loneranger - Let Them Destroy Each Other
Let Them Destroy Each Other
1940-1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt / Henry A. Wallace [1]
1944-1948: Thomas Dewey / John Bricker [2]
1948-1956: George Marshall / James Roosevelt [3]
1956-1964: Richard Nixon / Henry Cabot Lodge [4]
1964-1972: John F. Kennedy / Henry M. Jackson [5]
1972-1980: Barry Goldwater / Donald Rumsfeld [6]
[1] Franklin Roosevelt was re-elected over growing tensions in Europe. Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union invaded Poland, and a year later betrayed and invaded each other. While France and Britain made noises of disapproval, neither nation acted out of fear of a return to the slaughter of the Great War. Roosevelt's term was marked by growing discontent from Democratic conservatives, but he was able to more deeply entrench the New Deal so that it would be harder to remove. He was narrowly able to negotiate a trade agreement with the Japanese, easing tensions between the two powers.
[2] Dewey was a popular candidate, easily defeating the divided Democratic field. He famously decided to keep America "out of European affairs". However as the aftermath of the Russo-German War began to be felt, the European economy crashed which then put a tremendous strain on the American economy, leading many to become afraid of a "Return to the Great Depression".
[3] George Marshall came into office as a direct result of these concerns with Dewey. He formed the NACO (North Atlantic Cooperation Organization) which tied military matters between Britain, France, and the United States (among others) and also loosely linked the group economically as Marshall invested in Western European-American relations. He also oversaw the completion of the American nuclear weapon program and the creation of the Interstate Highway System.
[4] Former Governor Richard Nixon came into office as the status quo in Europe changed, the world economy was going rough, leading to Germany to invade Western Europe. However it would become clear that Nazi Germany was basically a "hollow shell" from years of occupying former Soviet Russia. NACO forces made their way to Berlin quickly and while they oversaw the peace agreement, were not very much inclined to invest in the thoroughly crippled Central and Eastern Europe. Meanwhile Italy basically destroyed their economy and international reputation over multiple blunders in Africa (primarily Eastern Europe). Nixon also changed American-Asian policy from favoring Japan to favoring the growing power in China under President Mao Zedong (himself an acolyte of President Yat-sen).
[5] Kennedy continued to grow American power with the creation of the United Nations (initially an outgrowth of NACO), however he is largely blamed for the economic "malaise" of his administration and his poor handling of the economy and the civil rights movement, which after much violence was finally resolved by the Civil Rights Act of 1969 (after Kennedy campaigned on Law and Order, ironically).
[6] Goldwater tapped into discontent over American internationalism and also a perceived overgrowth of national government. He promised to reign in government spending and also focus on "America First". Ironically his detachment from international matters allowed China to gain power within the UN and place itself onto the main Council. This worked as the world largely turned against European colonialism and Africa began to be vacated by European settlers of various stripes.
1940-1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt / Henry A. Wallace [1]
1944-1948: Thomas Dewey / John Bricker [2]
1948-1956: George Marshall / James Roosevelt [3]
1956-1964: Richard Nixon / Henry Cabot Lodge [4]
1964-1972: John F. Kennedy / Henry M. Jackson [5]
1972-1980: Barry Goldwater / Donald Rumsfeld [6]
[1] Franklin Roosevelt was re-elected over growing tensions in Europe. Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union invaded Poland, and a year later betrayed and invaded each other. While France and Britain made noises of disapproval, neither nation acted out of fear of a return to the slaughter of the Great War. Roosevelt's term was marked by growing discontent from Democratic conservatives, but he was able to more deeply entrench the New Deal so that it would be harder to remove. He was narrowly able to negotiate a trade agreement with the Japanese, easing tensions between the two powers.
[2] Dewey was a popular candidate, easily defeating the divided Democratic field. He famously decided to keep America "out of European affairs". However as the aftermath of the Russo-German War began to be felt, the European economy crashed which then put a tremendous strain on the American economy, leading many to become afraid of a "Return to the Great Depression".
[3] George Marshall came into office as a direct result of these concerns with Dewey. He formed the NACO (North Atlantic Cooperation Organization) which tied military matters between Britain, France, and the United States (among others) and also loosely linked the group economically as Marshall invested in Western European-American relations. He also oversaw the completion of the American nuclear weapon program and the creation of the Interstate Highway System.
[4] Former Governor Richard Nixon came into office as the status quo in Europe changed, the world economy was going rough, leading to Germany to invade Western Europe. However it would become clear that Nazi Germany was basically a "hollow shell" from years of occupying former Soviet Russia. NACO forces made their way to Berlin quickly and while they oversaw the peace agreement, were not very much inclined to invest in the thoroughly crippled Central and Eastern Europe. Meanwhile Italy basically destroyed their economy and international reputation over multiple blunders in Africa (primarily Eastern Europe). Nixon also changed American-Asian policy from favoring Japan to favoring the growing power in China under President Mao Zedong (himself an acolyte of President Yat-sen).
[5] Kennedy continued to grow American power with the creation of the United Nations (initially an outgrowth of NACO), however he is largely blamed for the economic "malaise" of his administration and his poor handling of the economy and the civil rights movement, which after much violence was finally resolved by the Civil Rights Act of 1969 (after Kennedy campaigned on Law and Order, ironically).
[6] Goldwater tapped into discontent over American internationalism and also a perceived overgrowth of national government. He promised to reign in government spending and also focus on "America First". Ironically his detachment from international matters allowed China to gain power within the UN and place itself onto the main Council. This worked as the world largely turned against European colonialism and Africa began to be vacated by European settlers of various stripes.
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