1917 and 1918 were two years of turbulent international upheaval. With World War I already raging, the establishment of Soviet Russia was a historical event no less significant than the war itself. Then, in 1918, another event occurred, adding fuel to an already fervent international situation.
In March 1918, under Britain's active courtship, the United States finally hurriedly and officially declared war on the Central Powers. The Entente Powers camp, which had just lost Russia as a formidable general, was instantly injected with a shot of adrenaline.
In Rhine City, the East African government once again launched an intense discussion.
East Africa's Minister of Finance, Logens, said, "America joining the Entente Powers was clearly only natural. From an economic perspective, since the outbreak of the war, the United States has become the Entente Powers' largest creditor. If the Entente Powers were defeated, America would inevitably face the risk that the Entente Powers camp could not repay its loans."
"This was clearly unacceptable to the American government and businesses. If the Entente Powers were defeated, Americans would not only fail to make a killing from the war, but would instead lose everything."
"This could trigger a bankruptcy crisis among American businesses, which in turn could spark a nationwide economic crisis. Large numbers of unemployed workers might bring consequences to the American regime even more severe than staying out of the war. Therefore, America had already been tied to Britain's chariot."
Although East Africa was also a creditor of the Entente Powers, East Africa and the United States were ultimately different. Most importantly, East Africa's economic dealings with the Central Powers were far larger in scale than America's.
This meant that victory or defeat between the Entente Powers and the Central Powers was not enough to exert a decisive economic impact on