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Carried over from this thread.

The basics:

July 13, 1863
Britain officially recognizes the Confederate States of America as a sovreign and independent nation. Later in that same day, as per her promise, the United States declares a state of war to exist between America and Great Britain.

July 15, 1863
Napoleon III recognizes the Confederacy, and pre-emptively declares war on the United States.

July 20th, 1863
Sensing a rare opportunity (that perhaps isn't truly there), The Russian Empire declares war on Britain and France, obstensibly to protect the Union's right to quell rebellious territories within it.

What was formerly an internal conflict in the United States has suddenly transformed into the first world war, which will involve operations across three continants: North America, Europe, and Asia.

The Teams!

The Russo-American Alliance
- The Russian Empire.
- The United States of America.

The Triple Entante
- The British Empire
- The French Empire
- The Confederate States of America

Discuss! Oh, a map shall be provided, for reference.

BTW, while I don't feel that this is ASB or even particularly implausible (though it is), I'd like if we held off discussions about the likelihood of this ever having actually happened. For whatever reason, let's just say that it did happen. The topic of the day is - what happens next?

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