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When it comes to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, it is no problem to say that he is a famous historian and orator, but if he is a politician who is praised by others, I believe many people are skeptical.
After all, the empire that never sets has fallen step by step from the altar and become a second-rate follower of the United States, and there are many reasons for this, including Churchill.
Winston Churchill was once known as the greatest leader in British history, but he was also accused by many of ruining Britain's 400-year history.
It can be said that the fall of the British Empire step by step has a lot to do with Churchill's decision-making during his administration, which can play a good hand to pieces.
As Prime Minister, Churchill was unbeatable.
Britain was once known as the empire on which the sun never sets, and the simple reason is that at its peak, Britain had more than 50 colonies at the beginning of the 20th century.
At any given time, you can see the sun in one of the British colonies.
In addition, it was because Britain's influence in the world was huge at that time, as early as 1815, after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, the British Empire ascended to the throne of world hegemon.
In its heyday, Britain was not only expanding at a staggering rate, but also in the industrial field, which was unmatched by other countries.
Those who are familiar with history should know that Britain completed the process of industrialization in the first industrial revolution, and as a result, it made itself the most developed country at that time, and there was no one.
It can be said that the former Britain is not only proud of its military strength in the world, but also has been firmly controlled by the British royal family in its maritime hegemony, and the strength of its land army should not be underestimated.
The influence on soft power is also huge, whether it is education, culture or language, etc., it plays a pivotal role in the international arena.
Many people believe that the current Britain is no longer the same as the previous empire on which the sun never sets, and that the former hegemon has long been in the pocket of the United States.
In many cases, Britain has to act according to the wishes of the United States, and has become a second-rate follower of the United States.
In terms of economic strength and military capabilities, Britain can no longer be compared with the three giants of the United States, China and Russia.
The reason for this is not only related to the huge consumption of the two world wars, but also to Churchill.
Churchill adopted a conservative policy during his post-World War II administration, and it is important to know that during and after the war, at different times, policies should be formulated according to the actual situation of the country.
Churchill's conservative policy might have been fine in wartime, but after the war it was clearly inapplicable.
He ignored the inevitable trend of social development, which led to the continuous decline of people's living standards and the intensification of social contradictions.
It can be said that Britain has changed from a world hegemon to a second-rate country that is called back and forth by the United States, and although it cannot put all the blame on Churchill, his wrong decisions have indeed had a great impact on Britain.
Churchill was born in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, his father was the chancellor of the exchequer in the United Kingdom, and his mother was the daughter of a millionaire in the United Kingdom.
But when he was a child, Churchill was a rebellious child in the eyes of his teachers, so he had to transfer to other schools, even if he did not get good grades, with such a strong family background, his life was destined to be extraordinary.
Although Churchill did not achieve good results, he loved literature and history, especially after learning about Napoleon's deeds, and hoped that one day he could become such a hero.
When his father asked him to study Xi at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, he did not resist it, but was a little eager to try.
Even after failing twice in a row, he did not lose heart, and finally got admitted to this school for the third time.
After graduating, he became a lieutenant and witnessed the cruelty of war, but he never had any fear of war, but after that, he dreamed of becoming a great leader instead of being led by others.
For Churchill, it was not difficult to enter British politics with family roots, so at the beginning he held many important positions in the British government, and he was also a legendary figure who served as British Prime Minister twice in British history.
But it was such a figure who ruined the centuries-old foundation of Britain, and one of these events is enough to see Churchill's arrogance.
That was the Agincourt battleship, and after the outbreak of World War I, the other Allied powers did to get on good terms with the small neutral countries around them, so as to prevent them from turning to the Central Powers and causing problems for themselves.
But Churchill did not take these countries around him seriously, believing that this would disgrace the British Empire.
The Agincourt battleship was ordered by Brazil from the United Kingdom, but for some unknown reason, when the battleship was halfway built, Brazil did not want it.
Under such circumstances, the Ottoman Empire agreed with Britain that it hoped to be able to take over the warship, and in order to be able to own the Agincourt battleship, the Ottoman Empire can be said to have poured all the effort of the whole country to collect the payment and hand it over to the British.
They waited for the day when they received the Agincourt, but after the outbreak of World War I, Churchill not only did not give the Agincourt to the Ottoman Empire as agreed, but took it for himself.
If you don't want to give the battleship Agincourt to the other party, then you also need to return the money to the other party, and Churchill has a tough attitude and will not return it.
The reason given was even more infuriating, and that was that he believed that the Ottoman Empire might fall to the Central Powers.
When the other side was not willing to enter the war, Churchill treated the Ottoman Empire like this, which was really absurd, and at the same time made the people of the Ottoman Empire very indignant.
Germany, as an Allied power, of course, would not sit idly by, and they directly sent two battleships to the Ottoman Empire.
Compared with Britain's brazenness, the Ottoman Empire did not hesitate to join the camp of the Central Powers and turned its guns on Britain.
Before that, Churchill had not taken the Ottoman Empire seriously at all, and even if he did, he thought that the Ottoman Empire would dare not speak out.
Unexpectedly, under his own urging, he really let the Ottoman Empire join the camp of the allies.
This operation not only caused great losses to other Allied countries, but also caused heavy casualties to the British army, so this defeat directly led to Churchill's deposition.
But the damage is irreparable, and if Churchill had disappeared from the British political scene, Britain would not have fallen quickly, and no one could have imagined that Churchill would be able to rise again.
After Churchill became British Prime Minister for the second time, he made many inappropriate decisions, the British colonial system was dismembered, and almost all African colonies became independent.
The most serious thing is that the next four wars have exhausted the last vestiges of Britain's strength, and it can be said that Churchill has almost lost Britain's foundation.
Although Churchill cannot be blamed solely for Britain's decline, his mistaken decisions and short-sightedness did push Britain down the altar.
Of course, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, although the current Britain is far inferior to the United States and Russia, but it also has the right to speak in the world, but its influence is not as good as before.
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