Why can t Britain destroy China? Why couldn t Britain beat the United States back then?

It was easy to conquer, but difficult to rule, and many colonies were not British territory, nor were they English nations. It is not completely controllable by the British, and there is one thing that the British and the Japanese are very similar, that is, the human heart is not enough to swallow the elephant. He will not operate steadily, like Russia, and in 500 years become the largest country in the world in terms of territory.

It's too greedy, thinks too much of the benefits, and is too eager to get things done. So even if you have a lot of colonies, it's just a façade. It cannot be used such as hands, feet, and arms.

His rule or control was unpopular and contradictory, and many colonies later became independent. There are two ways for the British to colonize, one is similar to China, using a few war thunder means to make an example, forcing local forces to sign unequal treaties, called semi-colonies. The other is that the local, administrative or ** capacity is extremely weak, and some are even only primitive societies or very small states, through immigration and the establishment of armed strongholds.

The place has been ruled with advanced ** oppression. The national question is very acute. And even if it is a local immigration, Britain is more self-governing or sub-feudal system, and the power is not strong, just like North America.

At the same time, the English nation does not have any advantage in terms of population, if the British invade China in an all-out way, it will be easy to attack the city and difficult to defend, then there will be tens of millions of people, and the troops that can be collected will only be a few million, and then distributed to other colonies, less than one million can really be concentrated in China, and it will be 400,000 to die, while China alone has more than 1,500 county-level administrative districts. There are more than 100,000 villages, towns and cities, and the total population is initially 40,000! Without the support of the local people, it would really have to drown in the vast sea of people's war, and the gains would certainly outweigh the losses.

UK + Germany + France = 50% of China.

It's easy to rule a country, but it's impossible to wipe out a clan!

The American War of Independence was different from the War of Independence in the general sense. Anglo-American relations, both antagonistic and unified. They have common interests and common enemies, and at the same time they have a relatively unified world view and values.

Therefore, when the Americans demanded independence, Britain did not immediately kill them, and there were many sympathetic voices in the country, and the United States was so large that the British could not do anything about it, so the Americans quickly defeated Britain and gained democracy, freedom and independence.

It should be noted that very few people died in the war on both sides, and both countries regarded themselves as "gentlemen", and many wars were just contacted, and the weaker side immediately surrendered with dignity, and will soon be released and return home heroically. Playing back and forth, it's more like acting.

I think there are the following reasons, of course, this is just my personal opinion:

There were too many rising stars of the Industrial Revolution, and Britain gradually lost its advantage. It was mainly manifested in Germany, France, and the United States before World War I.

Capital, talent flees, this is a fatal point! World War I, World War II led to the flight of a large amount of capital and talents in Europe, and the main destinations were the United States and Canada far away from Europe and the East Asian theater (in fact, Germany and France are the same, and this is also the reason why the United States became strong rapidly before and after World War II, a typical example is that Trump is a descendant of German immigrants before World War II).

The attrition of World War II. Many people say that World War II wiped out the 200-year-old wealth accumulated by the British, and did little in the wave of the Internet and semiconductors.

Bedfellows with the EU. In fact, Britain first joined the European Union because France quickly recovered its economy through the European Community, but Britain has always distrusted the European Union, let alone taken responsibility, and has always refused to join the eurozone. has not substantially enjoyed the dividends of the EU's growth, but has been arguing on the issue of Brexit!

From the earliest Thatcher to the current Aunt May, it is difficult to say.

Of course, there are also high welfare, the loss of colonies, and a small population.

Actually, to be precise, I don't think Britain has declined, because the United States is the continuation of Britain, although the history of the United States is only 200 years, but the Americans did not jump out of the cracks in the stone, they continued the European culture and civilization, especially the British culture, the United States is the second Britain.

By the end of the 19th century, due to the rise of the United States, Germany and other countries, and various other reasons, Britain gradually lost its advantage. Later, it was severely traumatized by the Second World War, and the power of the British Empire was declining. The 26 counties in the south of the island of Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom in 1921, and the overseas colonies declared independence after World War II.

The British Empire gradually evolved into a loosely organized Commonwealth.

Britain began to decline after the First World War, the main reason is the First World War, after the First World War, Britain was called the "sick man of Europe", after the war, many of the colonies that originally belonged to Britain began to become independent, so its colonies became fewer, and Britain is a country dominated by plundering and operating colonies, which caused great losses to Britain, and there is a reduction in the amount of Britain, in World War I, the loss of merchant ships, so that its shipping industry suffered a heavy blow, Britain is an old country, But the second industrial revolution required new technologies, and these were the causes of Britain's backwardness, not just in terms of colonies, but also because of the rise of other emerging countries

The fall of Britain began not at the beginning of World War 2, but at the beginning of World War 1. During World War I, the United States changed from a debtor country to a creditor country, and thus began to surpass Britain economically. In World War II, it was surpassed by the United States in terms of force, and its political status gradually declined. This can only be answered superficially.

If you want to find out the essence of it, it is due to the conservative nature of the British. In several industrial revolutions, they did not make good use of the development of science and technology and economy, but blindly enjoyed the exploitation of the colonies, and this kind of development could not sustain the economic development of their own country, and France in the thorough political and economic reform after the Revolution, the iron-blooded prime minister of Germany, the centralized rule of Bismarck, unified the divided Germany, and adopted the policy of education to develop the country, Japan is a good example to learn from Germany.

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The small size of the country and the small population are hard injuries, and the relaxed immigration policy and high welfare system have made the British people lose the spirit of innovation and progress.

They didn't hate the British, because the British, while occupying them, brought good development.

Because of Britain, it has brought new civilization and development, so I don't hate Britain.

Mainly because after the British occupation, their economies have developed rapidly.

Although it was a British colony, it contributed to the development of the local economy.

Britain, as a former maritime hegemon, once had the most powerful national strength in the world, and Britain, with its overseas colonies all over the world, was once called the empire on which the sun never sets, because there is always a British colony in the world that can see the brilliance of the sun.

Although the British occupied their territory, their economy soon improved after the British maneuvered there.

The British occupied so many countries, basically they were relatively old and backward, but after their occupation, their economy developed rapidly and the system was more perfect.

Because their countries are very backward and can develop better after being occupied.

In a word, don't forget the national shame, so if you want economic development to rely on the aggression of others? Can't do it yourself? Be an aspiring Chinese