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== Timeline ==


20s- Atlantis, and especially Progress City becomes a true party town, and the immigration restrictions are eased for the first time, in order to accommodate the vast wealth that then flew into the city via the various foreign millionaires who wanted to live in the ultra-exclusive Atlantis. It became common to fly or sail into Atlantis, pick up alcohol and then smuggle it back into the United States.

30s- Atlantis is hit brutally by the worldwide Depression, and is forced to import workers after many of their own leave the island. These men and women were mainly of various ethnic minorities, and established a series of ethnic neighborhoods that remain strong and proud into the present. The Atlantians also take several weapons design projects from the new Chancellor of Germany and his National Socialists, but these suffer setback after setback, until the projects are scrapped.

40s- With some reluctance, Atlantis enters the war in 1942 on the side of the allies after Churchill appealed to their British roots and the attrition from German u-boats on their freighters shipping supplies to the Allied powers. Midshipman First Class Donovan James, son of one of the Visionaries, is seized as a posthumous hero. Atlantis begins using airships to move goods in hopes of avoiding u-boats, and one, the Halcyon, goes down in history after being attacked by a full wing of Luftwaffe fighters and still landing safely, bringing desperately needed supplies to forces in war-torn France.

50s- Atlantis re-declares its neutrality, and serves as a meeting ground for early Cold War diplomatic meetings. It also rededicates itself to keeping its technological edge, and begins to recruit scientists and scholars once again from all over the world. The Atlantis technologies industry is revitalized, and Atlantis stakes out its place as a stopping a refueling station for trans-Atlantic travel.

60s- In 1965 Atlantis is conquered by the forces of Doctor Xyle, Dimensional Deviant. A well-known super-villain, he imported vast numbers of mercenaries from alternate timelines and futures and used them in a series of brutal strikes, seizing or destroying key points of Atlantis infrastructure. Despite valiant efforts by Atlantean military and super-heroes from across the globe, Xyle secures his power with a series of vortex bombs and a dimensional shunt, hoping to cut Atlantis off from the rest of the world. The Atlantean resistance fights bravely, aided by heroes trapped within the city at the time of its shift, and eventually they bring down the shields and disable the bombs, allowing an international task force to aid them in retaking the island. Doctor Xyle is tried and sentenced by the World Court in the Hague, but dies in custody.

70s- A newly free Atlantis coasts on its euphoria, finally having thrown off the chains of their super-villain oppressor. The liberal movement truly forms, and new cultural advances flood into the city. Unions become a much more prevalent presence and several antiquated laws dealing with ethnic and gender issues are overturned, with much rejoicing.

80s- Progress City begins to compete with Japan and the States for computational superiority, kicking off the “Microchip Wars” wherein the various companies competed for contracts, advances and experts. Atlantis keeps its general technological edge, but strong competition from existing American corporations keep things competitive. The liberal movement gains steam, and elects its first Consul to the Overseeing Council.