During the US Civil War, Pumkins started appearing throughout the mid west. They all teamed together and took over Kansas. It was very easy because Kansas was weak from war, and no one lives in Kansas. The Pumkins elected their leader, Pete Weinstein, to keep them a prosperous nation. However, this all changed when Mrs. Dictator over threw the government in 1972 with her Pazi army. From then on, Pumkin World was the center of controversy, war, and famine.