It came in the form of a massive global nuclear attack, which in two hours bathed the Earth in fire and radiation and ended all human civilization. The event, known as 'The Great War', was the culmination of a long and bloody struggle between USA and China over the last oil in the world. It has been many decades since the winds of the apocalypse blew in over America and took the old world with it, leaving only the Wasteland in its place.
This is about the game series if you're looking for radioactive fallout see The Deadliest Mushroom.
