"A shocking war is about to break out in Europe. The scale of this war will be larger than the European war for hegemony in the Napoleonic era. Almost all European countries will try their best in this war. This will be

A war that changes the structure of the world, and what can the United States do in this war? What can the United States gain?" - Excerpted from Theodore Roosevelt's diary.

The United States has always been a country that wants to gain world domination. This country was like this in Xu Jie's dimension. Now, although it has encountered a series of soft or hard nails in the process of expansion, as a big country

, especially the world’s largest industrial power. The United States has been looking for opportunities to expand its sphere of influence. Of course, the saddest thing is that so far, the United States has

China has not yet found a suitable opportunity. Historically, the United States had expanded its sphere of influence to the Philippines around 1907. The majestic Great White Fleet's global cruise shocked all powers, including the United Kingdom. It also made Japan

This dwarf has trouble sleeping and eating. But in this current plane? It’s really tea time in the United States. We haven’t finished Hawaii yet.

No, no, there is no chance to take over Hawaii! After the Second Sino-Russian War broke out, the Americans failed to take over Hawaii due to various reasons. But after the Sino-Russian War ended, they fought with great dignity and

level, the Chinese fleet showed great momentum. The United States does not think that it

It has the ability to have a fair showdown with the Chinese navy in the middle of the Pacific. And on the issue of Hawaii, the British and Chinese opinions are actually the same, that is, to ensure the independence and territorial integrity of "Hawaii"! So. So sad.

The United States has no chance in the foreseeable future!

However, the United States does not like soy sauce by nature. On the contrary, the United States is a very good speculator. It knows how to balance the major powers in the world and how to make these powers consume each other. And then it benefits from it. In essence,

It's exactly the same thing as Xu Jie did. And now, American politicians and elites have begun a new plan, that is, how to gain some benefits in the European war that may break out in the future!

What was fought in the war? What was fought was national strength, resources, and military strength. Judging from the current situation, the national strength of both sides is actually about the same. The combined national strength of Britain and France is about the same as that of Germany and Austria, and Russia is stronger than Italy.

But because of the geographical distance

Absolutely. If the three countries of Britain, France, and Russia cannot be united as a whole, they will lose a lot of points. Therefore, from the perspective of the Americans, the argument is only half-measured. In this kind of almost equal fighting situation, a war of attrition is extremely terrifying.

Yes, it is in the interests of the United States.

Then there are resources. Britain and France, which have vast colonies, are really advantageous. They have sufficient sources of raw materials. At the same time, they can also obtain a large number of people from the colonies. It seems that they do have an advantage, but after careful analysis, it may not necessarily be the case.

With the addition of Italy and Turkey, whether the Mediterranean route between Britain and France will remain unimpeded in the future is a question. After all, France can

It cannot defeat the Italian Navy and the Austro-Hungarian Navy. And Turkey's operations in the Persian Gulf threaten the most important colonies of the British Empire - India and Southeast Asia. This greatly increases transportation costs. Although Germany has scarce resources, it is barely enough.

Especially after owning the oil fields in Romania and with the support of the Republic of China, we will definitely be able to withstand it in a short time.

As for the population advantage? If we consider quality and quality issues, Britain, France, and Russia do not have much advantage over Germany, Austria, and Italy. First of all, Germany and Austria are already populous countries, especially Germany's population of nearly 70 million, which is absolutely terrifying.

Although Russia has a population of hundreds of millions, how can it

Well, most of them are called "gray cattle" by the Russians themselves. Although Britain and France can mobilize populations from their colonies to fill the vacancies, this advantage will not be too great. Generally speaking, in terms of resources and population, Britain and France are better

There are advantages, but how much they can be used depends on the situation.

Everything in the war will eventually be reflected in the military. Although European military strategists believe that the final winner of a war is the national strength of both sides rather than one or two decisive battles. However, it is undeniable that national strength is sometimes not consistent with military strength.

etc. And sophisticated strategies can indeed make up for the gap in national power. For example

In the Franco-Prussian War, although Germany had an advantage, if we only calculated national strength, Prussia at that time would not have destroyed France, which was the number one in Europe at that time, in just a few months. But at the Battle of Sedan, the Prussian soldiers captured the French Emperor cleanly.

.And this battle had a profound impact on later generations.

If Britain, France and Russia have a certain advantage in the first two items, then in the last comparison, the Americans are very unfavorable to the Allies. Why? Because of Russia! In the two Sino-Russian wars, the Russian navy and army were defeated twice in a row

, no, if you include the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, the Russian Navy was defeated three times. Although Mahan and other senior U.S. Navy officials

In the eyes, the performance of the Russian Navy is pretty good. After all, refer to the performance of the American fleet in the Spanish-American War, it beat the weak Spanish fleet violently even though it had an advantage. The Russian Navy was almost at a disadvantage or even in the three battles.

In this state, being defeated by the Chinese fleet is considered a normal performance. But the key is that American public opinion believes that the Russians are not good!

If there are still some controversies about the navy, then Americans’ evaluation of the Russian Army is almost unanimous. Almost all words, such as obsolete, decadent, ideologically rigid, corrupt, malfeasant, arrogant, etc., have been used to describe the Russian Army.

The war in Europe was fought between the army and the navy. Having such a pig teammate on the Allied side would have gained a lot of points. Well, although Italy is not that good either. Austria-Hungary's combat effectiveness is also optimistic (actually not as good as the Russians)

.

But Germany on the Allied side is really too strong, and the example of entering the Palace of Versailles within a few months is enough to shock the whole world. As for Britain and France? France couldn't defeat Prussia at that time, but now, it can't be bigger. As for Britain,

? Americans say that we respect Great Britain's rights at sea, but on land? The British Empire has lost its glory during the Napoleonic War and the Crimean War. Even the Boers in Africa were extremely tangled!

Ever since, after comprehensive consideration, the Americans believed that the situation of the Allied Powers in this war was very bad, very bad. "Perhaps the best result for the Allied Powers in the end was that Germany and Austria defeated Russia and acquired a large amount of land. The French

Barely holding on to its defense lines, the British were in the north

The sea and the Mediterranean suppressed each other's navy. As for the worst result? Maybe the two powerful countries, Russia and France, would be wiped out under the iron heel of the Germans. The British could barely survive by relying on their own navy and the protection of the English Channel."

Mahan once said worriedly.

There is a saying that you can never go wrong by standing on the side of the winner. But this sentence is definitely not a universal truth. For example, this time, the United States must not stand on the side of the winner. The first point

It is the trade and financial relations between the United States and Britain and France that determine that the United States cannot sit back and watch the failure of Britain and France. Britain is the financial center of the world, and France is the world's loan sharking country.

family, their every move is directly related to the interests of the big guys on Wall Street. Germany destroyed not only the countries of the Allied Powers, but also destroyed the financial system that is currently beneficial to the United States. Britain and France provided a large number of loans for the development of the United States.

But if this loan disappears one day, there will definitely be problems with the industrial and financial flow of the United States. This is something the United States will never tolerate.

The second point is that during the war, Britain and France, which control the Atlantic Ocean, will definitely order a large amount of supplies and products from the United States. However, during the war, the ordering of these products may not be traded in cash, and it is very likely to incur foreign debt.

, it would be fine if Britain and France won the war, and they could compensate for this foreign debt by looting Germany, but what if they lost? The Americans' payment for goods will be completely ruined soon? If it were you, would you be able to bear it?

If Americans can knock out their teeth and swallow the first two points, then the third point is absolutely intolerable. That is, the United States does not want to see a country that can rival itself control the entire Europe. Imagine this.

The situation after Germany won the war, even in the worst outcome, Germany could bring large areas of Eastern Europe under its control and lead

More than doubling the size of the territory is definitely not a problem. Even according to the current standards of Germany, which has a territory of only 600,000 square kilometers and a population of less than 70 million, it can be ranked second in the world. So after this war is over, in this world

Who can stop Germany? Without Russia, it would be great if Britain and France could protect themselves. The whole of Europe would tremble with one voice.

Germany controls more than just Europe. To the south, Germany can control the Middle East and Africa through its Turkish allies. It is actually unlikely to go east deep into Asia because it is too geographically far away, so the rest can only go west.

, to the west is the Atlantic Ocean, and across the Atlantic is the United States! In addition, William II is not friendly to the United States, and the final result is that the United States has China and Germany directly blocking itself in the Americas on both sides!

The United States really wants to help Britain and France, but these help currently only seem to be economic and material. The reason is very simple. The upper echelons of the United States want to go to war. But the American public and public opinion do not want to go to war. Historically, the United States did not want to go to war before World War I.

Pursuing isolationism, does it matter to us, the United States, if Europe is turned upside down? And now? This kind of isolation

Liberalism also contains war-weariness, and Americans generally express a distrust and suspicion of their own military power. Coupled with the stinginess of the Army in Congress, senior American officials believe that in the foreseeable future, the U.S. Navy will

There may be a chance for revival, but the army? The future is worrying without a direct threat!
Chapter completed!