Washington, the political capital that symbolized American independence, was reduced to a border city after the end of the Civil War, but the stubborn U.S. government still moved the capital back after the war.
Today, the traces of the war have long since disappeared. The wounds left by the war can only be seen in man-made history museums.
Originally, it was to make the people of the United States feel ashamed and then brave and work hard for the unification of the United States. However, with the changing times, the nature of these relics has also changed, and they have become 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 will never pee in the same gourd, Italian immigrants and French immigrants still continue to hate, discrimination between whites and people of color...
The cause planted in the European world, the bitter fruit has to be borne by the United States. Too many ethnic conflicts are intertwined, and internal problems have always plagued this new country.
In fact, the same is true of the original time and space. Many people in later generations think that Americans are very "goo", and they have a strong national strength, but they have endured it until after World War II.
As everyone knows, the real United States is far less powerful than they imagined. The weak central government, ethnic conflicts and unlimited power of the states are all problems faced by this nascent country.
The constant 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, successive American governments made efforts to eliminate internal friction.
Ultimately, over time, as immigrants got to know each other better, interracial marriages increased, and divisions within the white race were eased, the country became really strong.
The self-integration of the original time and space has lasted for hundreds of years, not to mention now.
With the independence of the South, the central government of the United States was directly discredited, and its control over the states became weaker and weaker.
Immigrant countries, people's sense of belonging to the country is inherently low. Ordinary people are more concerned about their own personal quality of life than the reunification of the South.
Splitting is not entirely without benefits. There is also a wave of vested interests, such as several grain-producing states in the Central Plains, who do not want the South to come back and snatch the market with them.
Also not interested in unification were the western states. Because it does not involve their own interests, many people hold a cold-eyed attitude towards the unification or not.
To put it simply, there is no problem in reunifying the South, but it is not enough for them to join the army and go to the battlefield.
This kind of signs, reflected in the Civil War period. Many states with little interests involved openly resist the central government's conscription.
Of course, the interference of foreign powers is also an important factor. Their own safety has been threatened, no matter how much support they have, they must think twice before acting.
Those who really hope to reunite the north and the south are actually the eastern states where capital consortia gather together. Although the capitalists have sufficient motivation to support the unification, it is not enough to let them go to the battlefield desperately.
In this respect 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 war. It is inevitable that the road to reunification of the United States will suffer setbacks.
In this context, it is not surprising that the anti-war wave has become the mainstream of society. After all, the capitalists who support the unification by force are only a very small number in the whole nation.
For all of this, as President Grover-Cleveland, who is keen to promote national unity, he is "seeing it in his eyes and anxious in his heart", but he can't do anything about it.
In fact, Grover-Cleveland was not the first post-Civil War president to try to reunite the South. Before this, many predecessors have tried, but unfortunately all ended in tragedy.
Especially his predecessor, just in time for the outbreak of the European Continental War, when European countries had the lowest ability to intervene in the Americas.
If you want to unite the South by force, then is the best opportunity. The European countries are busy pking with the French, and the only one left out is Britain.
In a single country, the London government could not come to participate in the Civil War in a ruthless manner. 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 or not to initiate military unification.
From the Congress government to the ordinary people, fierce conflicts erupted over 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 unification plan directly cannot come to power.
Before the reunification of the United States was reached, the European War would end first. Once an opportunity is missed, it will never come again.
The Confederate States of the South are not soft persimmons, and it can be said that they are second only to the United States in the American world. Although the comprehensive national strength gap between the two sides has more than doubled, the gap has been narrowed indefinitely 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 the European powers have often warned them about the issue of military unification of the South. Even after the establishment of the European Continental Union, they did not forget to send someone to remind them to be safe.
If you want to break the stability of the Americas, a combination of major powers will be indispensable. When the time comes, not to mention the unification of the South, even the North will have to be divided again.
For details, please refer to the "Divisional Occupation Plan" proposed by the European powers during their intervention in the Civil War.
To put it simply: Britain, France, Ossie, and the four countries took the lead in uniting European countries to send troops to dismember the United States, and then implement a divisional occupation.
Of course, this is just an intimidation. If it is really allowed to send troops, it is estimated that everyone should think rationally about whether it is worth it.
However, this method of intimidation is still very deterrent to Americans who have not seen the market.
After his predecessor stepped down in despair, President Grover Cleveland naturally wouldn't do it all over again.
In order to achieve national reunification, Grover-Cleveland decided to adopt a roundabout strategy, namely: provoking contradictions among the major European powers and creating an international foundation for unification.
It was against this background that the Cuban independence movement broke out.
As the mastermind behind the scenes, Grover-Cleveland just smuggled a few batches of arms in the past, so that Britain and Spain directly confronted him; by the way, he also planted a seed of suspicion between Spain and Shinra. It can be said to be very successful.
Unfortunately, Spain is in decline after all, which greatly reduces this plan.
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