Speaking of US President Roosevelt, who was thousands of miles away, he was also discussing with his senior officials.

Roosevelt said anxiously:

"Germany has conquered most of Europe, and a united Germany on the European continent, a strong Germany, is absolutely not in the interests of the United States."

Marshall, Chief of the General Staff of the US Army, was as worried as Roosevelt, but what could be done about it! Isolationism is rife in the United States.

Even if Roosevelt wanted to enter the war, it was impossible for Roosevelt, the president of the main war faction in the United States, to end the isolationism of the United States, had to resort to a bitter trick.

In fact, the United States had already been aware of the Japanese army's plan for a sneak attack, and the Pearl Harbor incident was nothing more than Roosevelt's bitter plan.

Because the isolationist ideology in the United States was very serious at that time, many of President Roosevelt's plans to aid Britain, the Soviet Union, and the Chinese countries were constrained.

As an outstanding statesman with great foresight, Roosevelt knew very well that if he did not provide timely assistance to the anti-fascist countries such as Britain, China, and the Soviet Union, which were fighting hard.

When the Axis powers did control Eurasia, the United States would be unable to resist the German, Italian, and Japanese Axis powers on their own.

Therefore, it is advantageous to enter the war early than later, but the isolationism in the United States only wants short-term interests and does not want to participate in the war, and those arms oligarchs only want to sell arms all over the world to make money.

Therefore, Roosevelt did not hesitate to use Pearl Harbor as a way to awaken the people's awakening and hatred and smash the isolationist mentality.

Only by allowing the Japanese to succeed in the sneak attack can the isolationist mentality be shattered and the American people will be aroused to join the war.

From this incident, we can see how widespread isolationism is in the United States, how difficult it is for the President of the United States to request to enter the war, and how difficult it is for the President of the United States to participate in the war will never be approved by Congress.

Even if Roosevelt saw the dangers of the United States not entering the war, President Roosevelt could not do anything in a time when there was no suitable opportunity.

Fortunately, World War II had just begun, and the German army was sharp, and Roosevelt was not in a hurry to enter the war at this time.

Roosevelt believed that the best chance for the United States to enter the war was for the last German soldier to take out the last British soldier and fight the Soviets. (Several major imperialist countries think so.) ）

Then the United States sent an American GI to capture this last German soldier and parade through the streets to show that the United States is the savior of the world, and to show that the United States is the leader of the world. In a word, the world's policeman can only be the United States, and this is a must.

President Roosevelt had a good idea.

Chief of General Staff Marshall pondered for a moment and said:

"Mr. President, now that Britain and the Soviet Union are buying weapons and equipment from us, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

"Sell it! I'm afraid that those arms dealers in our country are looking forward to it. ”

"Yes, Mr. President."

Marshall was about to leave the presidential office after finishing speaking, when Roosevelt suddenly called Marshall:

"My Chief of the General Staff, our American newspapers now publish every day about the German General Rommel, and Rommel is on the cover of Time magazine.

I was very curious about this German general, and I wondered why he could achieve so much success with such a small number of troops.

Can you please help me find some information about Rommel? ”

Marshall stopped and said:

"Rommel captured a division of French troops with a company of troops in the First World War, and during the French campaign, his Seventh Panzer Division was simply swept away by the autumn wind.

The 7th Panzer Division commanded by Rommel advanced 600 kilometers in five days and six days, captured 200,000 French troops, and piled up several hills of captured weapons and equipment.

To tell you the truth, Mr. President, I am also an admirer of Rommel, a great general, a genius born for war.

Rommel's book "The Infantry Offensive," which I have read more than three times, is a good book on tactical offense, and I think it should be included as a textbook at West Point. ”

Roosevelt smiled and said:

"Since my chief of the General Staff admires General Rommel's "Infantry Offensive" so much, then order all military schools in the United States to use "Infantry Offensive" as a teaching material!"

"Mr. President, you will find out in the future how wise this order of yours is."

"After you say this, I am even more interested in this Rommel, please send me all the information about Rommel as soon as possible!"

"As you wish, my Mr. President."

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Isolationism is a foreign policy pursued by the United States from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, which avoided getting involved in political and military conflicts in Europe, opposed European interference in American affairs, and did not ally with any European powers.

From its inception, isolationism has had a multifaceted duality:

It is not only the actual needs of the domestic political economy and foreign relations of the United States, but also the optimal choice of the foreign policy formulated by the United States to pursue its national interests.

It is not only a basic national policy that has been adhered to for a long time, but also a strategy and tool that can advance and retreat freely;

It has the passive defensive side of avoiding the competition between the European powers, preventing the flames of war, and safeguarding national independence and self-improvement, and it also has the active offensive side of dominating the Americas and not allowing others to get involved.

According to the American Historical Dictionary, isolationism has three meanings:

First, isolationism focuses only on politics and diplomacy, and does not limit economic ties to the outside world. It was the capitalist economy that the United States began to develop, and it was of course not good for it to close itself off from the rest of the world;

Second, spatially, isolationism applies only to European policy, and not to Asia and Latin America.

Third, the implementation and application of the isolationist principle is not consistent from beginning to end, but is constantly evolving with the growth of the United States' own strength and changes in international relations.

Historians generally regard President Washington's "Declaration of Neutrality" during the Anglo-French War of 1793 and the diplomatic principles set forth in his famous "Farewell Address" in September 1796 as the beginning of American isolationist thinking.

From Washington's Farewell Address to the eve of Pearl Harbor, the U.S. isolationist and neutral foreign policy went through three phases:

In the first phase, from Washington's Farewell Address in 1796 to the Monroe Declaration in 1823, isolationist neutrality diplomacy manifested itself in breaking away from alliances, defending independence, and developing the economy.

In the second phase, from the publication of the Monroe Declaration of 1823 to the First World War, isolationist neutral diplomacy entered a phase of expansion to maintain freedom of action.

In the third stage, in the thirties of the 20th century, isolationism had turned into a trend of appeasement, and under the guise of neutrality, the United States became an accomplice to the appeasement policy of conniving at the fascist forces.

While the United States practices isolationist diplomacy, the United States also practices interventionism in diplomatic practice, and the two alternate in parallel.

In a word, if isolationism is good for the United States, then the United States practices isolationism. If interventionism works, the United States practices interventionism, it's as simple as that.

The United States is a typical example, and it is necessary to be both a watch and a memorial arch -- in fact, the United States is not a good thing.

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