{
  "id": "ww2",
  "name": "World War II",
  "year": 1939,
  "eraDescription": "Europe teeters on the brink of total war. Fascist powers press their advantage across the continent while the democracies marshal their strength, and the great powers watch — and arm — from across the oceans.",
  "suggestedPowers": [
    { "name": "German Reich", "region": "DEU", "note": "A militarized Reich at the heart of the continent, its army the most battle-hardened in Europe." },
    { "name": "United Kingdom", "region": "GBR", "note": "An island power that commands the seas but is cut off from the continent." },
    { "name": "Soviet Union", "region": "RUS", "note": "A vast, fragile industrial giant on the eastern frontier." },
    { "name": "United States", "region": "USA", "note": "An industrial colossus, still politically divided over entry into the war." }
  ],
  "tensions": [
    "The Axis versus the Allies",
    "The race for continental resources and sea lanes",
    "The uneasy balance before the bomb"
  ]
}