In Washington, the United States capital, President Woodrow Wilson was listening to a report in the White House. After successfully winning reelection, President Woodrow Wilson felt even more deeply that his time was running short. He had to fulfill his ideals within his term of office.
In last year's election, Woodrow Wilson had only narrowly defeated the Republican Party candidate, Charles Evans Hughes. This undoubtedly showed that the voters were dissatisfied with President Woodrow Wilson's performance during his previous term.
Woodrow Wilson was a highly ambitious president. He hoped to lead the United States into becoming a true world power, rather than merely a regional power.
Indeed, the United States of today was nowhere near the later superpower that could strike whoever it wanted. It could only barely be considered the hegemon of the Americas. That was mainly because there were no especially powerful nations in the Americas, allowing the United States to lord it over the American continent. Without such an advantageous geographic position, whether the United States could have developed to its current state was very hard to say.
"Mr. President, the situation in Europe has now become extremely tense. The Austro-Hungarian Empire has officially announced its withdrawal from the Allied Powers, greatly displeasing Germany. The German Emperor has personally warned the Austro-Hungarian Empire, demanding that they retract their decision within three days. Otherwise, the Germans will likely take military action," Secretary of State Bryan said.
Woodrow Wilson nodded, looking very satisfied. "Excellent. If Europe descends into chaos, it will be enormously beneficial to us. Our enemy is too powerful. It would be extremely difficult for us to defeat them. Therefore, we can only strive to secure enough time for our own development."
President Woodrow Wilson knew America's weaknesses well. Although the United States had a larger population