In the years following the second great war and the reformation of the world political map, the United States emerged, alongside Athens and Russia, as world powers. Following the re-constitution of the world, the former confederate states won victory in a second civil war, and were not at odds with the United States. The first battleship in the new fleet, the Iowa was completed, along with 2 destroyers, 2 frigates, and 1 cruiser. They, supporting the democracy of Athens, propose a pact of friendship with the country.