German-Americans during World War I

As late as 1910, about nine percent of the American population had been born in Germany or was of German…

This poster by the Liberty Loan Committee implored Americans to subscribe to liberty loans to support the war effort. Although…

This recruitment poster by American artist W.A. Rodgers (1854-1931) shows a sailor reaching out to a young girl in a…

This poster by the National Industrial Conservation Movement shows a man/agitator receiving an Iron Cross from Kaiser Wilhelm in “Plot…

Under Kaiser Wilhelm II, Germany developed a reputation as an overbearing, arrogant, and militaristic state. This image of their homeland…