History of England

To understand the relationship today between America and the UK, and this with Europe, we must first begin to understand where it all began. European hegemony of the nineteenth century was due mainly to Great Britain who was able to establish its power in global trade. At first the European countries represented a great power, new advances in new forms of trade, which emerged in Britain and later developed in the rest of the world, gave to Britain and Europe in general a place countries favoured over other economies. The increasing specialization of the British economy was clearly reflected in the rapid increase in the importance of the foreign trade for the country.

In 1880 the possession of the industrial, manufacture and export of machinery index of power represented, including England, Germany and the U.S. were the main exporters. These three countries increased their power through a monopoly until the First World War broke out. And in 1913 changed the order of importance of nations to be Germany, the United States and Britain. After the war, England had achieved its objectives, the elimination of Germany, the liquidation of its colonial possessions and the expansion of the English colonies. But despite the victory, England was weakened by the war. Political consequences of the First World War also affected the entire European continent, and even the United States, which entered into crisis.

At the end of World War I, Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States introduced its 14 points on which rested the terms of peace. He also established the League of Nations to prevent any conflict between the European countries, but the agency failed in 1939 when he returned to pop the Second World War, World War II. As a...

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...itically motivated because in today's world we live in can only be lived with powerful alliance and they have a common foreign policy.

In their relationship with Europe, Britain is creating a different union from the one with America, but potentially just as strong. Between the two there is no common language, and do not share the same values, but England has always been interested in being part of it. For this reason Britain has become a kind of “hinge” between the U.S. and the rest of Europe.

UK has, politically speaking, many more issues in common with USA than with Europe in general, with whom he only share cultural and social past. Strategically, the British decision is consistent and not expected to change, so that the EU should begin to wonder if the UK is a great community asset for the future or whether, by contrast, is one of its major problems.