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**__ A SPEECH BY AN ACTIVIST __** ​  Ladies and gentlemen: I have two words for you, why fight?Why fight if all that it's going to do is bring back more casualties that survivors. If we go to war with the Germans, it will not benefit us nearly as much as it will put us in grief and debt. your dear old Uncle Sam is asking you for your money, when you arn't even in the war!!This is nonsence, NONSENCE! We should not be forced to join or enter an uneeded war. If we go to war with these people, it will just start conflicts that will be 10 times harder to solve than to create. We are not pawns that will do what we are told all the time. We will stand for what we believe in, and not fight, not attack, and not waste our time. Many of you may be against the idea of isolationism, I say its time to change. Why get involved in foreign affairs and start alliances with people who we cannot trust. Also, why start arguments with them when we could all live in peace. So, as you can see, this war will not benefit us in the least bit. I know you'll make the right choice. Thank you.

“I didn’t raise my son to be a soldier” This song was written by a mother during the First World War. She wrote it telling the reasons why she didn’t want her son to fight. She raised her son to be nice and kind, and to be a gentleman. She cries at the fact of her son killing another mother’s son. She talks about her son fighting another mans battle, while that man sits around wasting his time doing nothing. This song was written to convince people not to let their sons join the war and become a soldier. This affected the war effort because it convinced people to not join the war, which made finding soldiers a lot harder.

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__Bibliography;__

"I Didn't Raise My Son to be a Soldier." __Historymatters.gmu__.1/2/10. []

"Four Minute Men; Volunteer Speeches." __Historymatters.gmu.__1/2/10. []

"America and World War One." __historylearningsite.co.__ 1/2/10. [| http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/america_and_world_war_one.htm]