Question 5

The Roman Empire was a very strong empire that was created after the fall of the Roman Republic. It was led by numerous emperors and it lasted for a long period of time. It had control over much of Europe and even divided its empire into two parts because it was growing so large. The United States is very similar to the Roman  Empire in some ways, including the rule of a single empire and how the United State's government is very strong with a lot of power. The United States is very similar to the Roman Empire, but is it fair to say that the United States is a modern equivalent of the Roman Empire? The United States is a modern equivalent of the Roman Empire because the United States has control over areas of land called states just like the Roman Empire controlled many countries and the US President is very similar to the Roman emperor.

One way that the United States is just like the Roman Empire is that it has control over land and separate states, even though they can operate on their own. If any state needs help, the United Sates can act like an empire and go to that state and fix any problems. "More Federal Money Coming" (Walton, 2011). This explains how the United States can help individual states they control if the are having problems, just like how Rome can go to different countries and help them if they have issues. The United States has the ability to reach out to all the states they control instead of just controlling their specific area, which is Washington D.C. The United States go