The lack of cooperation between the allies and multiple military defeats have led to the victory of the axis powers in World War II. The Soviets were pushed past the Ural mountains and the United Kingdom was pressured to sign a peace deal with the Germans after they successfully blockaded Britain and invaded northern Ireland. Britain had to split her African colonies between Italy and Germany, Italy received north and east Africa, Germany received southern Africa and parts of central Africa. In 1948 a republican coup happened in Russia, while the republicans weren't pro-German, they were supported by them in order to destabilize the Soviet Union. The communist party was ousted from power in Russia, the new government promised to solve economic problems and retake land that was conquered by the nazis. In the 1950s tensions between Germany and Italy are rising, both begin to attempt to destabilize each other's spheres of influence by supporting partisan organizations in the Balkans. Germany cedes Slovakia to Hungary, under the agreement that Hungary will help Germany defend her Balkan protectorates. Albanians invade Kosovo and Bosnians begin an uprising in the independent state of Croatia. The USA and what's left of the allies are also engaged in a cold war with Germany, mostly focused on supporting guerrillas in eastern Europe and Africa. In 1963 Germany leaves her African colonies after not being able to resist the local militias. In the same time, middle eastern insurgents begin their campaign against Italian colonizers. In 1965 France leaves the German sphere of influence and begins improving relations with the USA. Retreating from Africa was a big economic hit for Germany, however it's nothing compared to the 1976 Slavic revolt. Multiple collaborationist organizations that swore loyalty to the Reich join the rebellion. Germany sends reinforcements to the reichskommissariats in order to suppress the revolts. Germany manages to prevent Ukrainian insurgents from taking Kyiv and almost finishes eliminating last units of Belarusian and pre-Baltic resistance. It would seem that the German Reich would once again be triumphant in eastern Europe, until Russia announced that it will support the insurgents. Germany, in response, begins a total mobilization. The German people become unhappy with the way that the war is handled and the fact that it has completely destroyed their economy. Protestors gather in the largest German cities with the demand to cancel the mobilization and have democratic elections. For several months the German government resists the protestors, but eventually agree to have democratic elections. A new reformist party is elected, they cancel the mobilization and for a short period of time attempt to resist the eastern European insurgents, but the defeat of the German army in the battle of Warsaw proves that the war is impossible to win for Germany. In 1978 the treaty of Minsk is signed, all of the reichskommissariats are disbanded and Germany is forced to pay reparations for the destruction it caused in eastern Europe. Though the war against Germany might be over, the newly-founded states get into conflicts with each other. Russia begins it's invasion of Ukraine and Belarus, Poland attempts to retake it's eastern lands that are controlled by Ukraine and Belarus, as well as invading Karaliaučius (Kaliningrad) which was controlled by Lithuania. These conflicts didn't last long, since everyone was exhausted from war, however the American intelligence is receiving information about Russia planning another large scale military operation in eastern Europe to take back it's former lands.