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The United States and Britain secretly formed an alliance. To preserve secrecy, neither side left behind any formal alliance documents. German spies were everywhere; since the war began, they had already shown other nations just how formidable they were. Thus, to prevent the Germans from learning that the two countries had allied, no paper documents were retained.

But even a verbal agreement would be honored by Britain and the United States. They were now in the same boat, and a stronger Germany would bring them no benefit whatsoever. To consolidate its position as world hegemon, Germany would inevitably keep striking at those who threatened its standing. Therefore, for their own national interests, they could only join hands and confront Germany together.

The British Foreign Minister secretly departed Washington in high spirits, returning to Canada to continue preparations for relocating the government there. The United States was likewise very satisfied with this alliance. This time, they would obtain a large number of advanced technologies from Britain, greatly strengthening their scientific and technological capabilities—especially in military technology, where they would make a tremendous leap forward.

Moreover, if they could defeat Germany, they would also gain the Middle Eastern colonies. The abundant oil resources there would allow the United States to further control oil, this vital source of energy. That would bring them another step closer to the position of world hegemon.

Of course, defeating powerful Germany would undoubtedly be extremely difficult. To do so, the United States would have to give it everything they had. Otherwise, not only would they fail to secure victory, they might very well be defeated instead. And once they were defeated, everything would truly be over.

Britain had gained a powerful ally in the United States, meaning that even if they were defeated in their homeland, they