WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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saw the war effort undermine efforts to revitalize tribal traditions
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saw war work spread to almost every Indian reservation in the U.S.
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were pushed out of white society and back onto the reservations
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saw government war contracts bring a higher standard of living to many reservations
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Detailed explanation-1: -Native servicemen fought in many of the war’s pivotal military campaigns. The war had a significant and lasting impact on Indian Country. Approximately 150, 000 American Indians participated in military service or agricultural and industrial jobs to support the war effort.
Detailed explanation-2: -During World War I, an estimated 12, 000 Native American soldiers served in the U.S. military, and tens of thousands of Native Americans supported the war at home by working in war industries, purchasing war bonds, and assisting in war relief efforts.
Detailed explanation-3: -On the home front, many Native people supported the war. They planted victory gardens, made monetary contributions and in-kind donations to the Red Cross, the YMCA, and Salvation Army, and bought war stamps and some $25 million worth of Liberty Bonds.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most people have heard of the famous Navajo (or Diné) code talkers who used their traditional language to transmit secret Allied messages in the Pacific theater of combat during World War II.