The Canadian-American Border War

The system of government in the United States at this time differed drastically from that of the later United States. Since America had not participated deeply in World War I, it had yet to abolish the segregation laws between the states.

Put simply, the United States Army had no right to enter a state without that state's permission. Otherwise, the state had the authority to treat the army's actions as an invasion.

The states also had their own forces, and the strength of the National Guard was not necessarily inferior to that of the United States Army.

Especially in some of the more powerful states, if a governor disliked the president, he could even place the president on that state's blacklist and prohibit him from entering its territory.

Yes, it sounded unbelievable.

Although the federal system had allowed America to acquire vast amounts of land rapidly and connect its East and West Coasts in just over a century,

the enormous price had been the lack of unity between the states. The states still possessed immense power and could even openly refuse orders and ignore proclamations.

One concern of the US Secretary of State was that, besides the army of over a hundred thousand men being unable to deploy throughout the states, the combined National Guard forces of the opposing states outnumbered the United States Army.

And in America's military development strategy, the army had always been the unwanted stepchild. It might truly not be a match for the National Guards of the various states.

If the states were allowed to successfully ignite a civil war, the rebellions would probably tear America apart before the enemy even arrived.

America might even split automatically into three or four countries without waiting for the Combined Army, then sit around awaiting the Combined Army's