Immigration Following World War I (Part Two)
Professor of history Gary Gerstle talks about the restrictive attitude in the United States towards immigration following World War I. Professor Gerstle explains that it was caused in part by fear that immigrants would take the jobs of native-born A...
Immigrants and Loyalty
Professor of history Gary Gerstle explains that as the United States prepared to enter World War I, there was growing concern in the U.S. about the loyalty of immigrants, since many of them had come from countries that America would be fighting. Pro...
Immigration Following World War I (Part One)
Professor of history Gary Gerstle explains that after World War I, "...the country pretty much decided, not right away, but pretty quickly, that it could not take any more foreigners." The only immigrants welcomed from that point forward were certai...
Loyalty and Patriotism Following Both World Wars
Professor of history Gary Gerstle talks about the mood of the United States following World Wars I and II. In both instances, there was what Professor Gerstle calls an "...ideological intensity expressing itself in demands for patriotism (and) loyal...
America on the Eve of World War I
Professor of history Gary Gerstle explains that the United States was very divided over whether to enter World War I. "There was a strong socialist movement and anarchist movement in American society," Professor Gerstle says. "They were opposed to t...