美西战争前,英美外交一直是美国外交的主线。内战期间的英美外交则是这根主线中承前启后的重要里程碑。英国深惧美国的进步和强大,乘机插手美国内部事务,企图将美国内战国际化,制造“两个美国”,为其干涉别国内政,扮演了极不光彩的角色。想必美国人民对此是不会忘记的。 Before the U.S.-West War, Anglo-American diplomacy had always been the main thread of U.S. diplomacy. Anglo-American diplomacy during the civil war was an important milestone in this important thread. Britain, deeply afraid of the progress and strength of the United States, seized the opportunity to intervene in the internal affairs of the United States, attempted to internationalize the U.S. civil war and create “two U.S.” territories, and played an extremely disgraceful role in interfering in other countries’ internal affairs. Presumably, the American people will never forget this.