As early as 1920, the British and French governments issued a joint statement, advocating the simultaneous cancellation of compensation claims against Germany and the cancellation of debts incurred during the World War. The latter point was mainly targeted at the United States and southern Africa.
In other words, it is not only the Russians who will cheat, but the United Kingdom and France have also been prepared to cheat long ago.
Hence the later "Dawes Plan".
In the past year of 1924, through the "Dawes Plan", Germany received a total of about 8 billion gold marks in loans from the Allied Powers led by the United States, equivalent to about 1.9 billion U.S. dollars, of which the Americans borne nearly half.
According to the provisions of the "Dawes Plan", Germany must pay 1 billion gold marks in compensation in the first year, and thereafter the annual compensation can be adjusted according to Germany's specific conditions.
Last year, Germany paid a total of about 500 million gold marks in compensation, only half of what was stipulated in the "Dawes Plan".
A fact that cannot be ignored is that nearly 20% of the 8 billion gold mark loan received by Germany came from France.
It can be seen that the French insistence on "being tough on the Germans to the end" is not so resolute. When it comes to interests, capital will vote with its feet.
As the largest creditor country in Europe, the United States and Southern Africa have the same demands on many interests. This is also an important goal of Hoover's visit to Southern Africa this time, which is to reach a tacit understanding with Southern Africa to a certain extent.
To put it bluntly, they are joining forces to force Europe to pay back the money.
"According to Germany's current situation, let alone reparations, it is very difficult to even pay the interest on loans. Congress established a committee and concluded that if the current situation is followed, it will take about 150 years for Germany to pay reparations. This is without devaluation of the currency.
Under the circumstances, in fact, the purchasing power of 100 US dollars now is only equivalent to 70% of what it was ten years ago, so we must change." Hoover was very dissatisfied with the attitudes of Britain and France, and even more dissatisfied with the attitudes of southern Africa and Germany.
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Britain and France wanted to default on their debts and rely solely on the United States. However, they reached a reparation agreement with Southern Africa through a series of negotiations.
Southern Africa almost did not participate in the "Dawes Plan". It was mainly the United States and the United Kingdom that provided loans to Germany. The French secretly wanted to make money but could not lose face. They were full of capitalists.
Germany, on the other hand, is half-dead. The loans given to Germany by the "Dawes Plan" mainly flowed into major German companies and enterprises, with interest rates as high as 6.5% to 10%. The 500 million marks paid by Germany in the first year, not to mention the compensation, even the interest.
not enough.
That’s why Americans are now very afraid. Europe has a history of defaulting on debt, and Americans are also afraid of losing their money.
"What are you going to do?" Rock made up his mind not to participate in the "Dawes Plan". The essence of this plan was to seek skin from a tiger.
The Germans are really not the honest and reliable men they were promoted to be in later generations. In another time and space, from 1924 to 1928, the compensation paid by the Germans was only equivalent to half of the interest. After 1928, they even refused to pay the interest, and then the famous uprising broke out.
The "Great Depression".
Knowing that this is a fire pit and still jumping into it is either stupid or stupid.
Of course, there is another possibility. After Germany tore up the "Dawes Plan", the United States launched the "Young Plan". On the surface, the "Young Plan" prompted Germany to continue to pay reparations, but in fact it continued to transfuse blood to Germany.
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Germans are not the fathers of Americans, so why are Americans so active?
Germany is clearly going to default on its debts, not to mention war reparations, and even the loans obtained through the "Dawes Plan". The Americans are still rushing to send money to Germany. They are really worthy of being a beacon.
Speaking of which, 30 years later, Germany's economy was not greatly affected by the Great Depression. After Mustache came to power, the bullshit he boasted in those years really came true. Germans can live a happy life of 9 to 5 beach vacation, which is better than
The American people are happy, and this is closely related to the United States' efforts in blood transfusion.
"Although Germany was severely damaged during the World War, its foundation is still there. As long as it has enough funds, Germany is still capable of paying reparations -" Hoover wanted to lure Roque into trouble, so that if there is money, everyone can make money together.
Of course, even if we lose money, we will all be there together.
Don't ask why, just ask that investment is risky.
"Herbert, let's talk about Southeast Asia -" Rock didn't want to talk about Germany's problems with Hoover. In recent years, southern Africa and the United States have had frequent frictions in Southeast Asia, and have been on the verge of war several times. This is also true.
It is a problem that urgently needs to be solved.
"The problems must be solved one by one." Hoover didn't want Rock to change the subject.
In other words, Hoover was deliberately avoiding the questions raised by Rock.
Southern Africa and the United States frequently have frictions in Southeast Asia. Needless to say, it is definitely the result of support from some people in the United States. A large part of the factor is the continued immigration from East Asia in Southern Africa.
The importance of population to a country does not need to be emphasized. The British and Boers in southern Africa combined were less than 2 million 20 years ago, but now they have rapidly expanded to close to 50 million.
Compared with the United States, which has a population of 100 million, there is still a big gap in southern Africa, but with the Africans in the countries surrounding southern Africa, this gap is not so obvious.
The United States remains extremely vigilant about the population growth in Southern Africa. Southern Africa is now mainly immigrated through East Asia. According to the current trend, in another ten years, the human resources in Southern Africa may exceed that of the United States. This is very important to the United States.
It's a huge threat.
The United Kingdom implements a continental balancing policy in Europe, and the United States is actually similar. The United States wants to keep Europe in chaos, so that the United States will have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
Southern Africa is far away from Europe. The chaos in Europe will not have much impact on Southern Africa. There is Canada right next to the United States. The environment in Southern Africa can be said to be better than that of the United States.
The strength of Southern Africa is now comparable to that of the United States. In another ten years, no one knows how far Southern Africa will develop.
Therefore, the United States is deliberately trying to break the colonial system established by Britain and France. It may be a wedding dress for southern Africa.
"Before June, I will visit the United States, and then I will discuss these issues one by one with President Coolidge." If Rock wants to talk, he will talk to Coolidge. Hoover is now the vice president, and his status is obviously not equal to Rock.
The reason why he can't go to the United States until June is because Roque has just entered the Palace of Justice and must arrange the affairs in southern Africa before he can make the trip.
Roque himself did not expect that before his three-point ax was implemented, the Frenchman, who had not appeared for a long time, would cause huge trouble for Roque.
On the day when Roque entered the Palace of Justice, the French Parliament decided to launch another attack on Madagascar, this time it must completely turn Madagascar into a French colony.
When he learned the news, Roque was also helpless. This was the first time France had tried to colonize Madagascar.
It can be said that France has suffered repeated defeats. Since 1862, France has tried to colonize Madagascar at least three times. Each time, it was beaten to disgrace by the Madagascars. It was beaten twice by the Madagascars until they recognized Madagascar's complete independence. The most recent time was in the world.
During the war, less than ten years had passed.
To Roque's surprise, Madagascar has joined the Southern African Union as an independent country.
Although France does not recognize Madagascar's independent status, all Southern African Union countries recognize Madagascar's independence. France's declaration of war on Madagascar again means declaring war on the entire Southern African Union.
Of course, the French are not that excessive. Not long ago, a riot broke out in a French-run mine in Madagascar. The mine owner and his family were killed by angry miners. The French government sent a fleet back to Madagascar under the pretext of protecting French expatriates.
On February 7th, the Lunar Lantern Festival, major cities in southern Africa held colorful celebrations. Nyasaland Eagles and Rhodesia United held a friendly match in Pretoria on this day, officially bringing the professional league to the forefront.
Beyond Nyasaland.
In the just-concluded interstate league, Nyasaland Eagles won the championship and Rhodesia United ranked second.
Stoudemire was very dissatisfied with this result, so he held an invitational tournament in Rhodesia and named the invitational tournament the "King's Cup".
In order to ensure that Rhodesia United won the championship, Stoudemire shamelessly did not invite the Nyasaland Eagles to participate. As a result, Rhodesia United successfully won the cup.
In any case, this friendly match can be regarded as a duel between two champions, and it still attracted great attention in Pretoria. Roque and Stoudemire also attended the game.
"How about setting up a lottery? The United team will definitely beat the Eagles today." Stoudemire took the initiative to provoke Roque in the box before the game. He was accompanied by Luo Ya, who had just returned from Cyprus. In a few months, Luo Ya would
Want to marry Arthur.
"Good evening, my lord -" Luo Ya greeted Roque obediently. You still have to pay attention to the impact in public places.
Although Arthur is already the Baron of Cyprus, his relationship with Rock is not just in name but in words. It doesn't matter what he calls him in private. In public, Rock still has to set an example.
This is an old double standard.
Luo Ke smiled and nodded, still very satisfied with Luo Ya as his daughter-in-law.
The relationship between Rock and Stoudemire actually does not require marriage to maintain the relationship.
But what is rare is that Arthur and Roya are also in love, and Rock and Xiaosi are also happy to see it happen.
To Stoudemire's surprise, Madagascar President Robert was also in Roque's box.
"Hello Robert, I want to teach the French a lesson!" Stoudemire is a standard southern Africanist who advocates toughness against European countries.
"Don't worry, I have decided to expel all the French in Madagascar, take back the mines and plantations run by the French, and confiscate all the French property. What do you think? Do you have any ideas?" Robert is ruthless. The French are not meant to protect expatriates.
As an excuse to return to Madagascar, Robert simply went out of his way.
