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Abraham Lincoln was not amused when he found out that Britain was supplying the CSA, and what's more, France was as well. Not just ammunition and such, but food, clothing and full on artillery.
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Seriously guys? The nerve of these people...
So, the old world wanted to intervene in our business eh? Well, fine.
"Gentlemen, as we all know, the British and French have deemed it worthy to supply our enemies. The Monroe doctrine forbids us to... intervene in the old world. Well, they have decided to intervene in our side of the earth, so what I propose is a full-on armament. The army and navy shall be increased to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers, sailors and marines. The expansion of the United states shall also be a priority. Into Mexico, Central America, Cuba, and the Southern Spanish states. We shall unite the new world to combat the old!"
-Abraham Lincoln to Congress in 1863. The 'Expansion act' caused mass isolantist rage, and believers of Manifest destiny had a light orgasm.
After the Union won the Civil War, Lincoln had enough political capital to push the Act through congress in 1865. After a failed assassination attempt on Lincolns life, a lot of rebuilding and a complete reorganisation of the American Armed Forces,the 'Wars of Expansion' (A seres of wars where America eventually conquered the whole north and south American continent) began. The First war of expansion against Mexico in 1874 was a resounding success, and little loss of life for the american troops. The complete annexation of a lot of Hispanic land means that the resentment against their conquerors is strong. But the sudden increase of Hispanics (and end of slavery) means that the American white man is quite outnumbered in case of a mass revolt.
So, an addition to the constitution in 1875 dictated the equal rights of minorities, and non-whites. Former confederates seethed, but screw them.
The Second, Third, and Fourth wars Of expansion (1878, 1880-1888, 1893-94) Saw America gain respectivelyCuba and the Spanish Caribbean islands, Canada, and The Central Americas.
American industry boomed, and the American people never had it so good. GDP was huge, and cities and industrial mini-cities popped up all over the place.
Yes sir, in 1900 it was great to be American...
View attachment 306000
Seriously guys? The nerve of these people...
So, the old world wanted to intervene in our business eh? Well, fine.
"Gentlemen, as we all know, the British and French have deemed it worthy to supply our enemies. The Monroe doctrine forbids us to... intervene in the old world. Well, they have decided to intervene in our side of the earth, so what I propose is a full-on armament. The army and navy shall be increased to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers, sailors and marines. The expansion of the United states shall also be a priority. Into Mexico, Central America, Cuba, and the Southern Spanish states. We shall unite the new world to combat the old!"
-Abraham Lincoln to Congress in 1863. The 'Expansion act' caused mass isolantist rage, and believers of Manifest destiny had a light orgasm.
After the Union won the Civil War, Lincoln had enough political capital to push the Act through congress in 1865. After a failed assassination attempt on Lincolns life, a lot of rebuilding and a complete reorganisation of the American Armed Forces,the 'Wars of Expansion' (A seres of wars where America eventually conquered the whole north and south American continent) began. The First war of expansion against Mexico in 1874 was a resounding success, and little loss of life for the american troops. The complete annexation of a lot of Hispanic land means that the resentment against their conquerors is strong. But the sudden increase of Hispanics (and end of slavery) means that the American white man is quite outnumbered in case of a mass revolt.
So, an addition to the constitution in 1875 dictated the equal rights of minorities, and non-whites. Former confederates seethed, but screw them.
The Second, Third, and Fourth wars Of expansion (1878, 1880-1888, 1893-94) Saw America gain respectivelyCuba and the Spanish Caribbean islands, Canada, and The Central Americas.
American industry boomed, and the American people never had it so good. GDP was huge, and cities and industrial mini-cities popped up all over the place.
Yes sir, in 1900 it was great to be American...
- ThatRomanFanatic
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