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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]]. As a political unit, the [[conservative]] states of Arkansas, Kentucky, and even West Virginia could be included.  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 several Midwestern states such as Wisconsin.<ref>https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS2041</ref>

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]]. As a political unit, the [[conservative]] states of Arkansas, Kentucky, and even West Virginia could be included.  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 several Midwestern states such as Wisconsin.<ref>https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS2041</ref>

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]].

The Midwest founded 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]].

The Midwest is the birthplace of the skyscraper and many other innovations that subsequently caught on nationwide.<ref>https://www.thoughtco.com/how-skyscrapers-became-possible-1991649</ref>

The Midwest is the breadbasket of the country, not merely in food but also in innovation.  The Midwest is the birthplace of the skyscraper and many other innovations that subsequently caught on nationwide.<ref>https://www.thoughtco.com/how-skyscrapers-became-possible-1991649</ref>

The [[Iowa caucuses]] have asserted political preeminence for the Midwest in selecting the presidential nominees for each party, supplanting the historic role by [[New Hampshire]] in that important process.

The [[Iowa caucuses]] have asserted political preeminence for the Midwest in selecting the presidential nominees for each party, supplanting the historic role by [[New Hampshire]] in that important process.