The Rise Of Australasia

Because of President Coolidge's anger, the actions of the American military moved a bit faster than during President Wilson's era.

In less than one week's time, the first batch of American troops had already assembled, ready to depart for armed adjudication in Nicaragua.

President Coolidge, brimming with confidence, was making a pre-war speech to these Soldiers when the Foreign Minister hurried over with a grave expression and whispered to President Coolidge, "Your Excellency, there has been a change in Central America!"

President Coolidge's expression immediately shifted, but seeing the questioning looks from the many soldiers below, he understood that it was not the time to affect the military's morale and could only continue with his speech.

After the mobilization speech ended, President Coolidge, with a grave expression, found the Foreign Minister and urgently asked, "What's happening in Central America?"

Several countries in Central America had once formed the Federation of Central America, and almost all the individual nations after its dissolution were controlled by the United States and the United Kingdom.

Of these, the United States, leveraging its advantages, controlled most of the region, tasked with defending the Panama Canal, which is also linked to the vital interests of the United States.

If countries in Central America were to erupt in rebellion like Nicaragua, then this would not be a small matter; it would be enough to affect the entire mission of the United States.

"Costa Rica has erupted in rebellion against the dictatorship of F. Tino Co. Granados. The current warfare has endangered the majority of Costa Rica, and F. Tino Co. Granados has already sent a telegram asking for our help," the Foreign Minister said gravely, delivering news that made President Coolidge's face change dramatically.

The position of Costa Rica is even more critical than Nicaragua, as it is the closest Central American nation to Panama.

The loss of Costa Rica would pose a fatal threat to the Panama Canal and create a vacuum between Panama and other Central American countries, weakening United States dominance in the region.

"That damned fool, why is he only reporting this now?" President Coolidge was angry and cursed aloud.

Like other Central American countries, Costa Rica had long been under the influence of the American government.

The famed United Fruit Company controlled Costa Rica's railways and the production and export of bananas, and although this allowed Costa Rica to have the largest banana exports in the world, it also enabled the United Fruit Company to firmly hold Costa Rica's government and finance.

With the support of the American People, F. Tino Co. Granados launched a coup and established a military dictatorship inclined toward the United States.

And precisely because of the support of the American People, the rule of F. Tino Co. Granados in Costa Rica was not at all honorable, notorious for brutality and despotism. Stay connected through My Virtual Library Empire

"Your Excellency, now is not the time to be angry. The current priority is to stabilize the situation in Costa Rica as quickly as possible; we must ensure the safety of the Panama Canal," the Foreign Minister promptly reminded him.

For the United States, the most important thing is to ensure the chaos in Central America does not spread to other countries as much as possible.

If the entire Central American region falls into turmoil, even the United States would not be able to solve it.

Unless the United States is willing to employ the full strength of its army and navy to suppress it forcefully, but by doing so, the nation's reputation internationally would truly be ruined, making expansion in Other Regions virtually impossible.

"Tell F. Tino Co. Granados to hold on as long as possible before our military arrives. If he can hold on, he will still rule Costa Rica. If not, I shall send him to meet his maker!" President Coolidge also came to his senses and commanded the Foreign Minister.

"Yes!" The Foreign Minister nodded and went to convey President Coolidge's orders.

"These damned rebels!" After the Foreign Minister left, President Coolidge could no longer restrain his emotions and roared in annoyance.

The civil war in Costa Rica was fundamentally impossible to hide; after all, even if the American Media did not report it, the European media would surely cover this news.

The most crucial matter currently was to gather more troops to suppress the rebellion in Costa Rica. If Costa Rica slipped from American control, then more Central American countries would follow.

And how far would Panama then be?

At this time, Arthur, who was in Australasia, naturally also received the news of the Civil War in Costa Rica.

That F. Tino Co. Granados had established a military dictatorship backed by Americans was in itself not surprising, as it faced rebellion and Civil War.

After all, Central America was not only beneath the influence of the United States as a superpower; the British also had substantial infiltration in these Central American countries, giving some of them hope to resist the United States.

In Arthur's view, the American People should be praying now that other countries in Central America do not follow suit and ignite a war encompassing the entire region, as that would indeed be entertaining.

Could the American army completely suppress the rebellion throughout Central America? Merely from the army's standpoint, it was entirely insufficient.

If the British were to also engage in armed intervention, then the Americans might as well quit the game because the United States could not possibly contend with Britain.

In the United Kingdom, the civil war in Costa Rica once again bolstered the confidence of the British. The World Alliance's stance on armed intervention also shifted somewhat.

However, this also showed the British a new path, that of supporting more Central American countries to rise up and fight, turning the American People into a laughingstock of the 1920s.