A History of Beer GardensMain MenuThe Popularity of Beer Gardens in America was Directly Impacted by the Acceptance or Lack Thereof of German-AmericansThe BeginningHow Beer Gardens were BornBeer Gardens and the PicnicEthnic Foods in Beer GardensThe Temperance MovementThe Second Great Awakening to ProhibitionWar Hysteria and German PersecutionWWI & WWIICreditsRobert Soucekfbd4bc6c4f148f75409489cacd56dd08fe93f17b
12017-03-16T05:36:24-07:00Anti-German Sentiment9WWI &WWIIplain2017-05-04T08:06:31-07:00 Prior to the United States entering the first world war German-Americans faced plenty of anti-German sentiment; as the American forces headed across the Atlantic the German-Americans the began to be targeted as anti-american. Propagandists took advantage of this turning anything remotely German unpatriotic. Across America citizens showed their patriotism by boycotting all things German. These German markets, butcher shops and, most importantly, beer gardens began to lose business until the anti-German sentiment became a part of American culture which forced many German-American businesses to close their doors for good.
