In the same vein as my Orwell tribute , I have decided to make my own take on Philip K. Dick's classicIn this scenario, the American Business Plot became a reality and overthrew President Roosevelt in 1933. The rebel forces then tried to install a military junta, and in the process plunged the country into another civil war as economic and racial tensions at the height of the Great Depression boiled over.This left the country unable to support the other Allies in the oncoming World War. There is no lend-lease program to the Soviets, no material or financial support to Britain, Free France and Nationalist China, and a weakened America isn't able to put up an organized defense against Japan in the Philippines and rest of the Pacific. Because of this, the Axis Powers are able to buy more time to grind Russia down and prevent an Allied crossing of the English Channel, all while securing much-needed supplies in South-West Asia.By 1946, the Third Reich finally developed a superweapon it dubbed the "Heisenberg Bomb", or simply H-Bomb for short. York was leveled by the bomb and Britain was forced into an unconditional surrender, while much of the remaining Russian industrial and political centers were similarly bombed. Soon large portions of Eastern Europe and central China were turned into radioactive wastelands.Soon Germany, Italy, and Japan all carved out their respective new empires, but peace between them could not last. After the assassination of Mussolini and the death of Hitler in the late 40's, relations between Germany and Italy began to deteriorate. In 1951, Italy attempted to dam the Straits of Gibraltar and drain the Mediterranean, as part of its Atlantropa project, but ended up causing massive economic and environmental damage to the entire region which resulted in a total economic collapse. The German military seized the opportunity, rushing over the border to "protect the interests of their allies and secure the safety of their Germanic brothers." Portions of northern Italy were directly annexed while the rest of the empire was re-organized as a German puppet-state.Now with total domination of the West, the Reich proceeded to carve up Europe and Africa as it saw fit. The Mediterranean was allowed to return to its normal levels, and German settlers were pushed further into the Balkans as well as into former-Slavic lands in the East. Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Ethiopia, and Turkey are all ruled by nominally independent fascist regimes, while puppet states were set up throughout both continents as part of the "Anti-Bolshevik League". Mittelafrika was directly annexed and became the testing grounds for new and more horrifying chemical and biological weapons. Most of the center of the continent has been left nearly uninhabited as the regime tries to exterminate the natives and replace them with European settlers. Off the coast, another puppet-government has been established in Madagascar as an "official Jewish state", though large numbers of Russian Slavs have since been forced to relocate there as well.The oil resources of the Middle East have also been secured, with most of Arabia organized into another puppet government and Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain directly annexed. Persia, the United Arab Republics, and other countries in the region have maintained their independence and joined the Delhi Pact, centered in India. The collection of South Asian countries who have signed the pact all maintain a mutual defense, discouraging an invasion from either Germany or Japan. More importantly, maintaining an independent South Asia is useful to both of the superpowers as a buffer zone between some of their spheres of influence.In East Asia, Japan has been less keen on outright annexation like Germany has. Its goal is to instead maintain hegemony over all its neighbors, controlling them through the Pacific Co-Prosperity Sphere (renamed in the 60's with the addition of several American nations). With its expanded borders and indirect control over the resources of Indonesia and Siberia, the empire has finally achieved full autarky and security of the home islands. Over the decades the once-fearsome empire has slowly liberalized, with Emperor Akihito politically maneuvering more power at the expense of the more radical elements of the military.America is still a hotbed of unrest, despite the civil war officially ending nearly 50 years ago. The eastern portion is still ruled by a fascist state, receiving financial and military aid from the Reich to maintain power. The National Union for Social Justice, originally founded by Father Coughlin, has become the dominant political force in the east. The Fascist States' main priority in the last 20 years has been to re-absorb all the small, independent petty states that broke off during the chaos of the 30's and 40's, of which only the Conch Republic in Florida remains. Armed rebellions, particularly the Republican forces in Appalachia and the New Africa Movement in the South, seem to have no end in sight. Currently the regime is headed by President Bradley (though many have disparagingly nicknamed him "Fuhrer Bradley"), who took power after the death of previous President George Van Horn Moseley.In the West, Japan has completely annexed Hawaii, and created the puppet governments of the Alaskan Republic and the Pacific States of America. The borders have been completely opened for Japanese and Korean settlement, with many of the coastal cities now having Asian majorities. Many of these new settlers have taken an interest in the "native white Americana" and begun collecting old American antiques from before the war and occupation.Between them is the remaining territory of the original United States, wedged around the Rocky Mountains and partially into the south-west and plains, acting as a buffer zone between the Japanese and Reich areas of interest. Just like the Delhi Pact, the diminished USA acts as a middleman in trade between the two global zones and helps keep each power from stepping on the others' toes.Above them all watches Canada, one of the last truly independent nations left in the world. After the surrender and occupation of Britain, the Canadians have become fiercely neutral to protect their own independence. Like other nations, it helps serve as a buffer between the two former Axis nations, and in the decades since the end of the war Canada has become a financial hub. The rich from around the world have moved their assets to the northern frontier and enjoy conducting business there without the prying eyes of either the Germans or Japanese.