Editing United States (Nations) (section)

=== Beginning of S3 ===
Following the beginning of S3 in 2021, the U.S. started to see significant territorial expansion. The U.S. decided to heavily cooperate with Serbia again as relations between the U.S. and the UASR deteriorated, due to factors such as ideological disagreements, toxicity, and competition in both economy and military. Many practice raids were held between Serbia (later America) and the UASR, which was used as an effective propaganda tool showcasing each side's military might. Tensions escalated, and rumors circulated that the UASR had plans to invade Serbia in late December, further fueling distrust between the two blocs<ref>source soon</ref>. Distrust among the American top-ranking officials also continued due to the first [[First Turkey War|Arstotzkan-Serbian invasion of Turkey]], which the U.S. strongly condemned.

Amidst internal turmoil within Serbia, Serbian co-leader Luka made the decision to peacefully secede from the nation and declared independence. This move led to a significant exodus of Serbian citizens, dissatisfied with the leadership of Serbian leader Toni and seeking a better life. On January 16th, this breakaway group migrated north, proclaiming itself as Northern Italy and leaving Toni isolated. To make matters worse, Northern Italy signed a military agreement with the UASR<ref>source soon</ref>, which Americans and Serbians alike viewed as a danger to CAU's safety.

The departure of Northern Italy dealt a devastating blow to Toni, who believed that Serbia had fallen. In the aftermath, U.S. President AndrejFish managed to convince Toni to move to America instead, and two days later, Toni made the decision to immigrate to what he considered to be his greatest ally - the United States. On January 18th, Toni and his remaining citizens announced the formation of [[Virginia]], which became the third American state. This move marked a moment of optimism for the U.S. as the unification of two former global powers solidified its position as a superpower on the global stage.

The federal district of Washington (District of Colombia) was also created shortly after, as a middle ground between New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. It became the official administrative and political capital of the United States, and it also managed to become its own separate claim.

In mid-February, tensions further escalated as American and Arstotzkan officials alike started to verbally attack one another, insulting each others' level of development. Many Americans also accused the UASR of purposefully creating colonies (which was illegal under UN rules), although this was repeatedly declared as untrue by both U.S. President AndrejFish the Admin team. Despite minor attempts by Proto and Andrej to deescalate tensions and solve it diplomatically<ref>importantdiscussions, February 13th 2021</ref>, ultimately it didn't work. American sympathy towards Turkestan in the [[First Turkestan War]] only made matters worse, as the UASR viewed it as America allying terrorists.

On March 4th 2021 LordNikster founded [[Texas]], which unified with the U.S. and became its fourth state. It had separate rights from other American states and became a de-facto autonomous region. However, a few weeks later, Nikster to leave America after all, but was forced to surrender Texas to the American authorities due to being in heavy debt. In order to be able to fund its development, Nikster took a massive loan from the NYC Central Bank, which he was unable to pay off. He instead agreed to handing over the claim as payment, and Texas officially became a regular American state. MatthewTheSecond from former [[Prussia (S2)|Prussia]] became the Texan leader instead.

In June, Northern Italy expressed a desire to disassociate itself from Europe and initiated discussions with U.S. President AndrejFish to relocate to America. This plan was realized on June 23rd, 2021, when Northern Italy disbanded and its citizens migrated to the U.S., establishing the state of [[Michigan]] as the fifth American state. This reunion brought together Toni and Luka once again, this time under the American banner. On July 7th 2021, [[California]] joined the U.S. and became America's sixth state.

In June 2021, the U.S. underwent a significant transformation as AndrejFish resigned from his position. The nation officially transitioned into a democracy, and on June 25th, the nation held its first-ever Senate elections, allowing citizens to participate in the democratic process and elect their own representatives. A month later, on July 16th, the first presidential elections were conducted, marking a historic event for the country. On July 20th 2021 Toni became the first-ever democratically elected president within the U.S, which marked a pivotal moment in the nation's political history, as it embraced democratic principles and paved the way for further civic engagement and participation of its citizens.

This is also the period when the U.S. got its first colonies. On On July 9th, after the United Kingdom and Lithuania won the war against Portugal, Portuguese leader GOODUH decided to abdicate from his position and instead handed the Lisbon claim over to America. Portugal has become an American protectorate colony ever since, with Lacute as its leader.

On June 29th Japan decided to unify with the U.S. as well, after discussion with U.S. diplomat ThatRandomSeal (who volunteered to help create the nation in its past). As a result, Japan and its colony of New Zealand officially became American territories. This lasted until October 17th when Japan peacefully declared independence from the U.S., however New Zealand is still owned by America to this day.

The U.S. was involved in several major wars in this period, including the [[Second Turkestan War]], the [[New Zealand War]], the [[The Greece War|Greece War]], the [[Sweden War]], and the [[Anticosti-California War]].