Has there ever been a war in the alternation of economic power in history?

No, there is no war between America and Britain.

Britain conquered more than half of the earth in the19th century, which is a veritable "world leader". However, after the two world wars in the 20th century, its sphere of influence gradually retreated to the mainland, and its position as a "leading country" was replaced by the "afterlife" United States in the same civilization system.

Compared with Britain, what advantages and advantages can the United States show off in leading the world?

Many people say that the United States is a country without historical burdens, which is not wrong, but it is not accurate to say that they have no tradition. Passive water, the "gene" of any country does not jump out of the cracks in the stone. There is no doubt that the American tradition is Britain. Looking through the archives, it can be said that Britain is the "maiden" of the United States, and the blood of "talents" flows on "talents". The United States is the largest immigrant country in the world, and the main body of "primitive immigrants" is Anglo-Saxons, the "leaders" from Britain and their families.

Washington, the father of the United States, dreamed of becoming a British officer in the official establishment when he was young. In the process of pursuing the "English Dream", Washington participated in the seven-year British colonial struggle against France. At that time, he represented Britain and France was its enemy. In the battle to lead the North American colonies to independence, his enemy was the British army. At this time, he got help from France, and his allies and natural enemies changed again.

It is universally acknowledged that Washington's greatness lies not in his military talent, but in his high quality. He was the first leader who led his country to independence but didn't yearn for the post. He doesn't want to be a king who enslaves his own people or a wolf king who conquers other countries. He wants to be a great man forever.

The United States was once a "moderate" colony of the British Empire, and Washington's thought of founding a country can be traced back to British political culture. Then, after the war of independence and the tempering of Washington, the unique social and political culture of American immigrants was formed, which was mainly reflected in the principle of equal human rights and liberal values-this is the process of the emergence of "beautiful talents".

Obviously, in the eyes of Americans, they are "gifted students". Although at the beginning of birth, the comprehensive national strength can't be compared with the British Empire, but at least two "software" advantages are ahead of the "mother's family" at birth-

First, the political system. Constitutionalism was invented by the British in17th century, and the United States, which was born at the end of18th, immediately promoted it to the height of "separation of powers". If Britain, which invented constitutionalism, was "high school level", then American constitutionalism was "undergraduate" when it appeared.

/kloc-at the end of 0/8, the United States was a new world for many countries. And almost every American has an innate sense of superiority, which has nothing to do with "descent" or race, but comes from the high starting point of the national political system.

Second, leadership. In the eyes of Americans, the Queen of England cannot be compared with their father, President Washington. Washington, the first person who created America, is regarded as a "saint" worship in America. His noble character of resigning voluntarily and not being king is incomparable to that of a lifelong queen.

Of course, there are also French contributions. In terms of time, American constitutionalism predates France, and France's democratic revolution took place 20 years after the American War of Independence. However, the American thought of founding a country was deeply influenced by the French enlighteners. Before the Declaration of Independence was published in the Declaration of Human Rights, Montesquieu's dream was first put into practice and a democratic constitutional government with "separation of powers" was established.

It can be said that American politics inherited Britain and benefited from the law. The Bill of Rights-Declaration of Independence-Declaration of Human Rights, with three points and one line, constitutes the political mainstream and orthodoxy in the modern western world.

Therefore, based on the above reasons, it is more appropriate to say that the United States is the "gorgeous reincarnation" of the British Empire. Their "special relationship" transcends China and Japan in the East. It is not the separation of old and new civilizations, but the inheritance and sublimation in the same civilization system. Listen to the star-spangled banner's Home of the Brave, and how similar it is to the dream of an empire where the sun never sets-two "never sets" have the same effect, and a formidable young man who is "shine on you is better than blue" is ready to come.

As the saying goes, this is a long time. In the mid-20th century, it was the decline of the British Empire that made the United States calmly take over the baton.

Then, why did the British Empire, the "world leader" in the19th century, decline in the middle of the 20th century?

In addition to the inevitable objective law of "prosperity and decline" and unique geographical factors-England is an island country and cannot connect the conquered land from the mainland, the rule of the British Empire over the conquered land is also an important reason for the premature decline of the empire.

Looking back at the history of world conquest, we should admit that the British Empire was a "better ruler" than the Mongolian Empire in terms of colonies, and the Mongolian Empire left only bones and horse manure in the conquered areas. They are relatively gentle and not cruel.

But in two respects, the British Empire is similar to those colonial empires in history.

The first is greed. The British Empire is known as the "monopoly empire", and they are no different from the colonial empire in encroaching on other countries' wealth and enriching their national treasury.

The second is arrogance. Although they didn't divide the people in the conquered areas into four classes like the Mongolian Empire, it didn't mean that they treated the local people as "people". They pursue democracy at home and treat their own people well, but they enjoy privileges and despise others in occupied countries.

British rule over India has always been regarded as a moderate model of conquerors. However, no matter how moderate Britain's policy towards India is, it can't eliminate the hostility and antipathy of Indians. In the face of such a gentle ruler, Indians still insist on independence. Why? It is precisely because of the above two performances of Britain that the national spirit that India is proud of has been seriously dealt a blow. Is India the Indian India or the British India? The British Governor cannot give an accurate answer to hundreds of millions of people.

Good things are for your own use, and barbarians don't deserve democracy-this is the ruling tone set by the British colonial world from the beginning. This tone became the main reason why they finally lost their position as the center of world civilization. So from this perspective, it can also be said that the decline of the British Empire is the result of its "exclusive food" in the achievements of civilization.

Although mentoring can be commensurate, there are many students whose ideals and level exceed that of teachers. In the way of "conquering and ruling the world", the practice of the United States is quite different from that of Britain.

As the successor of the "leading country", the American overseas faction is completely different from the western predecessors, and he does not want to take the old road of colonialism. This has something to do with her origin-the United States itself is an independent country fought for by the colonies, and it is impossible to deal with others like Britain does with itself.

In terms of civilization, we can't "eat alone", and only "all civilizations" can guarantee our country's leading position-this is a profound lesson that the new United States has learned from the declining Britain.

Based on this lesson, the western "epigenetic" launched a "new conquest"-for the conquered territory, it was either merged into the Federation or made other countries independent and led by themselves.

When the United States was founded, there were only 13 states, and later it reached 5 1. Here, in addition to reflecting the geographical advantages that Britain does not have-achieving 5 1 star, the United States, which is adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west, is a land and sea power across the east and west, and has considerable tension to absorb American territory and even world waters, which is unmatched by the island country of England. But also verified the external attraction and cohesion of the United States, which preaches "all civilizations."

In the process of launching the "new conquest", the Declaration of Independence, as the foundation of the United States, played a vital role. Americans holding the Declaration of Independence not only did not hinder the independence of the conquered country, but helped it.

Take the rule of the United States over the Philippines as an example. Because of geographical factors, it is impossible to be incorporated into the Federation. However, the United States did not follow the routine of British colonization, not suppressing its independence, but assisting it.

For the new schools in the United States, Philippine scholar Geside gave the following evaluation:

"Filipinos fought for freedom, but failed. Filipinos have no choice but to accept American rule. Fortunately for them, the United States, which grew up in a democratic tradition, is a more tolerant ruler than the monarchy Spain, and they are fortunate to be influenced by democracy and American civilization. "

At the beginning of the 20th century, observing other countries through the "new conquest" of the Philippines by the United States, it is not difficult to draw the next inference: this young western man is terrible and destined to make great achievements in this world. In addition to the objective laws, the status rotation between Britain and the United States fully reveals the true meaning of winning the commanding heights of civilization-a progressive civilization can only dominate the world for a long time if it benefits the world.

The new western civilization, which began with British constitutionalism, liberated people's rights and desires and produced amazing power from it. However, this "perpetual motion machine" has not been shipped to countries outside China. Although the decline of the British Empire was caused by many factors, such as economy, war, geography, population and so on, the core one was that human nature was not fully exercised in the colonies. Their freedom, democracy and humanity are not shared with the ruling place. As a result, the conquered land, instead of advancing by leaps and bounds, has become a balloon of excessive expansion, plunder and oppression, and the more it is pressed, the more it is pressed.

Good things to share with you. No matter how good the road is, if you don't advance, you will retreat.

When the Queen of England understands this truth, the world will be different when she wakes up. The "descendants of Sam" of the same civilization system took away the baton to lead the country.

After the "Great Unification", "Sam's later life" was neither a day's work nor a natural creation after the economic and military rise. Although the United States has money and superb military technology, it is not the winner of world leadership. Adhering to the declaration of independence for nearly 300 years and persistently promoting the "new conquest"-a unique civilization is not as good as many civilizations, which is the magic weapon for the United States to win a unique world.