Chapter 477 The Broken Dream of a Great Power
Although it will not immediately dispatch troops to start a war with the United States, the World Alliance will never give up on the corresponding sanctions and compensation requirements.
First, all overseas assets of the United States, including foreign debts, were abolished, and tens of billions of dollars owed to the United States by the five major powers were cancelled.
Secondly, because the influenza virus introduced by the United States caused the death of at least hundreds of millions of people around the world, the World Alliance determined that the United States must pay $20 billion in compensation to the world and apologize to all countries in the world and all mankind.
Because of the economic losses caused by the flu to various countries, Americans need to pay an additional $10 billion in compensation to various countries.
If the above requirements are not met, all countries in the World Alliance will unite to launch sanctions against the United States, abrogate all agreements with the United States, and prohibit the signing of any import and export treaties with the United States.
If the United States refuses to implement it, the World Alliance will not rule out the use of force and form a joint army of millions of people to force the United States to agree to the above requirements.
When this request for compensation was sent to President Wilson's desk, President Wilson's face was livid, but he was helpless.
This is not a request of a single country, but a request of five great powers and nearly 20 countries. It is impossible for the United States to stop it.
Not to mention the current United States, I am afraid that the United States in 100 years will not be able to stop it, unless it directly breaks out and launches a nuclear war.
What's even more terrible is that the World Alliance published the entire meeting process, making most Americans believe that the flu was caused by a chemical plant leak.
No, the World Alliance's claims have not yet reached the White House. A large number of families of Americans who died from the flu have begun to sue chemical plants in Kansas, and even directly sue the government for compensation.
This is not good news for the United States. This kind of reparations is not like war reparations, which can be done casually.
Everyone believes that the responsibility lies with the chemical plants and the US government, so those who demand compensation have a huge appetite, and the minimum is tens of thousands of dollars.
If we really look at the compensation of US$10,000 per person, the death toll in the United States has already exceeded one million, which is a compensation of more than US$10 billion.
This US$10 billion plus the US$30 billion claimed by the World Alliance, the compensation of US$40 billion is enough to directly bankrupt the US government, and the US dream of forming a new order will be directly aborted.
Between the people’s claims and the World Alliance’s claims, it is obvious that the latter cannot be delayed.
After all, the most people can do is sue and sue, but the World Alliance will really send troops.
If it really goes to the stage of war and makes the United States an enemy of the whole world, let alone the throne of President Wilson, I am afraid that the end of the U.S. government will not be very good.
"Fuck! The trouble was caused by those consortiums, and they must also take responsibility for this time!" In the President's Office, President Wilson smashed everything he could see on the ground and said angrily.
The US$30 billion in compensation requested by the World Alliance alone is enough to give the United States a headache.
You must know that Australasia's gross national product has not reached 3 billion US dollars, which also means that the United States must compensate at least ten Australasian economies in order to satisfy the appetite of the World Alliance.
If we look at the U.S. economy, the total fiscal revenue of the United States in 1917 was approximately US$900 million, which was far less than the total fiscal revenue of the United States in history.
This year, due to the impact of the flu, the growth in fiscal revenue will not be too high. This also resulted in the US$30 billion compensation requiring the United States to repay at least 30 years, not counting the US government's financial expenditure.
In order to join the war, the United States has already borrowed tens of billions of dollars from various countries. Now that this loan has been cancelled, it will have to bear at least another 30 billion U.S. dollars in debt, which will undoubtedly directly plunge the U.S. economy into an abyss.
President Wilson originally wanted to let the consortium share part of the financial pressure. Unexpectedly, the Kansas consortium was ignorant of Wilson's request, directly denied the responsibility of the chemical plant, and refused to bear part of the compensation.
The consortium is not stupid. After all, it is a compensation of 30 billion US dollars. Even if it only bears one-tenth, it is enough to make the consortium shake its muscles and bones.
Money is still very valuable at this time. US$2 billion is a huge sum of money for Australasia, not to mention it is just a consortium from a state in the United States.
After ordering his men to issue an ultimatum to the Kansas consortium, President Wilson looked back at Ronnie and asked, "What did the World Alliance say?" "The US$30 billion won't be less, then
. The border's attitude seems to be very firm." Ronnie sighed and said: "They demand compensation of US$5 billion within two years, and the remaining US$25 billion can be paid back in 25 years." President Wilson rubbed his
brow , took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled it. His whole body seemed to have aged ten years.
"Our estimated fiscal revenue this year is less than 1.2 billion U.S. dollars, and compensation is 5 billion U.S. dollars within two years. Oh, they thought well." President Wilson said mockingly to himself.
According to the requirements of the World Alliance, the United States should not take any action in the next 30 years.
They originally owed part of the debt for the war, and the compensation received from Germany was not very large. They could barely make a small profit after paying off the debt.
As a result, countries now generally freeze Americans' assets and cancel all foreign debts.
This resulted in direct losses of tens of billions of dollars for the United States, and even the war reparations paid by the Germans to the United States were abolished.
This means that the United States suffered a total loss in this war, and suffered a loss of at least US$5 billion. It’s not over yet. With this US$30 billion in compensation, the United States will not have any funds to expand its armaments in the next 30 years.
If it really bears these reparations, the United States will become a cash machine for European countries, providing billions of dollars in funding to the World Alliance every year to help other countries develop.
As long as he agrees to the demands of the World Alliance, if nothing else, President Wilson will immediately become the sinner of the United States.
This completely blocks the United States' development hopes in the next 30 years, and will also make the United States, which is not united and unified, even more chaotic.
You know, although the United States has a sufficient population, it is a country full of immigrants.
The earliest United States was composed of British colonies. With the expansion of the United States and the addition of a large number of immigrants, the ethnic composition of the United States was very chaotic.
In addition, there are also considerable conflicts between white Americans and black Americans. White Americans generally look down on black people, but after black people were liberated, the U.S. government had to recognize these black people as American citizens.
This has led to not only conflicts between various ethnic groups, but also considerable conflicts between whites and blacks.
In such a chaotic situation, if it really disagrees with the World Alliance's compensation requirements, it is impossible for the United States to stop the World Alliance's offensive.
This is also the biggest problem currently facing President Wilson. Agree to pay reparations and become a criminal in the United States. If you don’t agree to pay reparations, you will become a sinner in the world.
Different from the sad faces of the U.S. government, the representatives of all member countries of the World Alliance were smiling at this time.
It's definitely good news to be able to put all the blame for the flu on the United States. What's more, we can also get a large amount of compensation from the United States, which is the icing on the cake.
Whether this compensation is distributed to the people or used for domestic construction, it can alleviate the crisis caused by the influenza.
If we launch large-scale construction projects in the country and then distribute the money to the people in the form of work-for-work relief, well, we can still make two ends, which is really cost-effective.
Each country can get at least several hundred million dollars of the US$30 billion loan. This is truly a situation where the great powers eat the meat and the small and medium-sized countries follow suit.
Not to mention, this joint sanction against the United States has brought the countries of the World Alliance closer together.
At least we all have common interests now, and some countries that had conflicts before now look at each other much more favorably.
After the actions of several powerful countries, the original situation where all countries were at fault for the influenza was directly changed to a situation where only the Americans were at fault and other countries were victims.
Even if the U.S. government refuses to admit crimes against humanity and crimes against all countries, such stereotypes have been remembered by all countries.
If nothing else, the Americans have lost their foreign initiative before a bigger crisis breaks out.
As long as Americans take action, all countries will be reminded of the American influenza pandemic and the Americans' crime of spreading the virus to endanger all mankind.
In this way, countries coveted by the Americans will only unite and even attack the United States in turn.
Under such circumstances, it is no less difficult for the Americans to rise to become a world pole than it is for the United States to challenge the world alone.
Of course, Americans are not without opportunities to clear their reputations. For example, when World War II breaks out in the future, Americans alone can withstand the German attack and support all countries, which may change the reputation of Americans.
But if you want to rely on the Americans to withstand the German attack, well, going to bed early may be possible.
The two countries that are most satisfied with the current situation are the United Kingdom and Australasia.
Prime Minister Law and George and Arthur all achieved their goals, which was to reduce the threat from the Americans.
The current United States may be able to maintain its status as a great power, but if it wants to attack a higher status, it must pass the World Alliance.
In this way, the possible conflicts between Britain and the United States and Australia and the United States will be transferred into conflicts between the United States and the entire world alliance.
The United Kingdom and Australasia don't even need to take action. All the small and medium-sized countries in the World Alliance united are enough for the current United States to drink a pot.
All small and medium-sized countries provide armies, and the five major powers only need to provide part of the navy. It does not seem to be a problem to attack the United States.
After all, among these small and medium-sized countries there are brave and capable countries like the Balkan countries. Their army's combat effectiveness has long been verified in the war, and it is at least better than the US army that has not been baptized by war.
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