Question

As the United States entered World War I what was significant about the fact that the two largest immigrant groups in the United States were German Americans and Irish Americans? (2 points)
Members of both groups had negative feelings toward the Allies and favored American neutrality.

Members of both groups registered for the military in record numbers, despite their ties to their homelands.

Members of both groups were prohibited from serving in the military because of their questionable loyalties.

Members of both groups were asked to join the American Protective League to spy on their friends and neighbors.

Answer 1

The correct answer is the first one: Members of both groups had negative feelings toward the Allies and favored American neutrality.

Both, the Irish Americans and the German Americans had negative feelings toward the Allies, mainly the British. For the Irish Americans, this is due to the fact that at that time Ireland was struggling for its independence from the United Kingdom, therefore the Irish community in the United States would never have supported the Allies. For the German Americans, to some degree, they had strong sympathy for Imperial Germany. For these reasons, both communities favored American neutrality during WWI and, in fact, they were opposed to the Treaty of Versailles after the war, since in their eyes it was too favorable to the British side.

Answer 2

C) members of both groups were prohibited from serving in the military because of their questionable loyalties