Chapter 1042 Patriot

Washington, the political capital symbolizing American independence, became a border city after the Civil War, but the stubborn United States government still moved the capital back after the war.

Today, the traces left by the war have long since disappeared. Only in the artificially preserved history museums can we still see the scars left by the war.

It was originally intended to let the people of the United States know their shame and then be brave, work hard, and work hard for the unification of the United States. However, as the times changed, so did the nature of these artifacts, becoming an important part of the anti-war wave.

There is no way, as a country composed of immigrants from all over the world, everyone really does not have a strong understanding of the concept of "unification".

Irish immigrants and English immigrants can never pee in the same gourd, Italian immigrants and French immigrants still perpetuate hatred, discrimination between whites and colored people...

The cause of the European world, but the bitter fruit has to be borne by the United States. Excessive ethnic conflicts are intertwined, and internal problems have always plagued this newborn country.

In fact, the same is true of the original space-time. Many people in later generations think that the Americans are very "dogs". They obviously have a strong national power, but they have been forbearing until after World War II.

As everyone knows, the real United States is far less powerful than they imagined. The weakness of the central government, ethnic conflicts and the unlimited power of the states are all problems faced by this new country.

The continuous internal friction every day consumes too much energy in this country. From the beginning of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, the successive American governments have been working hard to eliminate internal friction.

In the end, as time went by, the immigrants' mutual understanding deepened, inter-ethnic marriages increased, and the differences within the white race were eased. Only then did the country truly become stronger.

This self-integration of the original time and space has lasted for hundreds of years, let alone now.

With the independence of the South, the face of the central government of the United States was directly discredited, and its control over the states became weaker and weaker.

In immigrant countries, people have a low sense of belonging to the country. Ordinary people cared more about their own personal quality of life than about reunifying the South.

Splitting is not completely useless. There is also a wave of vested interests, for example: several grain-producing states in the Central Plains, who do not want the South to come back and compete with them for the market.

Also not interested in unification are the western states. Because it does not involve their own interests, many people have a cold-eyed attitude towards the reunification.

To put it simply, there is no problem in unifying the South, but it is not enough to ask them to join the army and go to the battlefield.

This symptom was manifested during the Civil War. Many states with little interest involved openly resisted the central government's conscription.

Of course, the intervention of the great powers was also an important factor. Your own safety is threatened, no matter how much you support, you must think twice before acting.

Those who really hope for the reunification of the north and the south are actually the eastern states where capital consortiums gather. Although the capitalists have enough motivation to support unification, it is not enough to let them go to the battlefield to fight desperately.

In this regard, Jewish capital set an example for the American bourgeoisie: "They have everything but the state."

Ordinary people don't want to fight, and those who want to fight don't want to go to the battlefield. It can be said that the road to reunification of the United States will suffer setbacks, which can be said to be inevitable.

Against this background, it is not surprising that the anti-war wave has become the mainstream of society. After all, capitalists who support unification by force are only a very small minority among the entire nation.

Regarding all of this, as President Grover Cleveland, who is keen to promote national unity, he "sees it in his eyes and is anxious in his heart", but he is powerless.

In fact, Grover Cleveland was not the first president who wanted to reunify the South after the Civil War. Prior to this, many predecessors had tried, but unfortunately they all ended in tragedy.

In particular, his predecessor happened to catch up with the outbreak of the European Continental War. At that time, European countries had the lowest ability to intervene in the Americas.

If you want to unify the South by force, then is the best opportunity. All countries in continental Europe are busy fighting with the French, leaving Britain alone.

In a single country, it is impossible for the London government to rush to participate in the Civil War. After all, it is the long-term national policy of the British to put Europe first and then the United States.

Regrettably, there was a fierce quarrel within the United States when it came to whether to initiate unification by force.

From the congressional government to the ordinary people, fierce conflicts broke out around this issue.

Many state governments in the United States have publicly stated that they will not send troops to participate in the new Civil War, so that the predecessor who proposed the unified plan will not be able to step down directly.

Before the reunification of the United States can be achieved, the European War will be over first. Once the opportunity is missed, it will not come again.

The Confederate States in the South are not soft persimmons either. It can be said that they are second only to the United States in the American world. Although the gap in overall national strength between the two sides has more than doubled, the gap has been infinitely narrowed in terms of military strength.

If European countries intervene again, these gaps will no longer be gaps, but may become an advantage.

You must know that European powers often warn them about the issue of unifying the South by force. Even after the establishment of the European Continental Union, they did not forget to send people to remind them to keep themselves safe.

If you want to break the stability of the Americas, a joint and mixed fight between the great powers is indispensable. At that time, not to mention the unification of the south, even the north will have to be divided again.

For details, you can refer to the "Partition Occupation Plan" proposed by the European powers when they intervened in the Civil War.

To put it simply: the four countries of Britain, France, Occidental and West took the lead in uniting European countries to send troops to dismember the United States, and then implement divisional occupation.

Of course, this is just an intimidation. If it is really allowed to send troops, I guess everyone will have to think rationally about whether it is worth it.

However, this method of intimidation is still very deterrent to Americans who have never seen the market.

President Grover Cleveland will naturally not do it again when his predecessor resigns in disgrace.

In order to achieve national unification, Grover-Cleveland decided to adopt a roundabout strategy, that is, to stir up conflicts among the major European powers and create an international basis for unification.

It was against this background that the Cuban independence movement broke out.

As the mastermind behind the scenes, Grover Cleveland only smuggled a few batches of arms, allowing Britain and Spain to directly confront each other; by the way, he also planted a seed of doubt between Spain and Shinra. It can be said to be very successful.

It's a pity that Spain is in decline after all, which makes this plan greatly compromised.

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