The British Government turned towards Europe in recent decades and certainly does not consider itself a junior party in a U S A led world power.
The average American male (Including apparently WT writers) draws his knowledge of world history from WWII movies.
These are the same ignorant people who came up with this jewel here:
"West Germany became an ally of the king of the south, and East Germany aligned itself with another powerful entity—the Communist bloc of nations headed by the Soviet Union." (Pay Attention to Daniel's Prophecy p 270)