He was behind World War II, and may be brewing World War III!

When it comes to World War II, everyone's first reaction must be the Nazis in Germany, the militarism in Japan, and the fascists in Italy, which together formed the "Axis powers" and are regarded as the main culprits of World War II. But if you look at history, you will find that things are not so simple. In recent years, more and more researchers have begun to ponder the question: Is the role of the United States in World War II too simple? Some people even directly threw out a bold statement - the United States was the real driving force behind World War II. And looking at the present, those policies and military actions of the United States around the world seem to be paving the way for World War III.

After the end of World War I, Germany, as the loser, was pressed to the ground and rubbed by the "Versailles Treaty", and the reparations were lost to the bottom of the pants, and the territory was also lost. At that time in 1923, inflation in Germany was outrageous, and the mark was devalued like waste paper. But within a few years, the German economy actually slowed down, and this is indispensable to the United States. In 1924, the United States launched the "Dawes Plan", which directly gave Germany a large loan to help rebuild industry. In 1929, the "Younger Plan" was carried out to reduce the burden of reparations on Germany. This money was not given in vain, Germany used it to repair factories and engage in production, and the economy soon improved.

When Hitler came to power in 1933, this guy saw that he had money in his hand, and immediately began to expand the army. U.S. aid never stopped, and in 1934, the United States sold $12 million worth of crude oil and related products to Germany, and by 1938 it had jumped to $34 million. In 1939, Germany imported 20 percent of its oil exports from the United States, including aviation fuel and ball bearings. American companies are not idle, General Motors' Opel plant and Ford's Cologne plant directly built military trucks in Germany, and when Germany fought Poland, these cars made great contributions.

Let's talk about Japan. In 1931, Japan invaded Northeast China and began to grab territory everywhere, but there were resources to fight the war. Japan has nothing of its own and relies entirely on imports, while the United States is its largest "supplier". In those years, the United States provided Japan with 90 percent of scrap steel, 90 percent of copper, and almost 50 percent of lead, and oil and rubber accounted for more than 80 percent of Japan's demand. These things have directly become Japan's war capital, bombers, tanks, warships, which can be separated from the raw materials of the United States?

However, Japan's appetite grew more and more, and the United States could not stand it anymore. In 1940, Japan occupied French Indochina, and the United States banned the export of scrap and steel. In July 1941, the oil embargo was directly lifted, cutting off 90% of Japan's oil supply. This forced Japan to be in a hurry, and the countries without oil had to be paralyzed, and the leaders of the Tokyo gang simply attacked Pearl Harbor and dragged the United States into the water. So you say, does the United States count this as lifting a stone to shoot itself in the foot?

Some historians feel that the maneuvers of the United States before World War II were not simply to make money, but had a larger plan - to weaken the old European powers. For example, Britain and France were still colonies with a lot of bigwigs at that time, but Germany and Japan had a quarrel, and Britain and France had a hard time. Germany swept in Europe, Britain was busy defending its homeland, and France voted directly; Japan was in chaos in Asia, and Britain could not keep its colonies. What about the United States? On the surface, it did not mix, but in fact, by supporting Germany and Japan, it indirectly damaged the vitality of Britain and France. When the war was almost over, the United States jumped out to clean up the mess, and finally became the big winner after the war.

On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, and the United States officially entered the war. This sounds like a provocation by Japan, but some people in the United States have always wondered whether the Roosevelt administration had long known that Japan was going to take action, but deliberately released water. Some people say that U.S. intelligence actually intercepted Japan's plans, but did nothing to justify entering the war. Regardless of the truth, Pearl Harbor did make it logical for the United States to join World War II, and finally became the global leader with the atomic bomb.

As soon as World War II ended, the U.S. economy was struggling upward, factories were running at full capacity, and other countries were still rebuilding, and the United States was far ahead. In 1944, at the Bretton Woods Conference, the United States took the opportunity to push the dollar into a world currency, and other countries had to revolve around the dollar. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have also become tools of the United States, and financial hegemony is completely in hand.

In 1947, as soon as the Truman Doctrine came out, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union officially began. In Europe, the United States launched the "Marshall Plan" and threw tens of billions of dollars to help rebuild Western Europe, and by the way, kept communism out. In Asia, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, the United States fought happily in order to prevent communism from spreading outward. Military bases are spread all over the world, aircraft carriers are swaying everywhere, and the military strength of the United States is directly crushed.

In the 21st century, the actions of the United States in the Middle East are dazzling. In 2003, the Iraq war directly killed Saddam, and as a result, the Middle East became a mess, and terrorism became even more rampant. In the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the United States has always sided with Israel, and Arab countries have long been unpleasant. Now that relations between Israel and Iran are becoming more and more stiff, the United States is still interfering.

China has risen, but the United States cannot sit still and regards China as its number one rival. The trade war is in full swing, with technological blockades one after another, warship confrontations in the South China Sea,-for-tat confrontations over Taiwan, each of which could ignite a powder keg. Some people say that if China and the United States do not manage this contradiction well, World War III is really no joke.

In 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, and the United States imposed sanctions on Russia with a group of allies, and also sent weapons and money to Ukraine. Some people see this war as a rehearsal for the "Third World War", and the French scholar Todd even directly said that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has escalated into a global economic war, with the West on one side and China and Russia joining forces on the other. This posture is indeed a bit hairy.

History, the more you dig, the more interesting it becomes. The role of the United States in World War II is far from the textbook story of the "just savior", and its economic assistance and strategic layout have added some fuel to the fire. Today, the U.S. military maneuvers and foreign policy around the world feel a bit familiar. No one can say for sure whether World War III will come, but the game between superpowers has never stopped in history.