In the fourth year of the war, the American people's support for Roosevelt has dropped from almost 100% at the beginning of the war to just over half now. Roosevelt, who was once hailed as a savior by the Americans, is no longer among the American people.
There was a response, and many voices of doubt began to arise.
Of course, in the eyes of most people, Roosevelt is still a hero who united the free world and led the American people who were influenced by isolationism to fight against fascist tyranny. Without this man who is extremely determined and has great economic and military consequences,
With a president who is good at leadership and has excellent leadership skills, the giant ship of the United States will lose its way forward. Under the attack of German, Italian, and Japanese fascists, the United States without Roosevelt will surely become a second-rate country, and the entire free world will be destroyed because of the surrender of the United States.
Axis power slavery, domination.
A small number of Americans believe that Roosevelt was a fool who entered the war in a hurry and failed to guide the war, and should have resigned long ago.
In the eyes of these people, it was Roosevelt who violated the rules and was re-elected for the third term, which led to the destruction of American democratic politics and alienated all American nations. During his term, the United States, the world's largest industrial country, not only suffered the "Pearl Harbor Incident"
"The huge humiliation ruined the powerful Pacific Fleet and lost U.S. territories such as Guam, Midway, and the Hawaiian Islands, as well as traditional interests in Southeast Asian countries such as the Philippines and Latin America.
The most intolerable thing is that when the United States' own security was threatened, Roosevelt actually worked with Churchill to formulate the wrong strategic guiding ideology of "Europe first, Asia second". They dispatched the most elite troops in the U.S. military series to Africa.
It also concentrated another powerful army and the main force of the newly formed Pacific Fleet in the southwest and central Pacific regions. This resulted in a void in the defense of the U.S. mainland and gave Japan an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Continuous mistakes brought disastrous consequences. Under the crazy attack of Japan, an opponent whose total industrial output value and population were far lower than its own, the United States actually lost its territory in Alaska and the central and western regions. Combining Roosevelt's various botches
With his performance, it is no exaggeration to call him the sinner of America.
There are still some people who hold an indifferent attitude towards this issue and believe that even if a different president is elected, the situation will not be better than the current situation. If they want to withstand the Japanese attack, which launched a nationwide mobilization as early as 1937,
We must resolutely prevent the Japanese army from going south to attack the Lanyin Islands. And after the Japanese army reveals its intention to expand southward, we should immediately cut off its trade in scrap steel, engines, machine tools, production lines and transport ships, and do our best to inhibit Japan from using the United States' industrial development and growth.
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Even if this is not enough, the United States must prepare for war in advance before 1939. Build a large number of ships and expand the number of troops, so that when the war breaks out, there will be one million elite troops, which can calmly handle operations on multiple battlefields! But
In the 1930s when the isolation trend was prevalent, this was obviously something that no one could do!
Of course, Roosevelt still made unforgivable mistakes in some strategic decisions, such as his failure to defend Pearl Harbor and the Panama Canal, and his lack of adequate response measures to Mexico and other Latin American countries joining the Axis camp, which led to a series of disastrous events.
Consequences. However, for a country that has no surrounding enemy countries, has been in a state of peace for a long time, and has a serious lack of vigilance from the military to ordinary people, who can guarantee that he will not make mistakes as president?
If you think about it this way, Roosevelt is still a barely qualified leader. Of course, others have not tried it, so there is no guarantee that there will be no amazingly talented people who can lead the United States to victory one after another. Therefore, these people can only criticize the current situation.
Take a resigned attitude towards the situation!
In An Yi's eyes, Roosevelt was a wise, shrewd and far-sighted man.
Roosevelt realized from the beginning that to defeat the Axis powers, he could only unite all anti-fascist forces, seize the commanding heights politically, and define the war by the confrontation between the righteous and evil camps. This is the "Three Kingdoms Charter"
and the origin of the United Nations Declaration.
In order to support other countries in fighting fascism, even when dealing with the Soviet Union, which had different ideologies, Roosevelt sent his confidants to Moscow several times to interview Stalin, and personally went to Congress to give a speech to persuade members to pass the Lend-Lease Act. The United States also tried its best to increase cooperation with China
, Nanhua's military and economic cooperation has strongly supported Nanhua's economic construction and industrial progress, enabling the Anjia Army to always have the ability to comprehensively suppress the Japanese army and contain a large number of Japanese troops on the Western Front!
Roosevelt also had his own considerations in formulating the strategic decision of "Europe first, Asia second".
In Roosevelt's view, Japan, which lacked national power, would never dare to take the initiative to attack the Americas. It could only use its brains in the Central Pacific region and the Australian continent. The United States only needed to continuously send troops and combat supplies to Australia and the Central Pacific region.
By firmly attracting Japan's attention there and making it unable to look eastward, the U.S. mainland should be safe in the next two to three years.
Compared with Japan, which does not have much industry, Germany poses a significantly greater threat. After all, Europe has been the center of the world since modern times and has very developed industries. Once Germany is allowed to completely integrate the power of Europe, even the industrial strength of the United States will not be able to compete with it.
What's more, the Germans have always led the world in technology, and the equipment and quantity of the army are the best among the great powers. In addition, they have famous generals such as Rommel, Manstein, and Guderian. If they are allowed to develop and grow, the future of the United States will be greatly affected.
Worrying.
In this case, even if the Allies defeated Japan, they would probably lose the war and have to deal with the powerful Germany first. Even if Japan occupied Australia and the Central Pacific Islands during this period, it would still be unable to compete with the entire
If the free world fights against it, it will be defeated sooner or later.
Unfortunately, Roosevelt never expected that Japan would come up with unique ideas. First, it used its brains in Latin America to block the Panama Canal and provoke Latin American countries to confront the United States. Then it took advantage of the severe winter to land in Alaska and launch a north-south pincer attack on the United States. A series of combination punches
After the defeat, the U.S. military, which was insufficiently responsive, suffered defeats again and again, and the situation finally got out of hand.
What makes Anyi admire is that in the face of such an embarrassing situation, Roosevelt is still full of confidence. His optimistic attitude is like a beacon in the dark, emitting a dazzling light. He often gives speeches on the radio to report to the nation.
The progress of the war ensured that the American people fought
Determination to the end never wavered. He declared: "Whatever our enemies... may do to us when faced with the temptation of victory - we will, as the people of London said, 'We can bear it.'" And more.
The important thing is that we can fight back redoubled!"
After the Japanese army occupied Chicago, in order to better understand and coordinate the frontline war, Roosevelt established a department called the Map Room in the White House. He spent almost all day there, listening to reports on the situation on various fronts and making timely responses.
Roosevelt was proud of his previous service in the Navy. He told an aide: "I don't need people to explain to me in detail why this is and why that is. I can understand the intention of every general."
Of course, Roosevelt was not without his shortcomings. For example, he had a possessive concern for the Navy, and even personally intervened in the promotion and appointment of senior officers. For this reason, Marshall complained to Roosevelt many times: "Mr. President, please don't mention the Army during the conversation."
Said as 'them' and the navy as 'me'
"We, the army and the navy, are all the forces under your command." Although Roosevelt apologized for this, he was never able to correct the title. This caused the United States' military expenditures to tilt significantly towards the navy in the early days of the war, resulting in the army being unable to
Armed quickly, it brought about all kinds of negative consequences.
On May 12, Roosevelt welcomed Churchill, who was visiting another country for the first time this year, at the Washington International Airport, and then the two of them took a car to the White House.
As soon as the two entered the Oval Office, they immediately relayed the news to each other.
Churchill first reported the good news: "With the efforts of the Royal Navy, we defeated Nazi Germany's evil Atlantic aircraft carrier task force and successfully recovered the Shetland Islands and the Faroe Islands. We also defeated the White Island occupied by the Germans.
We have carried out landing operations and have basically divided and surrounded the Germans on the island, annihilating them one by one. Victory will come sooner or later.
"We are preparing to attack Iceland next month. As long as Iceland is captured, the German submarines will lose the best supply port in the North Atlantic region, and the security of our seriously threatened Atlantic shipping lanes can be guaranteed. Franklin,
That's a good start, isn't it?"
Roosevelt smiled bitterly and said: "Although I want to bless you, my dearest friend, my reason tells me that this is not the time to celebrate... The U.S. Pacific Fleet has just suffered a major defeat in the Central Pacific. Although only a few battleships were lost.
It occupies about one-third of the total fleet, but it is undeniable that with the Japanese Navy's combined fleet pressing forward step by step, the situation in the Pacific Theater is deteriorating rapidly!
"Now the Japanese army has completed the landing on New Caledonia and is fighting fiercely with our army and marines in the central area of the island! What is particularly worrying is that the Japanese army also launched a surprise attack in the direction of the Solomon Islands, and
In the past few days, radio waves have suddenly become intensive in the direction of the Marshall Islands and Hawaiian Islands, and the intelligence department is very suspicious that the Japanese army is planning to launch an attack on the Gilbert Islands and Line Islands in our back!"
Churchill's smile disappeared instantly and he frowned: "Franklin, how are you going to respond?"
Roosevelt looked resolute: "The situation in the Pacific affects the whole body. At this time, it is no longer possible to think of fighting independently. It must be integrated and comprehensively considered. Winston, let me tell you, Joint Chiefs of Staff
The meeting has made a decision to send the Atlantic Fleet to cover the troop transport ships going south, launch a surprise attack on Argentina, and occupy the entire territory of Argentina and southern Chile in one fell swoop to ensure the security of the Strait of Magellan and the Drake Strait.
"In addition, the Joint Chiefs of Staff also made a decision to formally abolish the Southwest Pacific Theater. General MacArthur will coordinate the army affairs in the Pacific region, and General Nimitz will be responsible for naval operations. The latest plan is to combine Tasmania and New Zealand
The army was mobilized to the Central Pacific region to strengthen the defense force in the north.
"Even so, I was still worried and raised a question to the Joint Chiefs of Staff to let them think about it: How should we respond if the war situation is unfavorable? General Marshall told me that the war in the Pacific Theater can be maintained. If it is true, we will maintain it.
No, I can only choose to give up and put
It might be better to use the withdrawn troops to fight in the Americas! Admiral Jin basically agreed with this statement, saying that if we unite the Pacific Fleet and the Atlantic Fleet of the United States, and then combine them with your country's Royal Navy, even a showdown with the Japanese Navy will be impossible.
I won’t be left behind! I’m considering the feasibility!”
"I didn't expect the situation to deteriorate to this extent!"
Churchill's face turned pale. He said sadly: "The fall of Australia has been equivalent to cutting out a piece of flesh in my heart. If we lose Tasmania and New Zealand... it would be unimaginable! Think about India and Western Canada, and...
There are countries in Persia, West Asia, and the Middle East. I estimate that he will become the worst prime minister in the history of the British Empire!"
"Why am I not like that?"
Roosevelt consoled him: "Our country's central and western regions and the territory of Alaska are still in the hands of the Japanese invaders, and recovery is far away! I just hope to stabilize the situation in the Pacific and wait for the strategic counterattack launched by the Army next month. As long as we can
If we advance the front to the west coast before the end of the year, then there will be hope for our ongoing war. Otherwise, we must seek to end the war with dignity!"
Churchill glanced at Roosevelt in surprise, but did not question the decision of this president, who was always known for his firm will. After all, the United States has made huge sacrifices since the war started, and industry and agriculture suffered huge losses due to the Japanese invasion.
Destruction. The government's support rate has dropped to rock bottom. If even the biggest counterattack that has been prepared for many years cannot be effective, there is no practical significance in continuing the war!
Churchill was silent for a while and then asked: "Can I help you?"
"certainly!"
Roosevelt nodded: "The Royal Navy has a military base in the Falkland Islands. I would like to ask you to send a reconnaissance plane to closely monitor the movements of the Argentine army and notify us in a timely manner."
"no problem!"
Churchill readily agreed to Roosevelt's request, and then laughed at himself and said: "In fact, the British Empire also suffered a setback in Egypt. The African Corps commanded by Montgomery was beaten out of Cairo by Rommel's punches, and finally managed to survive with the support of the Chinese.
Escaped the Suez Canal and avoided the fate of the entire army being annihilated.
"For this reason, Robert (Ayden) had to make an emergency mission to the Tang Dynasty, obtain the consent of the dictator in Karachi, and send a large army across the Suez Canal this month or next month to help us expel the Germans from Egypt! For
Therefore, we have to acquiesce in the status of the Chinese dollar as an international settlement currency!
"Well, who would have thought that the Chinese would benefit after this war? If I had known this, Prime Minister Arthur (Chamberlain) might as well have implemented the appeasement policy more thoroughly and acquiesced to Germany's invasion of Poland.
Let the two mad dogs, Germany and the Soviet Union, have a good bite and buy us precious time to prepare for war!"
"I also sent a diplomatic envoy to the Tang Dynasty. After Sumner came back, he reported to me what he saw and heard during his mission to Karachi."
Roosevelt said with emotion: "Our little friend's vision of politics and economics is not inferior to his military attainments. When the whole world is in the flames of war and the army is constantly expanding, he still has the mind to carry out financial operations. In addition to taking into account the post-war situation, he supported the puppet government everywhere in order to build up the country in order to strengthen its momentum! This is a peerless hero!"
Churchill was very embarrassed: "The foreign affairs department of the Tang Dynasty sent an invitation letter to our government and parliament, inviting us to send people to attend the founding ceremonies of those countries in the Indian subcontinent in the next two months. His Majesty the King was very dissatisfied with this, saying that he The Emperor of India was shamefully insulted, but I was speechless!
"To be honest, I hate the Chinese people's greed. Sometimes I even have the urge to shake hands with Hitler. I really want to know what he would do if the whole world stood against that man and the country he led. Doesn’t he feel regret? It’s hard for me to understand. Isn’t he afraid that we will settle accounts after the war..."
"Unless we give up everything now, otherwise..." Before Roosevelt could finish his words, Colonel Watson, the aide-de-camp, walked into the office quickly and said anxiously: "Admiral William Seeley and Admiral Ernest King We will come together and are already waiting in the map room."
"Is there anything urgent?" Roosevelt smiled apologetically at Churchill and asked casually.
"I heard that the Japanese army has launched a general attack on Rio de Janeiro!"
Colonel Watson's words caused Roosevelt and Churchill's expressions to change drastically. They looked at each other and felt complex emotions such as worry and fear in each other's eyes.
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