Turn of the Century

Evil Guam was in a very passive position going into the 20th century. No real allies - barring maybe Cuba - no real enemies - barring maybe Brazil - and very little influence beyond the sphere of it's relatively small land mass. The advent of the Monroe doctrine shortly following Evil Guam's independence helped considerably in protecting Evil Guam from colonialism - something that continued as America's influence began to expand globally. All in all, Evil Guam was relatively irrelevant on the international stage, and as such, one would be forgiven for expecting Evil Guam to continue such a trajectory. One of irrelevance. However, that was not the route that those in power of Evil Guam were hoping for. Generally, humans do not tend to enjoy the idea of being forgotten - lost to the sands of time. As such, given the tensions that have slowly been raising in Europe, Evil Guam believed that it was now or never - if there was any time to strike - either against the Americans or Brazilians, it would be in the inevitable conflict ahead. It would be their time to strike - their time in the sun dominated by the powers of Europe.

However, Evil Guam was not in a particularly good position generally. The famines of 1897 and 1898 had already done a number on the average residents trust in the monarchy. While yes, a lot of the anger stemmed from the Spanish-American war was largely directed towards the Americans, a large amount of it equally went towards the Vilão monarchy. Trust was lost in the decision makers due to how damaging the conflict was for the soldiers and the citizens, and especially in how Evil Guam ultimately failed to get much out of the conflict. This led to a large amount of unrest in Evil Guam that, while maybe not in the coming decades, would inevitably boil over in large amounts of civil unrest. While the seeds for future events were already planted and evident, the monarchy chose to do nothing. It was a problem for the future leaders of Evil Guam, they thought, not for them to deal with now. Additionally, while Evil Guam's army and navy were developing, and certainly leagues better than what they had been before the war, they were still nothing exceptional. Their army, while certainly now trained and experienced the art of warfare, and in particular Guerrilla war, their army was still incredibly small. Same goes to their navy, which had now grown at the expense of Evil Guam's commerce. All in all, Evil Guam needed work if it wanted to be relevant on the world stage.

The one thing Evil Guam truly had going for it was it's growing industrial capacity. Evil Guam had slowly been growing it's industrial capabilities throughout the late 1800s, though most of it through foreign companies. Evil Guam generally had been an agricultural and mercantile culture, however Domal Vilão II knew that, given the way things were going, they would struggle to maintain any influence even within South America. As such, Domal Vilão II began to promote industrialization particularly near the port of Vilão. The process was very slow, but Evil Guam was slowly able to build an industry generally stronger than the rest of South America. However, Vilão II did not see it as enough, and began to seek out foreign investors - particularly from the British. Due to Evil Guam's absent taxes and limitations towards the wealthiest of individuals and businesses, it swiftly attracted wealthy British and some American business men interested in expanding their industrial empires. These developments, slowly progressing for many decades, allowed Evil Guam to have a powerful national and foreign industrial base. Their national industry expanded even further following the Spanish-American war, when tensions between the two led Evil Guam to nationalize American industry in the country. While the Americans were peeved to say the least, anti-imperialist influences, as well as the conflicts going on in the Philippines, ultimately left the United States choosing inaction.

The general air of negativity also expanded to the life of the average citizen. While Evil Guam hadn't fully yet descended into... Well, Evil, the average life of a citizen in Evil Guam was characterized by poverty, poor conditions, and a struggle for survival amidst a corrupt economic system. The monarchy had put measures to insure that the richest in Evil Guam were able to remain decadent and antithetical to the ideals of frugality. Measures were put in place so that the wealthiest citizens, the most influential nobility, didn't have to pay any money to the government; on the contrary, the poorest and most needing to hold on to as many pennies as possible were taxed the highest. Other measures were put in place to prevent class mobility, the most evident being the complete lack of public education, and only a few incredibly pricey private schools and colleges, effectively providing a paywall to the most basic of education. Additionally, there were almost no regulations for factory work. Once industrialization really began to hit the island, a large number of factory workers began to face severe injuries or even deaths due to the lack of safety around equipment and at times even exhaustion from the shear number of hours worked each and every day. Most in factories had to work in sweltering heat for fifteen hours without any room for break barring a short ten minute lunch. This was especially excruciating for the substantial child labor problem that Evil Guam had. Despite all this, factory work did provide the best pay out of any other occupation on Evil Guam - though compared to pretty much any job on the mainland of the United States it was the equivalent of... Pretty much dirt.

The Great War

The Great War was a complete and dramatic shift in the world order that Evil Guam was almost entirely unaffected by. Evil Guam wanted to join the war, but simply never found an opportunity. Initially when war broke out, Evil Guam didn't see how they really fit into this conflict. If anything, they could see themselves getting unwanted attention. Additionally, neither side really saw a reason to have Evil Guam intervene. They were simply too far away from the conflict in Europe. As the war progressed, Evil Guam became more and more keen on invading Brazil; however, once the United States joined the Entente, Domal Vilão II knew that the United States was bound to intervene, and there was simply no chance of an Evil Guamanian victory against the United States, especially when the British and French would also intervene. Before this, however, the Germans sent an interesting offer to the Evil Guamanians. Similar to the Zimmerman telegram, an offer was sent to the Evil Guamanians; if they invaded the United States the Germans would openly offer the Guiana region and Puerto Rico. While enticing, the Evil Guamanians knew that this was a fools errand - one bound to lead Evil Guam to ruins. So, despite pressures from Evil Guamanian expansionists and German politicians, Domal Vilão II ultimately decided not to join the war. This was not out of a desire to avoid expansionism and imperialism, but simply due to the inopportune circumstances. Before he would ever get to see the evolution of Evil Guam, however, he died from illness. Since his son had also died of illness not long earlier, this left Vilão II's grandson, only a child at the time, Vilão III at the helm of the country. Evil Guam escaped the devastation of the First World War, but the stage was set for them to collide with the next.

World War II

Inter-War Period and the Great Depression

The Inter-War Period, in all honesty, did not provide much for Evil Guam beyond time. The leadership had already determined what had needed to be done before they could begin some of their more ambitious plans. They needed the time to use the industry that they had built themselves, and use it to create a military and navy that could rival Brazil's. Unfortunately, however, Evil Guam's economy began to face set-backs. For one, Evil Guam's largest trade partners for most of it's history had been the United States and Great Britain; however, the Great Depression severely damaged both of their economies, and the Smoot-Hawley tariffs did not help circumstances. With this, Evil Guam began to face major economic issues, as the Great Depression swung full force at Evil Guam and battered the already impoverished civilians. As the already struggling populace made life in Evil Guam even more unbearable, revolt was inevitable. Before the populace could strike, however, the bureaucrats struck first.

The Evil Guamanian monarchy was in shambles following the Great War, as the lineage starkly jumped by two generations, leaving the nation in the hands of a child. This, paired with a nationalism that had only been growing exponentially, as well as an unrestful and upset populace, ensured that the monarchy was effectively doomed to collapse. Assustador Sujeito-Malvado, a prominant figure in the Evil Guamanian political scene, and a massive figure in the industrial monopolies of the island, staged a coup against the young king, and took control of Evil Guam in 1924. He quickly got to work, consolidating his power over the country, and creating a dictatorship that effectively functioned the same as the old monarchy - though with one key difference. Sujeito-Malvado strongly believed that Evil Guam needed to be able to dominate South America, no matter the cost. Evil Guam had now aligned itself with the trend of radical and reactionary ideologies during the period. Evil Guam became to rapidly ramp up it's military - using the industry it has created to quickly build up it's military in preparation for a full scale invasion of Brazil. Their navy too, began to see a rapid increase in size as it prepared to take on America's Atlantic fleet - as unlikely as prospects seemed. Additionally, Sujeito-Malvado's desire to expand his monopolistic control over Evil Guam's industries, rapidly began government projects to build more factories that were paid for primarily by Sujeito-Malvado. This not only expanded Evil Guam's militaristic and industrial capabilities, but it also provided many jobs at a time where it was much needed - since agricultural professions simply didn't provide enough to sustain themselves. 

Following the German invasion of Poland in September of 1939, Evil Guam considered finally, after decades of anticipation, invading Brazil. However, the Monroe doctrine still stood strong, and proved a threat to Evil Guam's interests. While the rest of the world was distracted, the Americans were not, and it could ultimately end up giving the Americans the courage to start wars against their potential allies in Europe and Asia. However, in December of 1941, following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Evil Guamanians were given a chance to strike. On February 8th, 1942, Evil Guam sent out invasions of Brazil. The first troops landed in Fortaleza. Others were set out for Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre, to international condemnation.

The South American War

Evil Guam's campaign in Brazil was characterized by some of the fiercest Guerrilla warfare fought in any major conflict globally. Brazil is one of the largest countries in the world, with a plethora of jungle and mountainous terrain that makes an invasion like Evil Guam's incredibly foolhardy to say the least. Evil Guam started the conflict by taking the port city of Salvador, a strategic port close to Evil Guam, and good place to continue any land invasions. The Brazilians - for one, were caught completely off guard by the Evil Guamanian invasion. While yes, they had caught wind of anti-Brazilian sentiments in Evil Guam - they were almost impossible to ignore - they weren't expecting an invasion. However, Evil Guam is a small island, and as such, were severely underestimated. Their rapid industrial and military growth had not been seen by the broader international community, and so they were quickly caught off guard. As soon as the port was secured, large swaths of Battalions began to arrive in the port and branch out through Brazil.

This invasion immediately prompted fierce condemnation from both the United States and the United Kingdom, the United States due to the long standing Monroe doctrine, and the UK due to the potential threat to allied colonies the invasion could pose. The United States was incredibly tempted to declare war on Evil Guam, however US intelligence already had reason to believe that they did not have to invade quite yet. Additionally, they were already incredibly preoccupied with the immediate threat that the Japanese posed, as well as the far grander threat of Germany. Evil Guam seemed fairly inconsequential - at least, at this current point in time. Despite this, the United States was still keen on harming their war machine as much as possible, and placed an embargo on steel and aluminium, which were crucial to their war machine.

Quickly, the Evil Guamanian invasion began to lose steam as the war devolved, and the Evil Guamanian's were keen on picking up the slack. Evil Guam began to take parts of the Amazon in their invasion, and quickly began to make use of the Amazon's rubber reserves in order to build a rudimentary air force. While nothing particularly impressive, it still superior to the Brazilian air force and allowed them to temporarily push forward, by May of 1942, Evil Guam had managed to carve themselves a decent chunk of northern Brazil. Additionally, the siege of Rio de Janeiro ended in a surprising Evil Guamanian victory - to the point that even Evil Guamanian military was surprised. The invasion of Rio from the Evil Guamanian end was mostly an attempt to divert resources - as they were under the assumption that such an important city would be well defended. As such, an invasion of the city would lead to large amounts of manpower being diverted towards the city to defend it. However, the Brazilian army was disorganized, and still reeling from the shock of the invasion; as such, they were unable to properly defend the city. While those that were in the city defended fiercely against Evil Guam, ultimately there simply weren't enough people to fully defend the city, and it fell to Evil Guamanian occupation in April 18th, 1842. The Evil Guamanians did not push from the city further, and used all the resources taking the city to continue it's occupation.

Occupation under Evil Guam - while certainly not great, was better than that of the Germans and Japanese counterparts. After all, while the war against Brazil was seen as a war of reunification by the Evil Guamanians, of taking their rightful territory, the wars in Russia and China were wars of elimination against those seen as imperfect. Despite this, it was by no means a pleasant experience for the occupies. Most Left-wing Brazilian intellectuals were systematically executed, and the rest were forced to spew out pro-Evil Guamanian propaganda lest they follow suit. Any indications of resistance led to jailing or execution without trial, and many were sent to work-camps to continue building up their war machine. For the richest of Brazilian individuals, however, this was a great oppurtunity. Evil Guam didn't really hold anything against the Brazilian people, they just generally hated poor people. As such, wealthy Evil Guamanian individuals were given more privilages than they had ever seen. The personal wealth of most wealthy Brazilian individuals under occupation went up drastically, while the living conditions of the average Brazilian went down as a result.

Invasion of Guiana

Historians generally argue over what specific event ultimately doomed the Evil Guamanian invasion. Some make the argument that the invasion itself was doomed from the start, others believe it was the general corruption rampant throughout the bureaucracy, however the general consensus among historians is that their ultimate folly was their choice to invade the Guiana colonies. 

Evil Guam's invasion of Brazil quickly slowed down after the Spring of 1942, with the intense rains creating a muddy environment unfit for warfare. Additionally, the air force edge that Evil Guam had over Brazil was beginning to dissipate as American lend-lease began to provide Brazil with airplanes drastically surperior to that of Evil Guam, as such, Evil Guam needed something to one-up Brazil and get some quick gains to keep up morale. In a move so similar to the Germans that there is speculation about whether or not Sujeito-Malvado was simply attempting to copy their technique, Evil Guam started invasions in French and Dutch controlled Guiana, and attempt to rush infantry through the Amazon in order to open another front. This went about as well as you'd expect. While initially, Allied forces were completely caught off guard by this invasion, and it allowed Evil Guam to push mildly into the Amazon, quickly it drew the ire from the Allies. As the United States decided it was time to roll up it's sleeves and punch Evil Guam, Evil Guam chose to use the oppurtunity and pull off several invasions of Brazil's coastline before they completely lost their supremacy. At Evil Guam's peak territorial gains, in October of 1942, they controlled large swaths of Brazil's coast line and almost all of French and Dutch Guiana.

Downfall

Evil Guam's invasion of Brazil began to slowly recede from the Brazilian mainland as the months progressed following 1942. Evil Guam simply didn't have the resources, nor the manpower, nor any substantial advantages over Brazil for the invasion to be sustainable. Despite this slow in advance, the Evil Guamanians still made very, very slow progress until May of 1943, when the war began to turn around. In 1943, Brazilian rebel groups began to siege Evil Guamanian occupied Rio de Janeiro, and managed to take it by the end of the month. This began the the slow loss of Evil Guamanian occupation zones within Brazil. Slowly, but surely, they were pushed out of the country until they only had the region close to Evil Guam. Evil Guam, despite the writing clearly being on the wall, still decide to persist and hold on to the far eastern region of Brazil, which they continued to hold on to until the end of the war.

Following the surrender of Japan in September of 1945, The United States really only had one opponent to face - Evil Guam. Evil Guam, however, did not prove much of a threat, considering they could barely hold on to Brazil. Despite this, the United States still sought a quick and easy solution to the conflict, and as such did not want to properly invade the island. Additionally, a nuclear bomb would literally massacre practically the entire Evil Guamanian population, and so they decided to speak with Evil Guam in the one language they would understand; money. The United States offered Evil Guam $3.00 billion dollars if they sign a peace with Brazil, and returns any land that they still occupy.  Evil Guam, and in particular Sujeito-Malvado and other bureaucrats, saw an oppurtunity to increase personal wealth substantially, and as such agreed to the deal. On December 8th, 1945, Evil Guam officially ended hostilities between Brazil, the United States, and the other allied powers in conflict with Evil Guam. In return, the United States upheld their end of the deal and gave Evil Guam $3.00 billion dollars.