Chapter 251: The Axis Powers
After four years of economic crisis sweeping the world, it has finally dissipated. But the catastrophe it brought to the Western capitalist world was not over, and when the crisis was over, the heads of government wept when they saw the report of the serious industrial regression.
However, they did not have much energy to deal with this matter, and taking advantage of the economic crisis, Hitler came to power on time. This eloquent nationalist has made exciting speeches on various occasions and won the support of the people. He succeeded in becoming Chancellor of Germany, but he was not satisfied with this, and tried his best to win over the army, and the workers of the whole Germany were on his side. With Han Jing and his entourage, his ambitions were extremely inflated, and he opened his road to dictatorship ahead of schedule.
When he finally took power, he immediately tore up the "Treaty of Versailles", a product of the First World War, and publicly refused to pay French World War I reparations again. The restrictions on the army in the original contract also expired with the tearing up of the contract. Hitler publicly announced that in order to consolidate the defense of the homeland, Germany began to expand its troops and horses, and studied various new weapons and equipment to deal with the military threat to France.
At the beginning of the economic crisis, Germany was the first to quickly transform its domestic economy into a militaristic economy when Hitler became chancellor. The impact of the economic crisis on Germany was minimized, and with the assistance of China, the industrial strength of the country was vigorously restored. In addition, the extradition of many unemployed workers to China has greatly alleviated the pressure of unemployment in the country and made its economic recovery very fast.
Mussolini's ascension to the throne brought him and Hitler on the side very quickly. It was also the transformation of the domestic economy into a militaristic one, making Italy the second fastest country in Europe to recover its industry. And just after the end of the economic crisis, Mussolini and Hitler met, and the Axis powers centered on Germany were officially formed.
When Hitler wanted China to join in, he invited him many times on various occasions, but Chen Shao rejected them. However, Hitler was not too disappointed, and at the meeting that year, Chen Shao made it very clear that China would not form an alliance with anyone for the time being. Before the invitation, Hitler had been prepared enough, but the loss in his heart was inevitable.
Mussolini was a little puzzled by Hitler's approach, he did not have Hitler's strategic vision, and he was somewhat unimpressed with Hitler's actions. When he asked Hitler why. Receiving an answer made him stunned.
"When you understand the strength of China, you don't ask that. With the addition of China, I don't care about the whole world. That's what Hitler said to Mussolini.
However, China did not join, but a country is just as ambitious. Before the economic crisis, Japan had always been a militaristic economy, and the economic crisis had little impact on him. However, on the one hand, it has to pay a large amount of compensation to China, and on the other hand, it has to face a large amount of commodity dumping by the United States, and the domestic economy is also in a state of decay. Small and medium-sized enterprises do not exist one in ten, various private workshops have closed down one after another, and public resentment has surged. The streets are full of American goods, domestic products are getting less and less, and a lot of money is plundered by the United States, thereby relieving the economic pressure in the United States.
In the past, the Japanese would still resent China because there was a lot of money to give to China every year. But now, there is one more country that the Japanese people resent. That's the United States, which continues to plunder their money, and that kind of endless plunder. There are no tariffs, no normal trade relations, and Japan needs the support of the United States, and in the face of such plunder, the Japanese cabinet can only turn a blind eye.
When the news of the alliance between Germany and Italy came, the Japanese side was also quite moved. However, before Japan could make a move, a German secret team came to Japan and secretly entered the Prime Minister's Office and the Imperial Palace. After several days of consultations, Hitler's three-country alliance was formally established. An ambitious plan to carve up the world has also been drafted, and the first step has been secretly launched.
When this agreement was signed with the names of the heads of the three countries, Chen Shao also received this agreement as soon as possible. Chen Shao could only sigh with emotion: "The butterfly effect has finally had a great effect, and the development of events is completely different from that of later generations, and it has only been 33 years now." ”
The founding of the Axis powers caused a great shock in the world. France is most worried, because it has a deep grudge with Germany. Especially after Germany tore up the Treaty of Versailles, this fear has been hanging over the heads of the French. But the country's huge army of unemployed and declining industrial capacity have given the French government no time to deal with it. Before 29 years, the annual production of cars in France could reach 300,000 units, but by 33 years, this production directly fell to less than 60,000 units. That's a drop of 80 percent, which is a terrible number.
Many developed countries rely on government handouts to survive, and the government's incompetence has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. There are countless protesters, and every day they can make the French president scorched. In the face of the actions of the majority of Germany, in addition to paying close attention, they can only protest again and again. Without the slightest actual move, all counting on the Maginot Line to fend off the Germans.
Originally, France wanted to count on Britain and the United States to help it fight Germany, but each time it was disappointed. Because of Britain's policy of appeasement towards Germany, and the United States still having to face a huge economic downturn at home, it had no idea and energy to help France at all. Therefore, the current France simply cannot confront Germany alone, continue to protest!
Like later generations of Britain, the Conservative Party once again became prime minister, and has always adopted a policy of appeasement in the face of a constantly moving Germany. The few pro-war factions like Churchill had no effect at all in their words. Even the application for large-scale armament plans has been put on hold. With the exception of the Air Force and the Navy, the armament plan of the Army did not pass at all.
Britain's policy of appeasement was not for Germany, nor for France, but for the Chinese Empire in the East. In Britain's view, Europe should now unite to face the rapid rise of China. In the eyes of the British, the interests of race are higher than the interests of the state. Whites have ruled the world for hundreds of years, and the yellow race must not be allowed to sit on an equal footing with the whites.
The British side also vaguely understood the relationship between Germany and China, but that was why Britain wanted to compromise with Germany. He didn't want to push Germany to China, and once Germany and China were aligned, it would be a disaster for the white people of the world. So in secret, the British have been co-opting the Germans. However, the British themselves know how effective it is, and the British side is also very helpless in the face of Hitler, who has a vague attitude. Until the last moment, Britain will not give up its co-optation of Germany, nor will it stand opposite Germany.
Even with the establishment of the Axis powers, Britain endured it, all because China was not in it. In Britain's view, as long as China joins the Axis powers, there is no need to think about it, because this is already Britain's bottom line.
Therefore, in the face of many demands from France, the British could only appease. However, Britain did not think that there were relatives and killings and hatred among European countries. It is not at all persuadable that the interests of a white man, when placed on the opposite side of national interests and ambitions, are not worth mentioning at all.
And the United States is simply a lot, and there is not enough time to recuperate, where will it enter the international whirlpool. The economic crisis has been even more devastating to world capitalism than the one in later generations, and the recovery rate has been much slower than that of later generations. Because compared with later generations, there is one less market with hundreds of millions of people here, China. After the outbreak of the economic crisis, China greatly restricted the number of imports. In the face of China, which has reclaimed all customs and all unequal treaties have been completely abolished. There are no so-called treaty ports, and China is extremely strict in combating smuggling. Many countries have failed to rely on their surplus capacity to export to China in exchange for economic recovery. Even those goods that enter China through the right way not only have to pay a single tariff, but also have a very difficult way to sell.
The Chinese people's current consumption concept is to support domestic production. In the face of the same products, and in terms of quality and price is better than foreign products, a slogan of buying domestic products has spread all over the country. People are accustomed to walking into Chinese shops, and they don't pay attention to the shops and goods engraved with foreign characters.
This is also the reason why the United States dumps a large number of goods in Japan, and a large number of goods are piled up in China, and there is not much sales. Many stores in China are almost unable to operate, and if it weren't for the maintenance of those Chinese goods, they might not even be able to pay the store rent.
The United States is not unaware that such dumping will cause dissatisfaction among the Japanese people and government. But the constant protests at home have left the United States with no time to think about these things. At this time, the ruling party only thinks of trying to win back the support of the people, as well as the support of those big business groups.
The colonies of various countries are the biggest victims of this economic crisis, and many countries can only use colonies to relieve domestic economic pressures. The United States is no exception, dumping a large number of goods into the Philippines and other places, and increasing the plundering of various assets there.
The United States did not pay much attention to the establishment of the German-Italian Axis. Even if the world fights again, there is no happiest person than the United States. Because only in this way can we rely on the convenience of war to vigorously develop the economy. It can recover the sluggish domestic economy more quickly.
However, when Japan joined the Axis powers, the United States gradually became a little unhappy. But unhappy is unhappy, the United States did not say anything. The first is that there is no energy to deal with it, and the second is that this matter does not pose a substantial threat to the United States in the eyes of the United States. It's just that I'm not happy about Japan's move, because in the eyes of the United States, many of Japan's resources are imported from the United States, and the United States must at least be informed of this kind of thing. Joining the Axis camp so quietly would of course make the United States unhappy.
(To be continued)