Day celebration, government soldiers fired into anarchist territory, sparking a fierce battle between  and the US military. Eventually a standstill was met, but the  officially declared independence from the United States, vowing to defend themselves against their tyrannical reign. In 1938, World War II started, at first  chose to remain neutral, however ended up developing weapons that they shipped to the Soviet Union after a Jewish refugee came and told them the horrors of the Holocaust.

The End of World War II, Falling Out with the USSR: 1940-1950
In 1945, after the dropping of an atom bomb of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the  officially designated the United States as an enemy, and vowed to never develop any bombs. In 1947, the atrocities committed under Stalin came into light based off of reports from a citizen of  living in the USSR at the time. Initially supportive of Mao, Armwell O'Lang ended up no longer supporting him after his regime developed into "A totalitarian nightmare."

The Founding of the United People's Republic of Terra, and Che Guevara: 1950-1960
On January 14th, 1952, the ' was founded by the then 25 year-old  ' and  , using territory from eastern Ukraine and western Russia. Strong allies with the USSR,  quickly became a main influence in the Eastern Bloc. In 1953, Armwell O'Lang and  ' visited the ' and during this trip,   and  O'Lang became good friends despite differing political ideas. In 1955, during the Cuban Revolution, O'Lang chose to visit Cuba after the   chose to support the Cuban Revolutionaries. On this trip he was introduced to  who he considered to be an intellectual and ally. He invited ' to visit the  ' once the war was over. In 1959, after the Cuban Revolution, ' took up this offer and described the  ' as a good example of true communism, and later said in a speech that after the trip he heavily considered anarchism.

Comments
- Apparently, everyone is doing one of these now.
 * [[File:O'Langism.png]] O'Langism - yup lol
 * Yep working on my own alt history scenario
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