We can see 1920's prohibition of alcohol was failure. People drink alcohol today legally and it was possible for some people to sell and buy alcohol too. Alcohol is a part of European culture and also the immigrant’s in the U.S. This movement’s result was an important opportunity that shows us that “federal government control cannot always take the place of personal responsibility”. (http://cocktails.about.com/od/history/a/prohibition.htm)

I agree. I believe we can understand people are all different regardless any races; we have different cultures, life experiences and ideas each other. Because we already have enough history that people fought for their rights, to understand racism is not needed in the world.

I agree with you. We have to be a part of natural ecologycal system but we are still poluting the earth even the pollution of water have became problem since Industrial Revolution. During the construction of Panama canal it was also problem about the U.S. people.

In old Europe, there were no children but small adults. The dicovery of childhood was a great development in the society. I believe children have to be educated, not for working because they have oppotunity to create world better.

I agree with you. They had to move from their home countries because otherwise they could not survive.

I believe noone prefer to leave their home countries. But like religion and jobs are most necessary conditions to live as a person. So even there are worry to live new place, they could give up their home countries.

Until I learned about the U.S. histtory, I had never thought about Germany American during W.W.I. In fact the U.S. government decided to be Triple Entente side and the Germany Americans became outcasts and was eliminated by other Americans whose home country is not "enermy".

http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/REF/germ-ww1.html

I agree with this post. I guess it was too difficult to imagine for the young soldiers what the war would really be. Especially they were taught war as process to protect their own country. Even I watched this movie I still cannot think that it happened actually in this world. The war was transcend what human can be.

The Jungle is a great book that still well known in today. When I heard about this book in my science class I did not know how this book effected meat industy in the U.S. but it is also recognized as a famous and outstanding book from science area.

I think American dream is a really great concept that every American have in their depth. Even though all Americans had different home country, this concept always can be same among them.

I agree. Even in this society, big countries tend to move by their own money and their world forces.

This artical explains how the Chinese government is strict about world internet.

I think it was great incident that American could fight for their rights because even today Chinese did not be able to have such as progressive movement yet.

http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/international/countriesandterritories/china/internet_censorship/index.html

Chinese can not know if there is a big movement against the government in China because every public information are controlled by the government.

So they do not really do such progressive movement because they do not know.

Do you know Manifest Destiny? It could make the western migration that pushed out Native American as a right destiny. I think imperialistic history started from it. Is this concept still reminds in the U.S. society?

http://socyberty.com/history/problems-with-the-manifest-destiny/

I agree. Journalism have big power to effect common opinion. In today it is not used as controling something but still misundersting happens by it.

I sometimes wonder why the U.S. have racism problem. Even though American have the history of slave society, all American are based on other country.

I agree. This history causes every movement which people seek about their rights in today. Because American's thoughts is still based on when they immigrant here.

According to this article, the Occupy Wall Street Movement might be a 3rd progressive era.

It is easier to do something if there is a precedent already.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/the-new-progressive-movement.html

As Theodore Roosevelt said “A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues”, he could recognize civil rights are real big problems in the U.S.

I agree. Because in today, women’s rights groups and human focused organizations still work actively in the U.S.

http://www.ehow.com/list_7602108_womens-rights-groups-america.html

From a Japanese point of view, American people have strong thoughts about civil rights.

If there was no progressive era, there would be no strong thoughts about any rights in the U.S. today.

Union are needed because there are labors today. I think union is necessary for labors to protect their rights even it is declining now.

Pinkertons should not be used for breaking up strike. Because I think as a woman worker they should be used for protecting someone’s live like that Lincoln was protected by them.

I agree because if there are over people in a country in regard to the area’s employment, then economy will not work well.