I can see why the government would want to ban alcohol and drugs. Both of those things are not good for your heath and if you do them a lot could casue death in some way.

Prohibition does not work. Just becasue the government says something is illegal doesn't mean people still aren't going to do it. Today, marijuana and other drugs are illegal but that doesn't stop anyone from doing it. The government can try all they want to stop people from drinking or doing drugs but people will still do it either way.

I agree this was the final push that led us into war and the yellow journalism really forced the idea that it was all the spanish but i we were most likely going to go to war even without the USS Maine exploding

Even before the USS Maine exploded, we were on the edge of war. This just happened to be the last thing before we declared war. I think it still wouldve happened even if it never happened

I agree with you we want to stay the most powerful nation in the world so we are imperilaistic and take control over other nations

The canal was also great for the economy because of the trade goods that go through there

It is making progress and starting to move forward but it is still not in a very good place right now and our economy still needs a lot more to be done

It was good for businesses but not for other people. Then the Progressive era came along helped straighten everything out

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/progressivism/index.cfm

This is true. We just didnt want to fall behind all the other countries. We wanted to be as or more powerful than anyone else

The Progressive Era helped to form the United States into the way it is today

and by showing other countries we were able to fight we were imperialistic

It also helped our economy and Panama's economy because it was a major trade route that people use

That is a very good point. if you pay attention you can see or hear it almost everywhere you go

This is a good point. We thought we could solve the world's problems so we got involved into everyone elses business instead of only worrying about ourselves

I agree it didnt end racism. There will always be a little bit. Thats not the way it should be but thats just how it is

It was a good idea because it made for much easier travel and it was economically better for the US and Panama

After the war we became very imperialistic and started taking over land and control of other countries.

sometimes kids wanted to work to help their families and they werent forced to work

Starting with the Spanish-American War the United States started to become very imperialistic. They started to become a world power by taking land and taking control of other nations.

http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/toc.html

The gold rush in California brought many people over to the West. People from all over the world came in search for gold and this really expanded the West.

http://www.kidport.com/reflib/usahistory/calgoldrush/calgoldrush.htm

"Far and Away" showed me how hard ot was to get strated in the United States after coming over from another country. People would do anything to make money and get a start.

I believe the sinking of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor was an accident and just an excuse to go into war like all the people wanted. The yellow journalists just made it look like it was the Spanish.

If the civil war never happened there wouldn't have been a need for reconstruction. Slavery could still exist or people like Martin Luther King Jr. wouldn't have been relavent.

The progressive movement creates more jobs for people. We need to keep moving forward so we don't lose the progress we have made. On the other hand we also need to help the enviroment because we need it in order to survive.