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Immigrants Build a Community: Hartford Jews in the Early 20th Century
How did immigrants build a community in Hartford in the early 20th century?
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Do government campaigns to promote “voluntary” patriotic efforts in a time of war strengthen or weaken American democracy?
Learn MoreThe Immigrant Experience During World War I: Enemy Aliens
How did the government effort to mobilize and monitor the Connecticut home front during World War I affect the immigrant experience and conceptions of national identity?
Learn MoreBeware Thy Neighbor? German Americans in Connecticut during WWI
Has America always been a “Land of Opportunity” for immigrants?
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Does free speech exist in a time of war?
Learn MoreRoots of Labor Unrest in Progressive-Era CT
What were the causes of the labor unrest that roiled Connecticut in the years between 1900 and World War I?
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