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The Wisconsin Home Front During World War I

Special | 50m 17sVideo has Closed Captions

Leslie Bellais details Wisconsin’s complex response to the U.S. entry into World War I.

Aired 04/18/2017 | Rating TV-G

University Place

The Wisconsin Home Front During World War I

Special | 50m 17sVideo has Closed Captions

Leslie Bellais details Wisconsin’s complex response to the U.S. entry into World War I.

Leslie Bellais, Curator of Social History at the WI Historical Society, discusses Wisconsin’s response to the United States entry into World War I. Wisconsin’s loyalty to the U.S. was questioned and the state became known as the “Traitor State” due to the anti-war sentiments of U.S. Senator Robert La Follette, the large German-American population and the active Socialist party.

Aired 04/18/2017 | Rating TV-G

University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

University Place is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

University Place

The Wisconsin Home Front During World War I

Special | 50m 17sVideo has Closed Captions

Leslie Bellais, Curator of Social History at the WI Historical Society, discusses Wisconsin’s response to the United States entry into World War I. Wisconsin’s loyalty to the U.S. was questioned and the state became known as the “Traitor State” due to the anti-war sentiments of U.S. Senator Robert La Follette, the large German-American population and the active Socialist party.

Aired 04/18/2017 | Rating TV-G

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