Chapter 668: The End of the Era
"Why can we tolerate the loss of the Philippines and Central America, which led to the economic crisis of starving to death of hundreds of thousands of Americans, bankrupting millions of Americans, and the instant evaporation of tens of billions of dollars?"
On January 17, 1927, when the world situation was calm, a large number of newspapers in the United States suddenly began to report on President Coolidge's "contributions" since he took office, and they angrily denounced President Coolidge as a sinner in the United States, and ranked President Coolidge as the first of the three worst presidents of the United States.
The current trend of the United States is completely different from history, and President Coolidge, who has gained a good reputation in history, has now been angrily reviled by all Americans, and the Coolidge era has also been rated as the worst era since the founding of the United States.
Although President Coolidge has duly announced his withdrawal from the election for the next president, the anger of Americans is not so easy to quell.
On January 18, the U.S. Congress formally filed an impeachment motion against President Coolidge for the damage caused to the United States by the wrong choices made since Coolidge's rule.
According to the investigation afterwards, the negotiations were initiated by the Democratic Party. The reason was President Coolidge's weakness in the Roosevelt assassination incident, which made the Democrats very dissatisfied with President Coolidge's Republican Party.
The Republican Party has no choice but to talk about the Democratic Party, after all, the dissatisfaction of the American people is real, and this cannot be changed by data falsification alone.
However, the Republican Party clearly has a better candidate. Herbert Clark Hoover, the government's Secretary of Commerce, was very popular in the United States because of his large financial support for American refugees and civilians during World War I.
Compared to an already infamous president like Coolidge, a candidate like Hoover is what the Republican Party prefers.
So the question is, how can Hoover become the new president?
There are still more than two years to go before the US presidential election, and it is clearly too late.
Not to mention nearly two and a half years, even if it is only half a year, the American people cannot afford to wait, because the damage of the economic crisis in half a year is huge, which may lead to more deaths and will also cause the US economy to suffer greater losses.
After all, the Coolidge administration's economic policy is generally laissez-faire, which is why the United States has been slow to react after the stock market crisis.
Americans are angry not about the heavy losses of the United States in the economic crisis, but about the fact that the American government has done almost nothing in the economic crisis.
Like the United Kingdom and European countries, although their losses in the economic crisis are also quite serious, at least the governments of European countries have made a difference.
In particular, the United Kingdom, although the reputation of the diversion crisis seems unpleasant, at least it has effectively improved the living conditions of some Britons, so that the impact of the economic crisis is not too great.
Looking at the United States, what did President Coolidge do during the economic crisis?
The United States not only did not formulate relevant bailout policies, but instead gave laissez-faire to the stock market and the economy, leading to the bankruptcy of tens of thousands of companies and banks, and the collapse of the American economy for a time.
To put it most bluntly, before the economic crisis, the annual income of the American people was close to $700.
But in the wake of the economic crisis, the per capita income of Americans plummeted to less than $200 a year.
At present, tens of millions of unemployed people in the United States need a large amount of food assistance every day, which also makes some places where the government cannot help them continue to be born and die.
World War I did not cause too many casualties in the United States, but this economic crisis has already caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in the United States, which is also a point of anger for Americans.
On January 23, 1927, a review of President Coolidge's charges was held in the U.S. Congress.
More than half of the delegates agreed with President Coolidge's accusations, which also meant that the former vice president, who had become president, was also bidding farewell to his political scene.
On January 24, 1927, the U.S. Congress removed President Coolidge from office by law, and Vice President Charles Gates Dawes automatically succeeded Coolidge as the new President of the United States.
But it is worth mentioning that the new president, who once proposed the Dawes plan, did not hold any public office before becoming vice president.
What's more, he is not a member of the two major parties in the United States, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, which also makes the identity of the new president Charles a little embarrassing.
This figure, who rose from a wealthy businessman to vice president and finally became president by virtue of the law, made a bold decision after thinking for a long time, that is, to voluntarily relinquish the presidency.
Of course, long before President Charles abdicated his position, Hoover had been appointed vice president.
This popular Republican is the new president that the Republican Party wants to elect, and President Charles undoubtedly understands this.
Although President Charles is also a wealthy businessman, he is obviously not as big as the Republicans and Democrats, nor can he compare with the huge consortium behind the two major parties.
Rather than competing with these two major parties, it is better to retreat bravely and create a good reputation for yourself, and you can also befriend these two major parties.
President Charles' resignation has sent the United States through multiple rounds of presidential rotation in a short period of time, but the American people have confidence in it.
Because President Charles will be succeeded by the former Secretary of Commerce, the current Vice President Herbert Hoover, whom they have a good opinion of and very support.
Regardless of President Hoover's reputation in history, in short, in the United States today, Hoover is regarded as the savior of the United States, and Americans generally believe that President Hoover can lead them out of the economic crisis.
After all, Americans see that President Hoover has demonstrated his ability during his tenure as WFA and Secretary of Commerce, not only properly relieving refugees in the war, but also building the economy, which is very suitable for the United States in the current economic crisis.
The economic crisis in the United States is one lack of food and two is a lack of money, and this is not exactly the task of the WFP and the Department of Commerce.
In short, in the face of such complex events and disputes, Hoover still succeeded in becoming the president of the United States and smoothly controlled this huge country.
Hoover also received strong support from the Republican Party, which was already pinning its hopes on Hoover to resolve the economic crisis and win the next presidential and midterm elections as well, giving the Republican Party a lead.
Naturally, the continuous farce of the United States has also reached the ears of countries around the world. To be honest, when Vice President Charles took over the presidency, Arthur was still more concerned.
After all, Charles Dawes still has the ability, and his ability is at least much better than that of President Coolidge.
But after hearing that President Charles voluntarily resigned and that the new Vice President Hoover successfully succeeded Charles as the president of the United States, Arthur was instantly relieved.
No matter how good Hoover's reputation in the United States is, it cannot hide the fact that President Hoover is incompetent.
The ruler, who has historically been called the incompetent president and the worst president, has not had a good reputation in history because of the high hopes placed on him by the Americans, combined with his incompetent actions during the economic crisis.
But almost all of the bad reputation in this world has been borne by President Coolidge, and the name of the Hoover bag has also been changed to the Coolidge bag, which is enough to see the American people's hatred of President Coolidge.
If the American people know that the President Hoover they expect is not as capable as Coolidge, I am afraid that the American expressions will be very exciting.
In short, Arthur was relatively comfortable with Hoover becoming the president of the United States. This means that the United States will remain chaotic during Hoover's tenure, and it is unlikely that much improvement will be made.
For Hoover to become the president of the United States, Arthur is no exception, after all, which guy can become the president of the United States, which one is simple?
The people who can sit firmly on the presidential throne are basically the people who support the two major parties and the major chaebols.
With the exception of President Coolidge, whose reputation was too bad and was abandoned early, it is unlikely that any other president will be defeated during his own term.
For someone like Charles, even if the presidency falls into his hands, he worries about whether he will be able to hold the position.
After all, the president of the United States is not so easy to be, and if he angers some consortium, the president of the United States may be assassinated the next day.
In a country where guns are not banned, presidents are constantly being assassinated, and the order of this country can be imagined.
But the fact that the United States cannot ban guns for various reasons also means that there are various ways in which corporations can check and balance the president, making the president his own voice rather than the ruler of the country.
However, out of courtesy, European countries still congratulated the United States and congratulated President Hoover on becoming the new president of the United States.
Fortunately, when President Charles succeeded President Coolidge, congratulatory messages were being prepared.
Otherwise, it would seem strange and funny to congratulate two presidents in a row in a few days.
Although it is clear that President Hoover will most likely be voted the worst president after a few years of inaction, as he has done in history, he will be named the worst president by angry Americans.
But there is an exception to everything, and no one knows what Hoover, who became president early, will do, and it is still necessary to show some attention to him.
Arthur specially ordered some intelligence officers of the Royal Security Intelligence Service in the United States to pay close attention to President Hoover's actions, and to keep statistics and reports on the actions of the United States government in the economic crisis.
The extra day that the United States stays in the economic crisis will cost the American economy millions.
And the fact that the United States has experienced two very poor presidents in succession, Coolidge and Hoover, is bound to make the American people dissatisfied with the government and exacerbate the rift in the United States.
In fact, to be honest, the current United States has solved it very well. As long as Britain and Australasia jointly send troops, the defeat of the United States is a matter of time.
Because the industry and economy that the United States is now proud of are all in a state of collapse, and the finances are also very tight.
Under such circumstances, even if the United States fought on its own soil, it would not be easy to win a war of attrition with Britain and Australasia.
Coupled with the various conflicts in the United States, it is easy for the United States to break itself up and split itself into several countries.
But the problem is that Britain now clearly does not want to start a war. After all, Britain's losses in the economic crisis are also very large, and if it provokes a war with the United States, Britain may not necessarily gain many benefits, but the losses must be inevitable.
However, if there is a good opportunity, the British will not miss the opportunity to significantly weaken the United States.
With this in mind, Arthur's armament of Australasia was also intensively prepared.
On February 3, 1927, in a hidden naval base north of Sydney.
The atmosphere here is noticeably different from the outside world, not only is the port all cordoned off, but no one is allowed to approach.
If you look inside the harbor, you can see that there is a grand ceremony going on here, a ceremony about the launching of two aircraft carriers.
In this secret military port, two huge sea beasts are lying quietly in the harbor, covered with the flags of the kingdom and the navy, which can already prove that these two huge sea beasts belong to them.
A large number of naval officers and sailors are constantly boarding these two behemoths. Many soldiers looked at the two aircraft carriers with their heads held high as they boarded the ship, and their eyes showed pride and pride.
On the pier not far away, a military band is playing the song of the Royal Australasian Navy.
Secretary of State for Defense Thomas took the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy to bid farewell to Arthur, boarded the two giant ships, and stood on a high place to wave to Arthur.
Long before the officers and sailors boarded the ship, Arthur had addressed thousands of sailors, encouraging their contributions and praising the navy.
As the perspective zooms out, the full picture of the two sea giants is also revealed. These two are the newest two aircraft carriers in Australasia, the larger one on the left is the Hercules-class aircraft carrier, named Hercules; Slightly smaller on the right is the Hurricane-class aircraft carrier, named the Tornado.
Watching the soldiers proudly and proudly board the warship, Arthur nodded, satisfied with the gradual expansion of the navy.
Together with these two powerful aircraft carriers, Australasia's naval comprehensive combat effectiveness can definitely rank among the top three in the world.
Although the number of main warships is not as large as that of some major powers, if it does fight, it can even go head-to-head with the navies of other countries except Britain.
Of course, the specific performance depends on the combat effectiveness of the aircraft equipped on the aircraft carrier. If the aircraft can effectively deal with the enemy's battleships, then Australasia's naval combat effectiveness can be increased to another level.
The two aircraft carriers are a product of the last planned expansion of the Navy, which has been under construction for almost two years.
The pace of building two aircraft carriers in more than a year is still too slow, but after all, it is the latest aircraft carrier, and it is normal to take a little more time.
With the experience of building these two aircraft carriers as a foundation, the speed of naval expansion will increase in the future.
When the naval expansion plan is fully completed, it will be time for the Australasian Navy to travel around the world.
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