Hell in the Backyard 2022 (Part One)

HELL IN THE BACKYARD Part One Following the events of the second world war, the US and its allies found themselves at odds with the tide of communism. With tensions incredibly high in Europe and Asia, war broke out soon in the early 50's, ravaging the European continent once again. This devastating conflict ended quickly and in a bloody stalemate, and since then several more battles and skirmishes would reignite the kindling of conflict. In the States, patriotism and global unrest lead to ferocious McCarthyism throughout the country, and this way of thinking quickly spread through all of America's political and military circles. Several countries in South America, including Argentina, Chile, and Peru, had socialist leadership and lifestyles in the fifties. The fear of the global revolution reaching the very shores of the American continent lead to a drastic action and commitment to purge the continent from all enemies of Democracy, and America's primary agent for this in South America was Brazil. Brazil came out strong at the other end of the WWII, with a large army and navy and a right-leaning (nearly despotic, according to some) leadership. This, coupled with the country's vastness in both territory and potential industrial capacity, made Brazil America's premier candidate for a free and united South America. After talks and negotiations, America funded Brazil's industry, military, and infrastructure, pouring millions of dollars’ worth of capital as an investment for a powerful ally to their south. In turn, Brazil was given the mission to "pacify" her sisters, and did so through political and military intrigue and espionage, the capture and even assassination of key "red" personnel in powerful leadership positions, and even war, occurring on two occasions when Argentina captured a Brazilian spy and declared a violation of their sovereign rights, and again when a similar even occurred in Chile. Soon, most of South America was under the political and/or military con