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 Wart 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.

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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