In modern times, Europe is the world's fastest growing continent, after the opening of new shipping routes, Europe rose rapidly, there are European shadows all over the world, and since then, after the baptism of the industrial revolution, European powers have emerged in an endless stream.
However, in modern times, Europe has become the little brother of the United States, even if it knows that it is pit by the United States every day, it still does not abandon and give up on the United States, and is bent on following the United States.
Why?
First: Lean against a big tree for shade.
After the devastation of World War II, Europe became a rubble and ruin, the economy was in serious retrogression, the quality of life of the European people was much worse than before, and the most important thing was that the status of European countries has also declined repeatedly.
As for the United States, the war did not take place on the United States mainland, but on the contrary, the United States made a lot of money in World War II, made a windfall in the war, and made the United States leap to become a world level.
In response to the Soviet challenge, the United States adopted a variety of strategies, including the Marshall Plan, which supported Europe.
The Marshall Plan, also known as the European Renaissance Program, was the economic assistance provided by the United States to the countries of Western Europe devastated by World War II and assisted in reconstruction.
Western European countries received a total of $13.15 billion in U.S. aid, including finance, technology, and equipment, of which 90 percent were grants and 10 percent were loans.
This plan allowed the Economy of Western Europe to begin 20 years of unprecedented development, accelerating the take-off of the European economy.
Since then, European countries have successively joined nato organizations led by the United States, and in the confrontation with the Soviet Union, they have been sheltered by the United States.
In addition, Europeans have long had a Russian-phobic mentality, and the presence of the United States has also made them feel at ease.
Second: There are still huge common interests.
The United States has been harvesting the world, and wherever there is chaos, there are Americans.
But europe, as the little brother of the United States, is not clean in the ass.
The eldest brother has a bite to eat, and will definitely divide the second brother into one bite.
The United States has a population of 330 million, or only 4 percent of the world's population, but consumes 25 percent of the world's resources.
With a population of 520 million, the European Union accounts for only 6.2% of the world's population, but consumes 25% of the world's resources.
In other words, the United States and the European Union account for only 10% of the world's population, but consume half of the world's resources.
Capitalism harvests the global eating picture, which is really ugly.
In order to safeguard their interests, European and Western countries in Europe and the United States have carefully constructed solid barriers.
They are not satisfied with 50% of the world's resources, they want more.
When many people want to break this unfair distribution of resources, the barriers built by Europe and the United States play an important role.
Barriers protect the interests of European and American countries from infringement and allow them to continue to harvest the world.
And once Europe and the United States break up, with the current strength of the European Union, I am afraid that the soup will not be able to drink a few sips.
Therefore, since there is no way to resist, I honestly follow the United States to drink soup and eat meat, although it is often pit by the United States, but so far, the advantages still outweigh the disadvantages.
Third: It is easy to ask God to send God hard.
At that time, the Marshall Plan and the establishment of NATO in the United States were nominally to aid Europe and counter the Soviet Union.
In fact, both plans also have the purpose of containing Europe.
On the one hand, the Marshall Plan is to vigorously support Europe economically and let the European economy take off quickly.
But there is also a hidden purpose of keeping Europe's economy under the control of the United States.
This was followed by NATO's military control, giving the United States full control of Europe.
The main significance of NATO's previous existence was to oppose the Soviet Union, and as an opportunity, U.S. troops were spread throughout Europe.
Before World War II, Britain, France, and Germany casually pulled out a complete military industrial system, and now except for France, they can barely be self-sufficient, and the military strength of other countries all depends on the United States.
The United States boiled frogs in warm water to abolish the military development of the European powers.
Today, the major countries in the European Union, except for France's independent defense policy, the defense of other countries has been handed over to the United States.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO not only did not disband, but its strength increased step by step, and the huge military expenditure had to be borne by European countries.
NATO is not only a containment of Russia's existence, but also a shackle that the United States has placed on Europe.
Fourth: Europe has internal ghosts.
Of course, the countries of Western Europe will not be willing to be manipulated by the United States, and the establishment of the European Union is the resistance of the European powers to the United States.
However, there are many people and many countries, and the EU has not shown a consistent determination to the outside world.
Today, some EU countries do not want to take sides with the United States, such as France and Germany.
However, there are ghosts planted by the United States in Europe.
Among them, the most typical is the United Kingdom.
Although Britain left the European Union in a comedic and absurd form, Europe is so big that Britain is still the loyal dog leg of the United States in Europe.
There is the existence of the British "European churning stick", and Europe is doomed to be uneven and chaotic into a pot of porridge.
summary:
The United States is trying to control Europe from the military, economic, political, cultural and other aspects, and European countries also have a clear understanding.
But the United States is still the cornerstone of Europe's prosperity, and without the big tree of the United States, Europe with its current military strength will lose its status as a global reaper.
Although they are often pit by the United States, compared with the huge interests, although they are unwilling, they have no other choice but to continue to follow the United States.
Interests outweigh differences, and Europe and the United States will continue to love and kill each other.