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Over Here: The First World War and American Society Nicole Ackerman 02/27/2016 7th hour By: David M. Kennedy Over Here was written by David M. Kennedy in 2004. The book was published by Oxford University Press which is located in New York City, New York. Kennedy's book talks about the time before, after and during world war 1 and the changes that come about during that time, weather they are political or economic or social. Kennedy's thesis is, " best be described as a discussion of those aspects of the American experience in the First World War that I take to be crucial for an understanding of modern American history" (Kennedy 7). The book begins with Kennedy talking in the prologue about some of the act and rising parties of the …show more content…

Wilson's administration worked to, "manufacture public opinion favorable to the war effort" (Kennedy 46) and from that the public became divided. Comments by Wilson's Attorney General stated, "(a) country governed by public opinion," which later lead to Kennedy stating, "the manipulation of mass opinion for political purposes was becoming a highly refined art" ( Kennedy 47). The next bit covers Wilson's life and back story. John Dewey then entered the scene causing disrupt for everyone/thing. Using the New Republic newspaper, Dewey wrote about Wilson and his actions along with things about the war and how we became involved in the war. The impact of the war on our school was immense. Schools everywhere banned the teaching of German to the students and one, "Iowa politician charged that "ninety percent of the men and women who teach the German language are traitors"" (Kennedy 54). Colleges became know as a, " vast network of pre-induction centers where young men could be temporarily held prior to call-up for active military duty" (Kennedy 57). The German mistreatment became violent when Americans would have public lynching and drag Germans out of their homes, nearly kill them and then make them kiss an American flag. And when these things went to court they were ruled as a, "patriotic murder" (Kennedy

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