REMEMBER THE BRITISH Following Rome, Spain and France. England became the world s greatest power. She held this leadership until the first World War. Her battle cruisers were in every port and she policed the world, and was usually j fighting somewhere She just had 1 to do this to hold her position i England also was rich and did the world’s banking, insurance ■ and shipping. The English Pound Sterling was then the world's uni versal currency, as is our Dollar today. Germany, however, then looked with envious eyes upon England, as Russia is now jealous of us. In her endeavoi to continue i as “top dog." England went to j war against Germany in 1914 and i again in 1940. These last two wars bled Engalr.d so that she is now a second-rate power There now is j little hope of her getting strong again. WHAT ABOUT THE U. S. A.? The United States is now the richest and most powerful nation , of the world. We have taken the J world leadership from England. ■ But with this leadership comes responsibilities. We must police j
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