SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP

The United States of American and England are two powerhouses that can perfectly stand-alone but together they have proven to play quite nicely with each other. Their unstable history goes back to the founding of the United States, which was an act of revolution against the English government to begin with. However, after a long time a strong and beneficial relationship between these two countries was built.

The events that took place during World War I and World War II were crucial steps in the right direction between the countries. World War I introduced the world to a level of global conflict and destruction it had never seen before. The alliance formed between the United States and Britain would be a long-lasting connection that only grew stronger during World War II. Although the American people did not support U.S. involvement in the war and England was being bombarded and destroyed by Germany, once Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941 the U.S. had no choice but to enter the war. Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin Roosevelt formed an incredibly strong and comprehensive alliance. The alliance, which was termed a “special relationship,” was a governmental, militaristic, and intelligence-based partnership. Never before and never since then has there been such a unilateral sharing of information and planning between two countries.

The developments of the countries parallel very similarly, in addition to their common history, and when the founding fathers of America formed their basis of government, they drew from many British and European principles. Even as the decades continue to pass, the relationship between England and the United States will undoubtedly continue to thrive. However, just recently, the governments declared an end to the infamous “special relationship,” and although the countries continue to be close allies the recent shift taken by the Obama administration has moved towards working with the European Union and away from simply England. This should bring about some interesting political commentary over the next few years.