I Will Stage A Coup D’état - Chapter 133



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EP.133 Dangerous Change (1)

Although the administration changed from Roosevelt to Truman, the reality that the United States had become a world empire did not change.

If the United States was not to remain cowering in its own den as it had in the past, it needed to solidify its position as a full sovereign of the free world.

“Mr. President, now is the time to make a decision.”

Harry Truman had also become somewhat accustomed to the position of president.

‘Decision. Those are really heavy words.’

In fact, Truman never dreamed that he would become president.

When I first heard Lee Seong-jun’s words, I thought he was joking.

really.

Who would have thought that such an inexperienced politician would decide on such an important matter?

I really couldn’t understand what was going on in the world.

After much hesitation, Truman decided to put Roosevelt’s plan into action.

“Get started.”

The Truman administration pressed for aid from Britain in an effort to tighten Britain’s leash.

“Now that the amount of compensation that Germany will pay has been confirmed, we will gradually stop supporting it.”

For the British Empire, which had barely managed to survive on aid from the United States even after the war, it was a bolt from the blue.

“Your Majesty, we in Britain cannot survive without aid. Please give us just a little bit more grace.”

“Washington is not digging the ground to give money. If we are going to give money, we need to have a reason to convince the people.”

“What’s the reason?”

“If we provide aid for the freedom of the colonized people, our people will understand.”

freedom.

With those words, Britain knew what America was really thinking.

These guys were determined to dismantle the colonial empire.

In fact, if the Attlee regime had followed its course, it would have cooperated in the dismantling of the colonial empire.

From the beginning, there were claims within the empire that the burden should be reduced by removing deficit colonies that had reached their limit of profits.

But if at this time we had decided to dismantle the Empire, and given the impetus for the rise of a dangerous force like the Alternative for Britain led by Maudsley, the democracy of the British Empire could have been destroyed.

So it was dangerous to simply accept what Americans called decolonization.

Should we just kick this unreasonable demand away right now?

But Britain could not resist Truman’s outrageous demands.

The British Empire fought to the death with Germany, still suffering from the aftereffects of World War I.

Although the empire was less devastated than the original territory, its national power had already reached its limit.

With a mountain of land lease payments to repay, it was difficult to even feed the children formula milk without aid from the United States.

British Foreign Secretary Ernest Babin consulted with his cabinet about how far they would go before entering into talks with the United States.

“Very well. I will make the African colonies independent by 1960.”

Rather than dismantle the entire empire, Babin proposed a gradual approach.

The United States also backed away from the complete dismantlement of the empire in response to Britain’s proposal to consider independence for India and the rest of its colonies once the colonies were securely independent.

‘If you told the British to completely dismantle the empire by 1960, they would fight to the death, right?’

The United States had no intention of completely cornering Britain.

Apart from the struggle for hegemony, Britain was an ally against communism.

After fierce negotiations at the table, the two sides reached the following conclusion:

The United States agreed to provide additional aid on the condition that London ensure that its African colonies and the Malay Federation became independent by 1960.

However, Britain and France decided to continue to occupy the Suez Canal.

Although this meant the loss of half of the British Empire’s vast colonial empire, Britain was able to be content with it.

Africa was a place with low profitability anyway.

It was a deal worth taking, as it gave Britain access to key colonies such as the hugely profitable Indian Empire and most of the major shipping routes.

The British thought they had saved their empire with this deal, but its repercussions shook the entire empire.

“Britain promised independence to Africa and Malaya through the Washington Agreement. What about India?”

India, which had been quiet, suddenly began to boil.

“We want independence! The British Empire must keep its promise to India when it entered the war against Germany. Isn’t it time to keep its promise?”

India provided the British Empire with 2.5 million Indian troops for this war.

Of course, the number of Indian troops that actually fought the Axis powers was very small, but that was none of India’s business.

“Your Majesty, the Indians are in an uproar. Soon the other colonies will raise their voices as well.”

British Prime Minister Clement Attlee was troubled by this problem.

Attlee’s priority was to rebuild the lives of the war-torn British people, while maintaining the empire was of secondary importance.

The problem was the political impact of giving up the colony.

Attlee was also aware of this and ordered negotiations.

“Try to make the Indians happy with a little bit of self-government.”

Attlee’s compromise policy immediately met with fierce opposition within Britain.

Attlee’s static Churchill raised his voice.

“Attlee, this apple-flavored red is about to sell out the country. Africa is one thing, but is the British Empire without India still the British Empire?”

Churchill believed that India must be defended at all costs.

“So now you want to start another war with the colonists?”

“If it’s necessary, then so be it!”

“under.”

Attlee did not agree with the logic of imperialists like Churchill.

How long can the empire last like that?

The British Empire no longer had the strength to continue the war.

What kind of war is a war in a country that can’t even afford to feed its children milk?

If you lack the capacity, you have to accept decline and know how to step down gracefully.

“Your Majesty, the Indians have rejected the compromise. They have no wish to remain a Dominion.”

“Are you saying that you can’t convince me at all?”

“Yes. I have absolutely no desire to remain under the British Empire, even in name. I demand that we be granted independence immediately.”

This was Britain’s karma.

Why would Indians trust Britain, which had lost credibility by breaking promises and dividing the country throughout its colonial rule?

“So far, Indians have resorted to protests, but if the situation worsens, there is a possibility that it could turn into an armed uprising.”

Considering the dangers posed by Chandra Bose, this was not an exaggerated warning.

‘The British Empire cannot afford to go to war again. It has no choice.’

Attlee had a difficult decision to make.

“I will give up India. Instead, offer me a plan to grant it independence by 1950.”

Attlee’s concession rocked British politics.

“Look at what these red Labour bastards are doing. They’re tearing the British Empire apart!”

Conservatives, including Churchill, could not contain their anger.

“So what do you want to do?”

“I have to join hands with Mosley.”

“No, you’re going to give fascists a chance to enter politics?”

“Isn’t that better than letting the communists sell out the country?”

Attlee’s concessions to the colonies created a bizarre alliance between Conservatives and Fascists.

Perhaps at this moment, the British Empire had crossed a point of no return.

“Make Britain Great Again!”

They declared Attlee a traitor for reducing the victorious British Empire to a ‘virtually defeated nation’ and condemned the Labour government.

The black fascist flag, carried by Mosley, waved over the British Empire.

“Huh?”

This was not the outcome the United States hoped would come to pass when it dismantled the British Empire.

“This is a big problem.”

The Truman administration was dismayed to see Britain advancing toward a black taste.

If Britain were to adopt Korean-style democracy, what would happen?

Of course, London would never have joined hands with the Reds to make it taste black.

Communists and fascists were originally polar opposites.

The problem, however, was that Britain was an entirely unreliable ally.

How can we completely trust Korea as we did in the past?

Well, it’s not like the US, which planned things like the Red Plan or the dismantling of the empire when Britain was fine, should be saying that, but that’s the way it looks.

As Maudsley rose in the ranks of the four great powers, including the British Empire, the repercussions spread to France as well.

“De Gaulle, step down. How long are you going to do this?”

General de Gaulle, who ruled the country in a provisional capacity, could not withstand the pressure from the fascists and communists, led by Pierre de Léotard.

A scene that was repeated countless times during the interwar period was reenacted once again in France.

“I will step aside.”

De Gaulle could not withstand the pressure and retreated.

And in the election that followed, the Golden Dawn party founded by Pierre de Léotard won.

“Make France great again!”

Although the presidency was still vacant, the largest party in Congress was Golden Dawn.

“Rather than supporting the communists, it would be better to empower the fascists.”

People thought that the fascists who advocated Korean-style democracy were better than the communists.

A young fascist, Pierre de Léotard, raised aggressive slogans.

“France must become great again. We must not become losers like Attlee, who accepted their own decline. We must protect the colonial empire we built with our blood and sweat, and pass on our glory to future generations.”

“Leotard! Leotard!”

Leotard’s first step was to launch a large-scale crackdown on the Communists.

“You guys, is that right?”

Even though the Communist Party was disarmed, it still had the largest number of supporters among political parties.

How dare you touch this party?

“We must not repeat the foolishness of not being able to stab someone in the heart because of the fear of parasites. We must resolutely root out the seeds of evil, as Lee Seong-jun showed.”

Leotard actively followed Lee Seong-jun’s line, so he even imitated the purge of the military that he carried out.

Leotard’s sudden purge of the Communist Party greatly shook France.

“That’s right. We have to go down hard on the commies.”

“No, are those guys really crazy? Let’s have a go.”

The French Communist Party wanted to challenge the government with a legal general strike.

But it didn’t work on Leotard.

“I will order the military to suppress the communists immediately.”

Leotard not only deployed the police but also the army to suppress the strike.

All of these were countermeasures learned from Korean-style democracy.

In terms of diplomacy, he also chose a drastic change.

“Let’s improve relations with Spain.”

France’s Leotard reached out to the isolated Spanish fascist dictator, Franco.

It was an effort to support France’s independent course through solidarity with its most ideologically similar neighbors.

This anomaly in Britain and France sent a signal to the Kremlin.

‘Britain is shaking, France is showing signs of leaving the free world. If we do this well, we can eat up all of Central Europe.’

However, it was absurd for the Soviet Union to wage war directly.

What would happen to the Federation if it lost the war?

Stalin decided to wait a little longer until the situation became clearer.

But the problem was that the Soviet Union felt the desire at all.

The world began to move in a direction more dangerous than ever.