Group+1+Activist

 Most activist were all for peace movements. Those activists didn't want war at all. They wanted the World to be at peace with one another. But other activists still weren't for war all the way. They were only for one side of the war. For example with the World War 1, American Activists would have wanted United States to stay out of the war all together and remain neutral. They would be okay with having Germany fighting in a war, as long as it wasn't their native country. But for the rest of the activists, they didn't want war at all. They didn't like the idea of Germany fighting, or America fighting.

The Four Minute Men were activists that wrote/gave speeches. Their speeches were only Four minutes long in length. They would make their speeches so strong that they would get a powerful point across in four minutes or less. Below, you will find a speech that one of the Four Minute Men may have gave. //"As I stand here in front of this great country, I am both proud and ashamed to be apart of this country. Proud because we have had noble leaders who have made this country what it is today. As George Washington was leaving office, he told his people that we should not be friend countries and to stay independent. And ashamed because of what we have come to today. We are fighting a war that is not ours to fight! Our people are dyeing out there, and we are going on with our day. Imagine what a power house we could be if we stayed out of all this mess! We could set an example to the rest of the world! We would be able to trade with other countries. We could focus on more important things such as our economy. If we intervened we would only be on one side. And the opposing countries wouldn’t like us and they would think of us as an enemy. Do we want that? Can we afford that? What if we don't win the war? What will happen to the families that have lost loved ones in the war? We need to think about these questions. We need to know what we are putting our country through. The soldiers and women that are at war have horror stories of the places they have been and the people they have seen. The women have gone through so much. They are leaving their families to take care of the wounded soldiers. But they wouldn't have to leave their families if there wasn't a war being fought. Their families have gone through so much without their mothers. And the soldiers. They have left their families, their children, their wife's, their parents. And they are getting wounded and killed out there! I am ashamed to be apart of that. We need to get out and stay out of this war and any other war in the future! So right now, I am asking you, please help me try to convince President Wilson to pull out of this war. Thank You and God Bless."//

After listening to the song "I didn't raise my son to me a soldier", an American Activist from the WW1 had said this:

"The song 'I didn’t raise my son to be a soldier' may mean different things to other people. But to me, this song really stands for what I believe in. I believe in world peace and that we should stay out of war. And this song is very important to me. I would never want my son or daughter to become a soldier. Yes, it is heroic but I would like to see my child grow up and have a family of their own. And I am sure that they will not want their child to go to war. To me, my son or daughter going to war, is impossible."

"Four Minute Men: Volunteer Speeches During World War 1." __History Matters The U.S. Survey Course On The Web.__ 21 Dec. 2009. .