Indeed. WW1 was the cusp in the decline of German as #2 language in the USA. All the "Spanish bilingualism" you see now: that used to be German before WW1.

Indeed. WW1 was the cusp in the decline of German as #2 language in the USA. All the "Spanish bilingualism" you see now: that used to be German before WW1. The same kind of witch-trial fanaticism made being German or speaking German or having any German cultural traits or celebrations completely verboten as cultural norms. WW1 also saw the Sedition Act being used against anti-war protesters and conscientious objectors. It's all too familiar comparing that to 911 and now the Ukraine. Same thing. Same lack of rationality. Same overblown propaganda whipping up fanaticism. This when you see the WORST in peoples' behavior!