How did German and Irish immigrants view the war in World War 1?

Answer 1

German immigrants of course opposed the war due to not wanting to go to war with their homeland. Many still had families in Germany and feared for their families and friends lives that were in still Germany. the majority of Irish immigrants supported the war, but they wanted to side with the central powers because many hated England. Both wanted to either stay out of the war altogether or become allies with Germany.

Answer 2

Ireland did not side with the Germans during World War I. When the war started, Ireland was still a part of the United Kingdom. So the Irish fought for the British, and participated in some of the major battles, like the Somme, Ypres, and Gallipoli.

However, a lot of people in Ireland wanted to become independent of the United Kingdom. Since Germany was locked in World War I with the UK, some of these Irish rebels tried asking Germany for assistance. They thought that since they shared an enemy, the Germans would send them help. The Germans tried to ship guns and supplies to help the rebels, but the British navy successfully prevented it from arriving.

In April 1916, these Irish rebels were forced to start their revolt, which became known as the Easter Rising, without any significant German assistance. The British government successfully crushed the Easter Rising in less than a week, and the rebel leaders were captured and executed. However, the independence movement didn't end; in 1919, after World War I ended, another revolt started- this time, it succeeded and in 1922, Ireland became mostly independent (it's a complicated subject that I won't get into here).