A political map of Earth in 2505. As a result of cooperation brought on by the Solar Commerce Organization, political borders on Earth have remained relatively stable for just under 200 years.

The Petroleum Age: 2020-2055

• 2016

  • Donald Trump is elected as President of the United States.
  • The thread of history diverges from our timeline, into a darker future...
• 2020

  • Donald Trump is re-elected as President of the United States.
• 2023

  • The world begins to feel the increasingly extreme effects of climate change. Governments across the world try to make changes, but the largest polluters refuse to regulate.
  • The Russian Federation declares war on Ukraine.
    • Hoping to score a quick and effective coup against Ukraine, Russia conducts a lightning attack on Kyiv but is repelled. A deadly stalemate ensues, with the European Union backing Ukraine.
• 2024

  • Under the Trump administration, the United States negotiates a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia - In exchange for a regime change, ceding its Eastern territories, and relinquishing its claim on Crimea, Ukraine is guaranteed peace.
• 2028

  • In the United States, sentiments shift more and more strongly towards conservatism. As a result, Donald Trump's political successor, Bill Perry, wins re-election.
• 2036

  • In a historical first, the United States establishes a permanent research base on Mars. the base, which would later become known as the 'Major Tom Habitat,' is constructed in Gale Crater, near the old landing site of the Curiosity Rover.

(to be continued)