War used to be a grand thing before WW1 when it was considered honorable for men to go out and fight for their country. Even today, it still inspires a sense of nationalism and pride for one's country, though less now than before.
The mid-west region was most common in the 19th century
1. If your talking about people answering your questions yes.
2. if there is a problem...no one can see it.
Isolated from Europe in the western hemisphere, but maintaining a strong grip on latin american countries (the roosevelt corrollary)