Holy Roman Empire-Chapter 1039 - 53, Patriot

Chapter 1039 -53, Patriot

Washington, the political capital symbolizing America’s independence, had fallen to a border city after the Civil War, but the stubborn United Government had still relocated the capital back there afterward.

To this day, the traces of war have long since vanished. Only in the purposely preserved historical museums can one still see the wounds left by the war.

Originally intended to make the people of America feel shame and then strive to become stronger, to work hard for the unification of America. However, as time changed, so did the nature of these artifacts, becoming an important part of the anti-war movement.

There was no way around it; as a nation composed of immigrants from all corners of the world, the concept of “unity” was not very strongly recognized.

Irish immigrants and English immigrants could never get along, Italian immigrants and French immigrants still harbored hatred, and there was discrimination between white people and people of color…

The seeds planted by the European world had to be borne as bitter fruit by the United States. Excessive ethnic conflicts intertwined, constantly troubling this nascent nation.

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In fact, the same was true in the original timeline. Many later people thought Americans were very “enduring,” possessing great national power yet remaining patient until after World War II before erupting.

Little did they know, the real United States was far from as strong as they imagined. The Central Government was weak, with ethnic conflicts and the power of individual states being virtually limitless, all of which were issues faced by this nascent nation.

The continuous internal friction consumed too much of the country’s energy. From the 19th century to the early 20th century, successive American governments had worked hard to mitigate these internal losses.

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Eventually, as time went on, immigrants’ mutual understanding deepened, the increase in interethnic marriage ameliorated the divisions within the white race, and the nation truly began to grow stronger.

This kind of self-integration persisted for over a hundred years in the original timeline, and now even more so.

With the independence of the South, the Central Government of the United States had its dignity swept away, and its control over the states weakened even further.

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In an immigrant nation, people’s sense of belonging to the country was naturally low. Compared to reunifying the South, ordinary people cared more about their personal quality of life.

Division is not completely without advantages; similarly, there were beneficiaries, for example, several grain-producing states in the Central Plains did not want the South to return and compete with them for the market.

Others who had no interest in reunification included the Western states. Because they were not involved in their own interests, many held an indifferent attitude towards reunification.

Simply put, reuniting the South was fine, but asking them to enlist and go to battle was unacceptable.

This tendency manifested during the Civil War. Many states with little stake openly resisted the Central Government’s conscription.

Of course, the intervention of the great powers was also an important factor. While their own security was threatened, even those who supported it had to think twice before acting.

Those who truly hoped for reunification were actually the capital groups clustered in the Eastern states. The capitalists supported reunification fervently but were unwilling to join the battlefield themselves.

In this regard, Jewish capital set an example for the American bourgeoisie: “they had everything but the nation.”

Ordinary people did not want to fight, and those who wanted to fight were not willing to join the battle, making the United States’ path to reunification inevitably frustrated.

Against this backdrop, it is not surprising that the anti-war movement became the mainstream of society. After all, capitalists supporting military reunification were a tiny minority among the national populace.

For all this, President Grover Cleveland, who was eager to promote national unification, felt it “sorely in his eyes and was anxious in his heart,” but was, unfortunately, powerless.

In fact, Grover Cleveland was not the first president after the Civil War to want to reunify the South. Before him, many predecessors had tried and, sadly, ended in tragedy.

Especially his predecessor, who happened to coincide with the outbreak of the European War, a time when the European countries had the least capability to interfere with America.

If military reunification of the South was to be achieved, that was the best opportunity. The European countries were busy contending with the French, and only one remained aloof, Britain.

A single country, the London Government would not brazenly involve itself in the Civil War, after all, “Europe first, America second” was Britain’s long-term strategy.

Regrettably, when it came to initiating military reunification, the Union erupted in fierce argument internally.

From the national government to the electorate, everyone fiercely contested this issue.

Multiple state governments within the United States openly declared they would not send troops to participate in a new Civil War, leaving the predecessor who proposed the reunification plan unable to step down gracefully.

Before the United States achieved internal agreement, the European War had ended first. Once a moment passed, it would not return.

The Confederate States in the South were not pushovers, ranking just behind the United States in the America world. Despite a gap more than double in overall national power, this disparity became negligible when reflected in military strength.

If the European countries were to intervene again, these differences would cease to be so, and might even become an advantage.

One must know that on the issue of forcibly unifying the South, the European powers frequently issued warnings, including reminding them to behave even after the formation of the Continental Alliance.

If there were a rash attempt to disrupt America’s stability, a combined assault by the great powers would be inevitable. By then, not to mention reunifying the South, even the North might face a second division.

One can refer to the “Partition and Occupation Plan” proposed by the European powers during their intervention in the Civil War.

Simply put, the four countries including the UK, France, Austria, and Spain, at the head, united with other European nations to send troops to dismember the United States and then implement partitioned occupation.

Of course, this was just intimidation. If it came to sending troops, everyone would have to soberly contemplate whether it was worth it.

However, this kind of intimidation was still very daunting for Americans inexperienced in global affairs.

The predecessor left office dejectedly, so naturally, President Grover Cleveland would not rashly repeat the action.

In order to achieve national unification, Grover Cleveland decided to adopt a circuitous strategy, that is: to stir up contradictions between the major European powers, to create an international basis for unification.

The Cuban independence movement erupted under this context.

As the mastermind behind the scenes, Grover Cleveland merely smuggled a few batches of arms there, directly causing a face-off between England and Spain; he also planted a seed of suspicion between Spain and Shinra. It could be said to be highly successful.

Unfortunately, Spain was after all in decline, which greatly diminished the plan.