| | The '''Midwest''' is a general term for the population and cultural center of the [[United States]], in between the Northeast, the South and the West. The Midwest consists roughly of ten states bordering the [[Ohio River|Ohio]] and [[Mississippi River]]s and [[Lake Michigan]]. Midwestern states include [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Ohio]], [[Iowa]], [[Minnesota]], [[Michigan]], [[Wisconsin]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Kansas]], [[Nebraska]], and [[Missouri]]. Many farmers from [[Germany]], [[Austria]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], [[Switzerland]] and [[Scandinavia]] settled in rural areas of the Midwest, thus [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] influence is strong within those states mentioned. | | The '''Midwest''' is a general term for the population and cultural center of the [[United States]], in between the Northeast, the South and the West. The Midwest consists roughly of ten states bordering the [[Ohio River|Ohio]] and [[Mississippi River]]s and [[Lake Michigan]]. Midwestern states include [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Ohio]], [[Iowa]], [[Minnesota]], [[Michigan]], [[Wisconsin]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Kansas]], [[Nebraska]], and [[Missouri]]. Many farmers from [[Germany]], [[Austria]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], [[Switzerland]] and [[Scandinavia]] settled in rural areas of the Midwest, thus [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] influence is strong within those states mentioned. |
| − | The Midwest started and continues to lead the [[conservative]] movement, featuring a unique mixture of intellectual force and [[faith]]. The South tends to rely more on [[faith]] and the northeast more on intellect. | + | The Midwest started and continues to lead the [[conservative]] movement, featuring a unique mixture of intellectual force and [[faith]]. The South tends to rely more on [[faith]] and the northeast more on [[liberal logic]]. |
| | Many of the greatest writers, painters, architects, and rock stars have come from the Midwest, including [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]], [[Frank Lloyd Wright]], [[Grant Wood]] ("[[American Gothic]]"), and [[John Cougar Mellencamp]]. Innovative [[American]] [[architecture]] nearly entirely originated as [[Midwest architecture]]. | | Many of the greatest writers, painters, architects, and rock stars have come from the Midwest, including [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]], [[Frank Lloyd Wright]], [[Grant Wood]] ("[[American Gothic]]"), and [[John Cougar Mellencamp]]. Innovative [[American]] [[architecture]] nearly entirely originated as [[Midwest architecture]]. |