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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Thompson, Michael D. |
| Title, Analytic | Liberty loans, loyalty oaths, and the street name swap: Anti-German sentiment in Ohio, Spring 1918 |
| Journal Title | Yearbook of German-American Studies |
| Date of Publication | 1998 |
| Volume ID | 33 |
| Location in Work | 139-156 |
| Abstract | In the months leading to American entry into the war, normal relations between the native stock and the German community deteriorated. The former perception of German immigrants that accepted them as easily assimilable and patriotic turned to a harsh xenophobia centered around accusations of disloyalty. Matters in Ohio--and the rest of the country--grew even worse as the war escalated. By examining a cross-section of newspapers from large metropolitan cities to small rural towns in Ohio, a picture of the various and distinctive styles of nativism develops. The research for this study included thirteen Ohio newspapers--chosen with an organized randomness. The results of the study clarify and amplify our knowledge of American nativism in the past. The study follows traditional historiography in noting that anti-German sentiment reached all levels of American society during World War I. But it also provides an important new dimension by examining different kinds of nativism in Ohio. Some areas erupted, while others remained calm. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Ohio/ Anti-German sentiment/ World War, 1914-1918 -- German Americans |