Chapter 369

Washington, the political capital that symbolized the independence of the United States, 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 had long disappeared. Only in the man-made historical museum could the scars left by the war be seen.

Originally, it was to let the people of the United States know the shame and work hard to unify the United States. However, with the change of times, the nature of these relics also changed, becoming an important part of the anti-war wave.

As a country composed of immigrants from all over the world, people really didn't have a strong understanding of the concept of "unification."

Irish immigrants and English immigrants could never pee in the same gourd, Italian immigrants and French immigrants still continued the hatred, discrimination between whites and people of color …

The European world sowed the seeds, but the bitter consequences were borne by the United States. Too many ethnic contradictions were intertwined, and internal problems had always troubled the new country.

In fact, the original time and space was the same. Many people in later generations thought that the Americans were very "passive", having a strong national power but endured until after World War II.

Little did they know that the real United States was far from as powerful as they thought. The weak central government, ethnic contradictions, and unlimited power of the states were all problems faced by the new country.

The continuous internal friction every day consumed too much of the country's energy. From the 19th century to the early 20th century, the successive United States governments worked hard to eliminate internal friction.

Finally, as time went on, the immigrants deepened their understanding of each other, and the increase of cross-ethnic marriages eased the differences within the white race, and the country really became strong.

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

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

In a country of immigrants, people had a low sense of belonging to the country. Compared to reunifying the South, ordinary people cared more about their personal quality of life.

Division was not completely without benefits, there was also a wave of vested interests. For example, several food-producing states in the central plains didn't want the South to come back and compete with them for the market.

Also not interested in unification were the western states. Because it didn't involve their own interests, many people had a cold attitude toward unification.

Simply put, there was no problem unifying the South, but they couldn't join the army and go to the battlefield.

This kind of trend was reflected during the Civil War. Many states with little interest openly resisted the central government's conscription.

Of course, the interference of the great powers was also an important factor. Their own safety was threatened, and no matter how much they supported it, they had to think twice.

The ones who really wanted the reunification of the North and the South were the eastern states. Although the capitalists had enough motivation to support unification, they couldn't fight on the battlefield.

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

Ordinary people didn't want to fight, and those who wanted to fight didn't want to go to the battlefield. It was inevitable that the United States would suffer setbacks on its road to unification.

In this context, it was not surprising that anti-war became the mainstream of society. After all, the capitalists who supported the unification of the country by force were the minority in the country.

President Grover Cleveland, who was passionate about promoting the unification of the country, saw all of this and was anxious about it. However, there was nothing he could do about it.

In fact, Grover Cleveland was not the first president who wanted to reunite the South after the Civil War. Many people of the United. Before,, many, many of United. many, and War, United, United and United, many, and United.

In particular, his predecessor happened to be in time for the outbreak of the European Continental War. At that time, the European countries' ability to interfere in the Americas was at its lowest.

If they wanted to unify the South, it was the best opportunity. The European countries were busy with the French, and Britannia was the only country that stayed out of it.

The Government of London couldn't participate in the Civil War. After all, it was Britain's long-term national policy to start with Europe and then the United States.

Unfortunately, there was a fierce argument within the United States when it came to whether to launch a military unification.

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

Many state governments in the United States publicly stated that they would not send troops to participate in the new Civil War. This put the former president, who proposed the unification plan in a difficult position.

Before the United States could reach a consensus, the European War had ended. Once the opportunity was missed, it would not come back.

The Southern Alliance was not a pushover. It could be said that it was second only to the United States in the American world. Although the difference in comprehensive national strength between the two sides was more than double, in terms of military strength, the gap was infinitely narrowed.

If the European countries intervened, the gap would no longer be a gap. Instead, it might become an advantage.

After all, the European powers had often warned them about the issue of unifying the South by force. Even after the establishment of the European Union, they didn't forget to send people to remind them to behave.

If they wanted to break the stability of the American continent, a mixed war between the powers was inevitable. At that time, not only would they not be able to unify the South, but even the North would be divided again.

The specific situation could be referred to when the European powers intervened in the Civil War and proposed the "Zoning Occupation Plan."

To put it simply, the Fao and Spain would lead the European countries to send troops to dismember the United States and then carry out zoning occupation.

Of course, this was just a threat. If they really sent troops, everyone would have to think rationally about whether it was worth it.

However, this kind of threat was still very effective for the Americans who had never seen the world.

Grover Cleveland was not going to do it again when his predecessor was forced to step down with his tail between his legs.

In order to achieve national unification, Grover Cleveland decided to take a roundabout strategy: provoke the conflict between the major European powers and create an international basis for unification.

It was under this background that the Cuban Independence Movement broke out.

As the mastermind behind the scenes, Grover Cleveland only smuggled a few batches of arms over and caused a direct confrontation between the United Kingdom and Spain. At the same time, he also planted a seed of suspicion between Spain and Shinra. It could be said that it was very successful.

Unfortunately, Spain was in decline after all, so this plan was greatly discounted.