Chapter 802 Special Meeting on Capitol Hill

Some people say that the rise of the United States is due to the huge war fortune in World War I and World War II.

In fact, it is not entirely correct. As early as 1894, the GDP of the United States surpassed that of the United Kingdom. In 1911, the total industrial output value accounted for 36% of the world.

The second-ranked Germany is 16%, and the United Kingdom is 15%. After that, World War I broke out.

In fact, the rise of the United States has something to do with the war. The political system and inclusiveness, as well as the fact that the two wars were far away from the mainland and allowed a large amount of capital to move in, are all reasons for its strength.

But it would be a bit self-deceiving to attribute it all to 'war wealth'.

In fact, whether sending supplies to belligerent countries during the war counts as making war fortunes will never be settled.

Taking World War II as an example, without the industrial and resource support of the United States, it is still unknown whether the United Kingdom could survive until the United States joined the war.

There is also the support of Huaguo and the United States in various aspects in the later stage, which also played a key role.

At this moment, Li Zitao is on Capitol Hill, attending a special meeting due to the outbreak of the German-Polish War.

Roosevelt said a lot at the meeting, and used the burning of the Capitol in 1814 to persuade Congress to abolish the embargo clause.

"Stateing the above to you is just looking back at history, but if the United States still stubbornly believes that this war has nothing to do with us, people, freedom, and justice, terrible things will eventually happen in the future."

This debate is being watched both inside and outside Congress, and whether or not to repeal the provisions of the embargo is closely related to everyone's life and safety.

People who hold a negative attitude worry that doing so will unknowingly drag the United States into the quagmire of war.

Those who are in favor of it all hold their own opinions and have different reasons.

Some people want to find business opportunities in the war, some people think it is a respect for the Constitution, and some people think that the United States should take the opportunity to rise, and there are endless quarrels inside and outside Congress.

"The meeting is temporarily closed, and the results will be announced in 40 minutes." The noisy voices at the scene were suppressed, and the members of parliament either changed seats and gathered to discuss, or walked to the lounge in groups of three or four.

Li Zitao also left from an inconspicuous position in the back row, and rushed towards the corridor where Roosevelt disappeared.

"Your Excellency, your speech just now was wonderful, and I think members of Congress will agree with you."

As soon as he arrived at the door of the lounge, Li Zitao heard a slightly familiar voice.

"John, I heard that you just finished your trip in Rome and received the blessing of Pius XII?" Roosevelt smiled passionately.

"Yes, I had a great time communicating with His Excellency the Pope. He is very kind and I have learned a lot from him," John Kendy said.

"Roosevelt, my friend, is there anything interesting to share?" Li Zitao pushed open the half-covered door and walked in with a smile on his face.

The moment he saw him, John Kendy's expression changed several times.

Li Zitao seemed to have not noticed all this, and nodded to him with a smile; "Oh! Isn't this Little John from Kendy's family? How about it, have you finished your studies?"

"Soon, thank you for your concern, Mr. Charlie." John nodded indifferently.

"Well, although your father has done some ridiculous things, I won't take my anger out on you...Maybe you should call me uncle, haha..."

Li Zitao laughed and patted him on the shoulder. Just seeing John grinning and his shoulders drooping, he knew that it didn't feel good.

Seeing his embarrassing expression, Li Zitao nodded contentedly, and asked Roosevelt about his future plans.

"If Congress agrees to lift the embargo, I will contact my friends in the UK...Charlie, I hope you can help them."

Roosevelt murmured worriedly: "Chamberlain's stubbornness and prejudice ruined the last chance in Eastern Europe,

In front of the little man, the vacillation of the representatives of Britain and France is Ye Xin's encouragement of NCism, the open conscription in 35 years, the Rhineland in 36 years,

In 1938, he won the crucial Austria, and at the same time got the Sudeten area, with enough troops,

Now, he got the Czech Republic, the most powerful industrial country in Europe, and now he has set his sights on Poland, and he is about to succeed. "

Roosevelt clenched his fists, his eyes narrowed with wisdom, and said: "The Soviets have already taken action, and the situation in Europe will become weird and weird.

Now that Chamberlain has lost his last chance to cooperate with the Soviets, if his government still controls the country, it is hard to imagine what will happen in the future? "

"Your reasoning is a bit serious." Li Zitao looked at him with some understanding.

Is he hinting at meddling in British politics to bring Chamberlain down?

Five days before the special session of the Diet, the Soviet government delivered a statement to the Polish ambassador in Moscow.

"The Polish government has collapsed and is unable to maintain national stability and political situation, which also proves that the sovereignty of the Polish state and government no longer exists.

Therefore, the treaties concluded between the Soviet Union and Poland became invalid, and Poland became a dangerous place that could threaten the Soviet Union and create confusion and accidents.

In view of this, the hitherto neutral Soviet Union could no longer approach this complex and dangerous situation with a neutral attitude. "

"The Soviet government will not be indifferent to the fate of compatriots living in Poland, Ukrainians and Belarusians, who have been abandoned,

Their living environment and lives are being threatened. In view of this situation, the Soviet government will order the troops of the Soviet General Command to cross the border to protect the lives, property and legal wealth of residents of West Ukraine and West Russia. "

In the early morning of the same day, the Soviet army crossed the border and marched towards eastern Poland, not only stationed in Western Ukraine and Western Russia, but also crossed the Curzon Line.

According to the last information obtained before the meeting, the area of ​​Poland occupied by the Soviet army reached 170,000 square kilometers, involving a population of about 10 million.

At the same time, the Soviet side actively operated in the two "protected" countries to promote the establishment of the Soviet regime. Its purpose is self-evident, and it wants to completely merge them into the Soviet Union.

"No, it's true, Charlie... Not only did I see it, but someone in England saw it, he's my friend, we've had a lot of letters,

Through communicating with him, I will learn more about the current situation and changes in Britain and Europe. "

Roosevelt was very worried about the current political situation in Britain. From the bottom of his heart, he really wanted to find a suitable way to influence its direction.

Li Zitao also probably understood who the friend he was talking about was one of the future Big Three, Roosevelt's close friend and pen pal, and a V-shaped hand who had a lifelong hostility to the red regime.