What are some things you learned from the source as well as

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Case Study: The government (at all its levels) was worried about the reaction of citizens if the United States entered World War I. It was apparent early on that, if it declared war, the United States would side with Britain, France, and Russia; indeed, it was aiding these nations before it declared war, regardless of its "neutrality" stance.
However, the United States was very much a nation of immigrants by the 1910s, with millions of descendants - plus recent immigrants - from countries allied with both sides in the war. Risjord mentions and we know about the large German population in Minnesota: Germany was battling against the eventual U.S. allies. Concern was high about whether U.S. citizens would be loyal in the event of U.S. entry on one side.
This big fear turned out not to be an issue: Americans got behind the war effort to mobilize society and the economy for the war and war production. But this was only clear in hindsight.
Meier supplies plenty of interesting evidence of how very actively engaged Minnesota's Commission of Public Safety (one in each state, directed under a national commission) was with its citizens - and citizens with the Commission - in monitoring pretty much everyone's behavior. (The commissions were exactly charged with monitoring and directing war mobilization efforts - and any efforts against the war - because of this fear, based on the large immigration population, about loyalty.)

Analyze one of the "war hysteria" letters in Meier ("World War 1"), showing how it illustrates various concerns about the war effort and Americans' commitment to it.

Questions: Keep in mind the following questions when reading and writing on your chosen source:

What type of source is it?
What is unique about this source type (letter, newspaper article, journal entry, etc.) and how does it compare to other source types?
What does the source say?
Who is the author and what is/are some of their bias and how does that influence the source?
Who is the intended audience and how would that influence what the author is writing about?
What are some things you learned from the source as well as some questions that it raises in your mind.

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