▁German ▁imm igr ants ." ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁entered ▁the ▁war , ▁most ▁general ▁business es ▁and ▁churches ▁ceased ▁conduct ing ▁affairs ▁in ▁German ▁due ▁to ▁n ativ ist ▁sentiment . ▁ ▁They ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁appear ▁less ▁than ▁loyal ▁to ▁the ▁US . ▁This ▁sentiment ▁se ep ed ▁into ▁the ▁general ▁Neb r aska ▁population . ▁ ▁Post - W ar ▁Anti - G erman ▁sentiment ▁contributed ▁to ▁passage ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁state ▁law ▁that ▁enfor ced ▁teaching ▁in ▁English . ▁ ▁By ▁law , ▁" No ▁person , ▁individually ▁or ▁as ▁a ▁teacher , ▁shall , ▁in ▁any ▁private , ▁denomin ational , ▁par och ial ▁or ▁public ▁school , ▁teach ▁any ▁subject ▁to ▁any ▁person ▁in ▁any ▁language ▁than ▁the ▁English ▁language ." ▁Robert ▁Meyer ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁viol ate ▁this ▁law ▁because ▁he ▁taught ▁German . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁court ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Neb r aska . ▁ ▁Although ▁his ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁failed , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁Meyer ▁v . ▁Neb r aska ▁determined ▁that ▁Meyer ▁had ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁teach ▁the ▁German ▁language ▁as ▁a ▁subject , ▁and ▁to ▁teach ▁it ▁in ▁German . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁open ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁Germ ans ▁throughout ▁O ma ha ▁was ▁taking ▁hold . ▁Many ▁German - language ▁newsp apers ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁change ▁to ▁English , ▁or ▁to ▁close . ▁ ▁Political ▁influence ▁After