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06 May, 1915 - 01 October 1917
The Torpedo shot at the Lusitania misses. The uproar over the sinking of the Lusitania can't happen if the Lusitania doesn't sink. Also of consequence, word of the Zimmerman Telegram is interrupted by the death of those bringing word of it to America. Thus the U.S. stays out of the war. The Allies and the Central Powers are left to fight it out until both sides are too exhausted to continue fighting.

1917-1920
The Frustrated Futurists begin a mass immigration from Italy, who had fought on the side of the Allies and lost, to America, a country which now looks like a shining beacon of hope compared to the home that let them down. Their valuing of technology's domination of nature and war, their rejection of tradition, the artistic emphasis on violence, speed, motion and whatnot, all have a lasting impact on the culture of the United States, which will in turn have a lasting impact on the world in times to come.

1920 -1929

Since America never got into the war, the Lost Generation never gets Lost. Futurism fuses with movements such as Art Deco, and also does well with Jazz too. As for the Suffrage Movement, they don't exactly see eye to eye, since Futurists had very little else but scorn for women. The reactions of the Futurists to other races are mixed. Some share racism with many white southerners, other adopt at least one Progressive attribute when it comes to race. Others are indifferent.
A culture war begins to develop between the Futurists, the Traditionalists, and the Progressives

Despite the outcries of traditionalists and women, Futurism gains a lot of ground in the U.S. This synchs well with the technological progress of the time. A small border war begins with Mexico. America as of yet has no idea about the deal Germany made with Mexico.

October 29,1929 -1939

The Great Depression occurs. An economic crisis the likes of which the world has never known till now. How does this affect it's countries? Well, Europe was already bad enough, and with the Great Depression happening, Communism spreads like wild fire. Germany had promised to aid Mexico in reclaiming territories taken by the U.S. Mexico picks now as the time to act on that. Trouble is, Germnay and in fact a good deal of Europe upheaval and cannot aid Mexico as promised. In our timeline, Fascism became a big problem in countries that thought they got an unfair deal, that were humiliated. But ITTL neither side can be said to have truly won. The both fought each other to a standstill. And on top of that,the Great Depression has piled even worse suffering on them. Communism sweeps across Europe like wildfire. Worry is beginning to surface that a continued alliance with now Communist Europe could mean trouble for the elites of Mexico. A deal with America is made behind Europe's back. In a war between America and the European Powers, Mexico will back America. At the same time, Canada abandons it's status of dominion for similar reasons to Mexico and allies with America. The lines are being drawn for a second world war - Communist Europe vs. The North American Union. But as they do this, Japanese Nationalism takes it's toll on the rest of Asia, as Japan expands outward. It expands differently than in OTL. Sort of like we how we dealt with societies in the Pacific and in South America - Giving aid, but with a price. Setting up dictators loyal to the Japanese Regime. However this turns out, it will be bloody.
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