2020, world settles slightly. most wars remaining minor key.<br/><br/>2021, Bilal Sharrif becomes known for his work in getting several different radical groups to sit and talk.<br/><br/>2022, Wars in N. Africa rage as the muslim nations fall one by one to radical religious groups. A huge amount of mineral wealth is found in Australia ( Northern Territories), the government steps in to prevent the corps from totally dominating things and enforce the laws.<br/><br/>2023,  Genies(moreaus) are used in most armies of the world. Mostly in Cen/South America, Africa and some Asian nations. Afghanistan and Pakistan use them heavily. British government uses force to clear several mountain ranges. Brunie becomes a hard line muslim nation.  Egypt elects a President, he's so popular that he is elected Pharoh. There is a massive surge of interest in the nation's ancient past. Brazil hires Arasaka to run the national police force. Arasaka inventments in Brazil increase. Genome becomes the #1 builder of cybernetics/robots in Japan. Hunan providence in China pacified.  2nd American Revolution as the US branches of the major Euro corps break away from the parent corps. Official outrage, but unofficial acceptance by the US, EU. British martial law is lifted. A elected government is put into place. Arab Federate is formed with Bilal Sharrif as the Caliph.<br/><br/>2024,  Israel occupies Lebannon to stop attacks being launched from it.  Arab Federate objects, but since they have no authority in Lebannon, there is little they can do. Heavy rains world wide.  Afghanistan/Pakistan ally to attack India in a few years. A masive 12.7 quake hits Japan. Tokyo is shattered. The Arasaka Tower falls into Tokyo Bay.  Genome buys up nearly 75% of Tokyo. Nontech ciruitry is commonly used in comuters. Mt Fuji erupts. Losing 1158 feet of height. 11.3 quake shatters LA again. 28% of LA sinks below sea level.  Italy suffers from a intense low scale civil war.  OA and Austriala break ties. Austraila siezes the spaceport. Funcional fusion reactors are built.  EU's influence lessens as Germany and France struggle for supremancy.<br/><br/><br/>2025, The Pope issues a decree that genies, even though sinned in their makeup, have a soul and are redeemable. Massive moreau armies in C/S America rise up against their masters.  Most US Free States a part of the US again. US Constitution changed to allow moreaues/genies full rights.  War in SE Asia as Laos is attacked by everyone around it.  Pandemic diease rampages thru India and the surrounding nations. Kills 1/3 of population before being brought under control. Paki/Afghanistan blame India and attack.  Spain falls into civil war. Similar to the 1930's.<br/><br/><br/>2026,  Myanmar(Burma) falls into chaos.  Laos divided by China, Vietman and Cambodia.  Afghan/Pakistani forces use batlefield nukes. India retaliates. Military coup in India. Gen. Rajendra takes control He is a military and governmental genius. Gen. Rajendra is crowed the Emperor Maharajah  Rajandra I of India. Most of Tokyo is rebuilt. Genome's Pyramid is built in Tokyo.  China invades Myanmar. SovOil attacks N. China oilfields. China abandons Myanmar to repel SovOil. Nat gas found in S. Italy. Resources and forces are poured into the area to pacify it by whatever means. The nations of N and W Africa break away from the Arab Federate to form the N. Africa Islamic Federation.  China defeats SovOil in the north and in the S. China Sea. India takes the fight to Pakistan.  Russia uses the oppurtunaty to retake SovOil, but suffers from internal troubles for the next 2-3 years. US help is needed to force China to leave Russian lands. Turkey has internal troubles.<br/><br/>2027, Canada fragments. Quebec becomes independant, the eastern providences join the US. The remaining providences stay together as Canada. Malaysia and Indonesia collapse into anarchy.  China forcefully retakes Taiwan(mostly peaceful, but with some force). Myanmar comes out of chaos. Renamed Burma.<br/><br/>2028,  India invades Bangladesh after Muslims attack from the land. It's conquered in a short period of time. Turkey is thrown into chaos by radical muslims.  Another disease escapes in India, killls 2/3 of the population and 1/4 of the world population before vanishing. Many space stations are built. Afghanistan and Pakistan surrender to India. Pakistan becomes a client state and Afghanistan falls apart. Indonesia comes into a semblance of order. Maylasian is guided back to order by the Brunei Sultan.  The Indian Emperor's wife, Elisa, gives birth to twins. Turkey leaves the EU, joins the Federate.<br/>Egypt, the Pyramids and Sphinx are finished being restored. Spain is reformed. A new king is crowned, Ferdinand VIII.  Columbia attacks Ecuador. Backed by the EU. Coldsleep formula is developed.<br/><br/>2029, An asteroid hits Okhotsk, Siberia. Russia reforms. Stronger, but smaller with only the land from the western boarder to the Ural mountains. East of that, 5 smaller nations form. The largest is the Far Asian Republic. Close ties with the US and Japan. Columbia has decent battle field successes. US, CAF, Brazil attack Columbia.<br/><br/>2030, Most of Columbia is overrun. Brazil holds most of the nation. A show of force by the CAF/US make it back off and relinquish the land. Columbia surrenders when the EU pulls out. It is partianed and administered by the coalition. Faced with a loss of their monopoly, OA blockades the spaocports. War erupts and they are defeated. War between Brazil and Argentina. Brazil also fighting Bolivia, Peru and Venezuala.<br/><br/>2031, NASA sends out space probes to other solar systems, using the best technology avalible. Mexico City is hit by a 12.8 quake. Popocatepetl erupts. Over 90% of the city lies in ruins. NCEU forms in Eastern Europe. The Brazil/Argentina War ends. Several months later, Argentina invades Antartica. Suffering heavy losses, the eventually hold onto a chunk of the landmass. The EU bulds and launches several long range generational colonial ships<br/><br/>2032, A bridge across the Bering Straits is begun. Argentina and the Collective sign the Davis Station Treaty. Disease rages thruout most of Africa. modern medical techniquies prevent them from escaping the continent. Mostly in the sub-Sahara region. Boomers are used in many armies now.<br/><br/>2033,  Bolivia surrenders to Brazil and becomes a state of Brazil. West Siberia absorbed by Russia. mostly a peaceful joining.  Peruvian militants strike at Brazil from Peru. Brazil invades Peru.  A genie race, konar(black skin, white hair, military models) take over South Africa and in the next few years, conguer the surrounding nations and bring peace to the war torn region.<br/><br/>2034, Brazilian wars end. Peruvian militants still attack Brazil. Brazil invades Peru later that year and take the nation. Widespread partisan action thruout the country. Space mining and industry is now a important part of the world economy. Bering Sea bridge completed.<br/><br/>2035, Japan tries to economically annex the FAR (Far Asian Republic) The US and China help FAR resist the move. Japan uses military forces to annex FAR. China invades Japan. Japanese corps move overseaes, China is fought off, but serious internal strugggles ensue in the chaos behind. Devolves into civil war. The Emperor's faction quickly provces to be a strong one. Holding onto Tokyo and most other cities.