Western United States of America

The Western United States of America is a Democratic Nation located on the West Coast of the former United States of America. The Western United States is the leader of the Organization of Free Nations.

Founding
The Western United States was formed on January 3rd, 1940 following the end of the BlackThorne Revolution in the mid-1939. Due to the growing discontent of BlackThorne's legislation and policies, many in the Western United States sought independence. Initial attempts at seeking sovereignty received brutal suppression by BlackThorne's occupation forces. These incidents sparked a militia movement throughout the Western Territories lead by Omar Bradley. Bradley, a loyalist veteran of the BlackThorne Revolution, attracted many to the Rocky Mountain Rangers, the largest and most organized militia group. The militia forces primarily sabotaged BlackThorne's military infrastructure, freed political prisoners, and other acts of subversion with the goal of lowering the occupation forces' morale. BlackThorne attempted to arrest Bradley and other advocates for independence while also cracking down on the militias. These attempts only escalated the subversion into the September Rebellion. Facing backlash at home and low morale, BlackThorne granted the independence of the Western United States of America.

Foundation of the Republic
Leading up to the September Rebellion, a provisional government was created to coordinate the fight against BlackThorne. This government was comprised mostly of officials from the former United States government. Following the withdrawal of BlackThorne from the territory of the Western United States, the provisional government was tasked with keeping peace at home, while also planning out the new government. On January 3rd, 1940, the new Constitution was signed, officially creating the Western United States of America. This Constitution, a near identical copy of the old United States Constitution, outlined the duties of both the State and Federal governments, laid out basic rights of citizens, and divided the powers of the government to the three branches. While the three branches are the same as in the original government, the powers are more clearly defined. The Constitution also defines the three branches of military: the Western United States Army, the Western United States Navy, and the Western United States Air Force.

Hawaiian Expansion
Expansion of WS into the pacific, Hawaii, Wake island, Guam etc