The Rise of the Third Reich

"...The current situation on the European continent is like this. The German Empire not only has powerful and invincible land force, but also superb political and diplomatic means. What is particularly terrifying is that their economic management methods are also very clever and perfect. It uses List's economic theory to perfectly combine state regulation and private capital.

According to our analysis, if the Germans' European Community plan is realized, Europe will definitely not become the legendary hell, but will become a huge, prosperous, and well-organized super federation. It will achieve remarkable achievements in all fields such as economy, education, politics, science and technology, and military. It will be a powerful and progressive empire for thousands of years, and will become a beacon guiding the entire human race forward! "

The person who is praising the German Empire to the President of the United States is not Dr. Goebbels, the German Minister of National Education and Propaganda, but Colonel Donovan, an old classmate of President Roosevelt.

He had just "traveled" around Europe, not only to England, but also to National Socialist Germany and German-occupied France, as well as to the Balkans, which were under German threat.

"Colonel," Harry Hopkins interrupted and asked in a strange tone, "You don't believe in National Socialism, do you?"

"No, of course not!" Colonel Donovan glanced at the sick Secretary of Commerce, "But I cannot deny the superiority of National Socialism. This is obvious."

"But Germany is a country ruled by a dictatorship!"

"They just have a very stable big government that has been in power for a long time," Colonel Donovan corrected. "The coalition government of the National Socialist Workers Party and the Fatherland Party was elected, and it was a real democratic election."

"The Germans chose a madman?"

"Harry," Roosevelt interrupted, "a madman will not run the country in such an orderly manner." He tilted his head and looked at Donovan, "William, what do you want to say?"

"What I want to say is that the Germans' country is as good as they advertise, that Dr. Goebbels is obviously an honest man, and they will bring prosperity and stability to all of Europe."

Donovan paused, and then said meaningfully: "If you really want to consider the European people, then a community under the leadership of the German Empire is indeed the best choice."

"I am not the president of Europe!" Roosevelt smiled, his tone already serious. "I am the president of the United States. If the American people vote for me, I have the obligation to turn the United States into the most powerful and greatest country in the world."

Donovan smiled slightly and said: "I think so too, the United States must become number one in the world!

Our economy was number one in the world many years ago, but now we are only left with politics and military affairs... And the Germans now want to unite Europe and challenge the United Kingdom politically and militarily, and the United States economically. If they were allowed to succeed, the United States would forever live in Germany's shadow. "

He emphasized his tone: "So Germany is the biggest enemy of the United States! So Germany is the most evil country in the world, and this country is destroying Europe and the whole world!"

"So what are we going to do to smash Germany's conspiracy to destroy the world?" US President Roosevelt asked with a smile.

"We must not do nothing, because this evil empire that plots to destroy the world is running well and is deeply supported by the people and will not collapse on its own."

Donovan said: "I think we should learn from the way the British used to deal with the powers of the European continent and find idiots who are willing to shed their blood for the United States against Germany."

"So who looks stupider?" Roosevelt lit a cigarette for himself, took a puff and said, "I think the French look smart, and the Italians aren't stupid either."

"Britain," Donovan said, "and the Soviet Union! They are the best cannon fodder."

"The Soviet Union..." Roosevelt glanced at Harry Hopkins.

Harry Hopkins said: "The President, Soviet Ambassador Litvinov has just offered to purchase our most advanced fighter jets and aircraft engines. I think this is a tentative request."

"Should it be given?" Roosevelt asked Donovan. "The Soviet Union is Germany's socialist comrade and brother, and it is still attacking Finland."

"It must be given!" Donovan said: "President, one Europe cannot tolerate two hegemons! And the Russians have always been self-righteous. They will not be willing to surrender to another European country. In addition, Germany will not allow the Soviet Union to continue Make it bigger, because the Soviet Union is already very big.”

Roosevelt took a puff of cigarette: "The Soviet Union is indeed a big country with a very large population, tens of millions more than the United States."

"Yes," said Donovan, "more people means more cannon fodder! If you include Poles, Ukrainians, Lithuanians and Slovaks, Germany already has more than 130 million people, almost as many as us and more than Britain." Out of 70 to 80 million.”

"And there is Italy over Germany with a population of 41 million!" said the US president. "It seems that it is impossible for the British to fight back to the European continent on their own."

Donovan nodded and said, "Although Britain has the will to resist, it can only delay Germany's advance at sea, in North Africa, and in the Middle East. And it can't be delayed for long!"

Donovan's tone was very heavy, as if he was reciting a eulogy for the British Empire: "Germany has now conquered industrialized countries such as France and Belgium, and will soon bring the Netherlands and Sweden into the European Customs Union. This means that Germany will Has most of the shipbuilding capabilities on the European continent.

And Britain's industrial capabilities are being strangled by German submarines. The British must now go all out to build merchant ships and destroyers, so that they have no power to build many powerful battleships. On the contrary, the Germans could let large shipyards across the European continent build battleships for them. Once the Germans had enough battleships, they could capture the British mainland. By then, even if the Soviet Union is willing to be cannon fodder, it may not be able to do anything. "

He almost shouted: "So, if we still want the United States to become the leading country in the world, we must seize the time to win over the Soviet Union now!"

Roosevelt looked at his think tank Harry Hopkins and asked, "Can you give the Soviet Union the aircraft and engines that Stalin wanted after the election?"

1940 is an election year in the United States, and Roosevelt is seeking a third term. Before voting in the general election (early November), he did not want to cause trouble.

Hopkins thought for a while and said: "P-39 and P-40 are not battleships after all, and their targets are not that big, so there should be no problem. But the British need them more now. After the Geneva Peace Conference, the Germans will definitely launch Massive offensive."

"Harry, I remembered you talking about the Geneva Peace Conference." Roosevelt took another puff of cigarette. "We are a party to the Treaty of Trianon, and we also participated in the Paris Peace Conference. Now Germany wants to overthrow Paris. The outcome of the Peace Conference and the Treaty of Trianon were unilateral changes and a serious violation of international law, right?”

"President," Harry Hopkins thought seriously, "I don't know much about international law, but if you think they violated it, then they must have violated it."

"William, you are a barrister, so you must know something about international law, right?" Roosevelt asked Donovan again with a smile.

"This is a blatant violation of international law," Donovan said. "The United States must express its resolute opposition. Only in this way can the weak and bullied European countries be encouraged to resist Germany's power."

The country Donovan was referring to was certainly not Hungary. Ever since Germany announced that it would abrogate the Treaty of Trianon, the pro-German sentiment of Hungarians has rapidly increased. Even the Hungarian dictator Horthy Miklós, who was supported by the Allied Powers, was unable to do anything. , can only follow this trend and defect to Germany.

However, the abolition of the Treaty of Trianon and the Treaty of Saint-Germain will greatly harm the interests of Romania and Yugoslavia. However, the strength of these two countries is limited and it is difficult to resist the powerful Germany unless they are supported by the United States and Britain.

"President, domestic public opinion will not support our excessive interference in European affairs." Harry Hopkins reminded. "I don't think many Americans care about the grievances between Hungary and Yugoslavia, and it is impossible for Congress to pass a resolution to provide substantial military assistance to Yugoslavia. Moreover, the Geneva Peace Conference will end before the general election vote!"

"But if we do nothing," Donovan spread his hands, "Yugoslavia and Romania will have no choice but to succumb... Although these two countries are weak, they can always give Germany some blood."

Roosevelt thought for a while and smiled: "We must do something, but not too much. Participating in the Geneva Peace Conference is necessary because we are a party to the Treaty of Trianon. We can say 'no' …This doesn’t mean we can fall into the quagmire of Europe, right?”

"Of course the United States can say 'no,'" Hopkins said, "but before the election, you'd better make it clear to voters that you are all talk and no action on European issues."

"Yes," Roosevelt smiled, "I'm a big mouth on European issues." He looked at Hopkins, "But I want Yugoslavia and Romania to think that I will really do something for them. Harry , I would like you to go to Geneva with the Secretary of State as deputy head of the U.S. delegation.”

"I understand, Mr. President." Harry Hopkins thought for a moment and replied, "I know what to do. I will let the Yugoslavs and Romanians understand that the United States will stand with them!"

Roosevelt smiled and nodded. "Express your opinions in private as much as possible. You can make all verbal commitments except participating in the war. If necessary, you can also sign some diplomatic memorandums that provide military assistance."