▁ ▁The ▁mostly ▁working ▁class ▁population ▁supported ▁numerous ▁German - language ▁newsp apers ▁that ▁had ▁national ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁local ▁distribution ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Germ ans ▁built ▁and ▁operated ▁several ▁successful ▁bre wer ies ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁bringing ▁good ▁be er ▁and ▁be er - making ▁skills ▁to ▁the ▁upper ▁Mid west . ▁The ▁German ▁model ▁of ▁public ▁education ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁states ▁throughout ▁the ▁Mid west , ▁which ▁were ▁quickly ▁training ▁teachers ▁in ▁normal ▁schools ▁to ▁expand ▁education ▁in ▁new ▁villages . ▁ ▁Val entin ▁J . ▁Peter , ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁German - language ▁O ma ha ▁Trib une , ▁was ▁chief ly ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁formation ▁and ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁German - American ▁Alliance . ▁ ▁This ▁coal ition ▁was ▁influ ential ▁in ▁representing ▁and ▁leading ▁the ▁German - American ▁elect or ate ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁Peter ▁was ▁support ive ▁of ▁Germany ▁and ▁ur ged ▁German - Amer icans ▁to ▁be ▁so , ▁too . ▁ ▁He ▁changed ▁his ▁position ▁before ▁the ▁US ▁entered ▁the ▁war ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁France , ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁Al lies . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁first ▁German ▁in ▁the ▁O ma ha ▁area ▁arrived ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁founded . ▁Prince ▁Maxim ilian ▁of ▁W ied - Ne uw ied ▁tou red