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==Hyphenated American==
 
==Hyphenated American==
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Hyphenated American is phrase popularized by former president [[Theodore Roosevelt]] during [[World War I]] -- at a time the U.S. was neutral and had not entered the war -- to criticize [[American]]s who had some loyalties to the countries of their ancestors. He used it only to attack [[German]]-Americans and [[Irish]]-Americans (never to attack [[British]]-Americans who were demonstrating strong loyalties to [[Britain]], which was at [[war]] with [[Germany]] and was suppressing [[Ireland]]. The issue proved highly political and controversial, and hurt the [[Republican]] presidential candidate in 1916, [[Charles Evans Hughes]].  Hughes lost a very close election to [[Woodrow Wilson]] when German American Republicans were suspicious that Hughes was supported by Roosevelt.
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Hyphenated American is phrase popularized by former president [[Theodore Roosevelt]] during [[World War I]]—at a time the U.S. was neutral and had not entered the war—to criticize [[American]]s who had some loyalties to the countries of their ancestors. He used it only to attack [[German]]-Americans and [[Irish]]-Americans (never to attack [[British]]-Americans who were demonstrating strong loyalties to [[Britain]], which was at [[war]] with [[Germany]] and was suppressing [[Ireland]]. The issue proved highly political and controversial, and hurt the [[Republican]] presidential candidate in 1916, [[Charles Evans Hughes]].  Hughes lost a very close election to [[Woodrow Wilson]] when German American Republicans were suspicious that Hughes was supported by Roosevelt.
    
In a 1915 speech to the [[Catholic]] group the [[Knights of Columbus]]. Roosevelt said:
 
In a 1915 speech to the [[Catholic]] group the [[Knights of Columbus]]. Roosevelt said:
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Hyphenated terms such as 'African-American' or 'European-American' or 'Asian-American' are all viewed as divisive concepts by some Americans, particularly Christians who adhere to Biblical teachings.  Furthermore, pressing this concept would make it rather easier to adhere to Acts 17:26-28...a key scripture.
 
Hyphenated terms such as 'African-American' or 'European-American' or 'Asian-American' are all viewed as divisive concepts by some Americans, particularly Christians who adhere to Biblical teachings.  Furthermore, pressing this concept would make it rather easier to adhere to Acts 17:26-28...a key scripture.
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==See Also==
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==See also==
 
* [[Melting pot]]
 
* [[Melting pot]]
 
* [[Moral relativism]]
 
* [[Moral relativism]]
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