Rise of an Empire: Spain's Rebirth
Chapter 650

Plan to Dismember the United States

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The chaos within the United States was no longer a secret in Europe. As countries across Europe gradually emerged from the shadow cast by the flu, how to deal with the United States, which was sinking into civil strife, had become a hot topic in nearly every European nation.

Although european countries generally looked down on the United States' military strength, that did not mean they looked down on its industrial and economic power as well.

This country, with a history of 145 years and a record of relentless barbaric growth, had now reached an industrial and economic scale that forced every European country to look up at it.

Even Britain and France, hailed as European powers, could not help drooling with envy when faced with the United States' vast territory, enormous population, countless industries, and thriving economy.

To every European nation, the United States was unquestionably a colossal behemoth, and most European nations envied its geographic position and territorial size.

Though Russia's land area far exceeded that of the United States, the actual economic value of its territory was far inferior.

The United States possessed vast, fertile lands, abundant mineral and natural resources, and enormous stretches of land awaiting development.

Although Russia also possessed rich mineral and natural resources, most of its land lay in the frigid Arctic Circle, and its east-west span was so immense that communication was fundamentally inconvenient.

The United States, on the other hand, also had inconvenient communication between its east and west coasts, but the distance between them was clearly far shorter than Russia's east-west span.

Especially after the Panama Canal opened, travel between the United States' east and west coasts gained maritime transport as an option in addition to railways.

The opening of the Panama Canal had indeed effectively promoted the development of

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