German-Americans during World War I

By the turn of the century, many Americans viewed Germany as an aggressive and domineering presence. The situation was attributable…

After the passage of the Trading with the Enemy Act in October 1917, all German citizens in the United States…

After America entered the war, President Woodrow Wilson declared all German citizens in the U.S. “alien enemies.” They were barred…

After the outbreak of war, German-Americans were forced to declare their loyalty as “100 percent Americans.” Use of the German…