Immigrants and World War I
April 14, 2020
Video Discussion Questions Both in declaration of neutrality and in war, President Woodrow Wilson recognized a need for American unity. What was the definition of “100% Americanism”? How do you think that idea plays out today?What realities challenged immigrant stereotypes in WWI?Describe the impact on the German immigrant communities in the United States during WWI.How were immigrant cultures championed during WWI?One out of every five soldiers serving in the U.S. Armed Forces was an immigrant; list three effects.
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Immigrants and Immigration in World War I
April 14, 2020
[0:00:11] Announcer: Welcome to the How WWI Changed America podcast series, sponsored by the Andrew W Mellon foundation with host Dr. Libby O'Connell. [0:00:26] Libby O'Connell: Hello and welcome to this morning's podcast from the WWI Centennial Commission. I'm Libby O'Connell. I am delighted to welcome Prof. Chris Capozzola from MIT. This morning we're going to be talking about immigrants and immigration in WWI. So welcome Chris. Thanks for joining us today. [0:00:48] Chris Capazzola: Thank you for having me with you. [0:00:50] Libby O'Connell: So Chris America has always been a nation of immigrants. What makes the early part…
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Appealing to Immigrants
April 14, 2020
According to the census of 1910, in a total population of almost 92 million, 15 percent had been born outside of the United States. In the years prior to World War I, refugees fleeing the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Russian Revolution, and anti-Semetic pogroms changed the demographics of the immigrant population as more people from Eastern and Southern Europe arrived on American shores. Census data from the early twentieth century shows the shift in immigration in the first two decades of the twentieth century.
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Immigrants and Immigration
April 14, 2020
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