Abstract
Louis XVI, who detested the English, protested " Americans feel a fatadic predilection to Britain". This quote was the first use the expression a "special relationship", that Churchill later went on to use in 1946. Indeed these two countries have shared a common language and similar cultures, since the Piligrim Fathers arrived on board the Mayflower. This common point helps to promote this close relationship. I will aim to analyse what this special relationship is between Britain and America, which dates back from pre-revolutionary times until today. But what does this relationship consist of? Why can we say that it is a "special relationship"?
To answer this, we must first analyse the military alliance between these two countries, and then we will focus on their economic and political cooperation. The most significant relationship between Britain and the US is their military alliance. This military relationship started back in August 1941 when both signed the Atlantic Charter with the aim of creating a better future for the world. This cooperation reached its zenith in December 1941 when the Anglo-American Alliance was signed. This led to greater cooperation with their nuclear research, missiles and bases and even military interventions.
