World War I Anti-German Sentiment
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What measures did the federal government implement against Germans during the war?

  • Providing financial support to German American communities
  • Promoting German language education in schools
  • Encouraging German immigrants to maintain their cultural traditions
  • Identifying pro-German individuals, registering over 500,000 as 'enemy aliens,' and imprisoning perceived threats in camps (correct)
  • What did teachers instruct children to do in relation to German culture?

  • Remove German songs from music books (correct)
  • Promote the learning of German language
  • Celebrate German culture in school events
  • Encourage the study of German history
  • What was the response to German beer consumption during the war?

  • German beer was promoted as a sign of cultural heritage
  • German beer became a symbol of resistance
  • German beer consumption was discouraged (correct)
  • German beer festivals were organized
  • What happened to ethnic German culture during the war?

    <p>It was systematically destroyed, with Germans pressured to stop playing German music and attending German plays</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How were new immigrants pressured to conform to American culture?

    <p>By displaying flags and singing American songs, with the message 'You're with us or you're not.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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    • Upon US declaration of war, German Americans and their culture were targeted for attacks by local governments, civic organizations, and ordinary citizens.
    • Teachers instructed children to remove German songs from music books, public stein-breaking festivals took place, and German beer consumption was discouraged.
    • Ethnic German culture was systematically destroyed, with Germans pressured to stop playing German music and attending German plays.
    • Federal government implemented measures against Germans, including identifying pro-German individuals, registering over 500,000 as "enemy aliens," and imprisoning perceived threats in camps.
    • New immigrants faced pressure to conform to American culture by displaying flags and singing American songs, with the message "You're with us or you're not."

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    Explore the targeted attacks and measures against German Americans and their culture during World War I, including the pressure to conform to American culture and the systematic destruction of ethnic German culture.

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