-Depression lasts longer and criminals are not brought to heel
-World War II begins and ends with immediate price shocks after the war, economic instability runs rife
-Korean war lost amid US economic chaos
-Civil Rights takes off earlier shortly after failure in the Korean War causing social and economic backlash
-Civil Disobediance deteriorates into a series of Kent State-like incidents with resulting riots causing widespread destruction in Chicago, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and East St Louis
-Oil prices spike following Arab disagreement over US support of Israel and cause further economic deterioration as gas hits $3/gallon in early 1960s
-Massive unemployment and prostrate US lead to proxy wars around the world, US calls up draft with a tenth of those called not answering and the rest shuttled to half a dozen Vietnam equivalents
-US losing battle for Communism across the world slowly, Europe unites and steps in to take up the slack. Brain drain from US begins over the next 30-50 years as talent seeks better conditions elsewhere
-By 1985 the US GDP is at $3.4 trillion but falling at about 0.5% per year with rampant corruption. Average unemployment is about 16% after shuffling the numbers and starvation occurs quietly in many parts of the rural countryside and inner cities
-By 2000 the US is a third world equivalent united only by common language, currency, and iron grip of military/LEO control. Several secession movements are beginning to appear as faith in Washington is essentially non-existant. Illegal immigration to Mexico has become a rampant problem with Mexican officials shooting stragglers at the border