Hello poster, based on the questions you asked, let us now review the development history of the United States (I will summarize it by hand, if you have different opinions, you can discuss it):

Part One : The process of the United States completing its independence and expanding its territory

(Main opponents: the powers that hindered the expansion of the United States’ territory)

1. Fighting against the Indians

Someone said this In a word: The history of the development of the United States is the history of the blood and tears of Indians. This is true, because when the United States was first established, there were only thirteen eastern states. Before the United States was independent, the main enemy of the thirteen states was the Commonwealth that ruled them. After independence, the United States continued to expand westward, encroaching on the Indian lands. Therefore, the Indians became a major obstacle to the development of the United States. This period mainly lasted from 1830 to 1860 (some people say that the Westward Expansion Movement lasted until the beginning of the 20th century in a broad sense). During this period, the United States purchased and robbed goods from Britain, France, and Mexico. Countries such as Spain gained large tracts of territory.

(We ignore the Civil War period because it does not belong to the external category)

2. The Spanish-American War

In 1898, the United States went to war with Spain, mainly to seize interests in the Caribbean Sea (including the later Panama Canal Basin). Of course, before the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, the United States had already overthrown the Kingdom of Hawaii and incorporated it into its territory.

At this point, the territory expansion phase of the United States has basically been completed. The next step is for the United States to reach the top of the capitalist world.

Part 2: The United States reaches the top of the capitalist world

(Main opponents: other capitalist countries)

1. The Second Industrial Revolution

1890~1917 is called the Progressive Period by Americans because during this period, the United States and Germany took the lead in launching the second industrial revolution and seized the opportunity to develop in the capitalist world. The United States was moving toward capitalism. The relentless climb to the top of the world.

II. World War I

In 1917, the United States declared no neutrality (because the United States was sunk by German submarines in the Atlantic Ocean) and declared war on Germany, but the war did not end It lasted for a long time, and the armistice with Germany came to an end in 1918. The Americans made a fortune after the war because they lent a large amount of loans to the Allied Powers during World War I. In addition, the First World War was not ongoing in the United States, and Western Europe had already It was a mess, and Germany, the only capitalist country comparable to the United States, was also destroyed in the war. America rises!

3. World War II

At this point, many friends have already understood that in World War II, the United States also changed from neutrality to a participating country. However, This time the catalyst was not Germany, but Japan. Although the United States invested a large amount of troops in World War II, the same sentence remains: the war did not reach the Americas. Compared with other participating countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, the United States was still the beneficiary. After World War II, Americans looked at the ruins of Western Europe and the sea of ????fire in Japan, because the time to truly dominate the world had finally arrived.

IV. The formation of the Bretton Woods system

In 1944, the Bretton Woods Conference was held. We can omit the other main contents of this conference. The most important point is: that is The U.S. dollar is pegged to gold, and other currencies are pegged to the U.S. dollar with fixed exchange rates. This is equivalent to recognizing the credibility and status of the US dollar. America ascends to the top of the capitalist world.

Part Three: Confrontation with Socialist Countries

(Main Enemy: Socialist Countries)

1. Cold War

The Continuation of the Cold War It's a long time. Broadly speaking, it basically lasted from the end of World War II to the early 1990s. Some people say that the Cold War was a confrontation between two camps. In fact, I think the Cold War-the camps are just excuses, and world domination is the goal. Because before the founding of the Soviet Union, there were no socialist countries in the world. The excuse for overthrowing a powerful country and proclaiming itself king was nothing more than the so-called "seizing the living space of one's own country." In fact, the two social systems are not contradictory in terms of diplomatic development - Premier Zhou Enlai's policy of seeking common ground while reserving differences is a good proof of this. In terms of development, the two systems are not incompatible - socialism with Chinese characteristics provides We learned a lesson. During the Cold War, the so-called ideological confrontation was nothing more than the confrontation between the two major powers, the United States and the Soviet Union, because it was not possible to win alone, and one had to form gangs. NATO and the Warsaw Pact came into being.

During the Cold War, several famous wars were nothing more than intended to weaken the opponent's strength and threaten the other party at the other's doorstep. In fact, it was not just wars, but the development of peace was also a means to promote confrontation - -The "Marshall Plan" that supported Japan after the war and aided Western Europe after the war were both supporting puppets. The Soviet Union assisted China, Vietnam, Cuba and other socialist countries.

There were also disturbances in the Cold War, such as China's swing (the deterioration of Sino-Soviet relations, the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and China, and the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Japan) and so on. In fact, I think that the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and China is just a good gap-it can develop one of its own camps: even if it does not join its own camp, it cannot let the Soviet Union get it. The United States and the Soviet Union continued to support other countries, which to a certain extent contributed to the emergence of world multipolarity.

Part 4: The continuation of the Cold War mentality, the United States versus multipolarity

(Main enemies: major powers that occupy a place in the world)

Let’s first Let’s talk about U.S.-China relations—the United States’ efforts to contain China are said by some to be a continuation of the Cold War mentality and an act of hostility to socialism. Really? Not really. As we all know, after the Cold War, Americans have pretty good control over Europe. Although the European integration process makes Americans frown, things are still not that bad. Looking at East Asia, the United States has almost complete strategic deployments in Japan, South Korea and the Philippines. Everything seems to be under control. However, the rise of China has exceeded Americans' expectations. At the beginning, the Americans did not take China's development seriously. Who were they mainly dealing with - Russia. When China rises, they have to start deploying strategies in the Pacific. Why the Pacific? First of all, controlling the Pacific Ocean is equivalent to blocking China from the sea. Secondly, controlling the Pacific Ocean can also contain Russia-Russia is also connected to the Pacific Ocean. Secondly, the anti-American activist North Korea is also in that area, so Japan and South Korea have become strategic locations. But does this mean that Americans will not focus their efforts elsewhere? I am talking about a few places now. Please check the news about them online - Turkey, Poland, Central Asia, Mongolia, Ukraine, Georgia, Kaliningrad, the Middle East, etc. If you check, you will find that this is the main focus of the United States in the Pacific region (of course I will miss a few... welcome to add), or it is the focus of the United States and Russia. These focus points have a big similarity in geography - they actually control the key links between Russia and the outside world (such as the Black Sea), and many of them are Russia's neighbors.

Having said this, you should also understand that the United States does not contain China because of its Cold War mentality - because Russia is a truly capitalist country! The United States deploys in the above-mentioned places only to contain countries that threaten it.

After typing so much, I found that something seems to be wrong with the text. . . . . But I sincerely want to answer your question. . . . . . . . . . .

I’ll stop here first,

It’s still the same sentence, the above is purely hand-made, I hope you will adopt it

—ZARD—