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Scenario:

The Great Depression is much worse than in OTL, and the (weak and unpopular) government is unable to succesfully restore the economy. Communist and fascist organizations develop in America during the following years, each followed by hordes of radicalized fanatics. There's fighting in the streets, terror in the rural areas, etc.

In order to "save" the United States in the face of extremism, the military organizes a coup and establishes a military junta. Martial Law is declared and the Constitution is suspended, the plan is to crackdown on this extremist groups and restore order. They promise to eventually restore democracy after order has been restored. It might take years, decades even.

Just how plausible is this? I think it's kinda hard that 150 years of functioning democracy could be toppled so easily, but the strangest things have happened.

And, anyway, how would an hypothethical american military government deal with State Governments and Congress? And how would these react?

And what happens to the rest of the world?
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