The outbreak of World War I and Russia's entry into the war triggered a strong wave of national chauvinism in Russia and opened the floodgates of anti-German sentiment that had been building up in Russian society.Under the concerted efforts of the nationalist press and some intellectuals,anti-German sentiment rose sharply and quickly spread to all corners of society,thus setting off an anti-German movement.In order to ensure national security and transfer the responsibility,the Tsarist government adopted forced measures such as expelling the Germans in border areas,liquidating the property of German farmers and enterprises,prohibiting the teaching of German language,shutting down German newspapers,etc.,trying to erase the national identity of Russian Germans,force them to draw a clear line with the Germans,and weaken the status and influence of German capital in the Russian economy.These measures not only profoundly affected the historical fate of the Germans in Russia,but also led to the chaos of the Russian social order during the war,posing unprecedented challenges to the prestige of the Tsarist government and accelerating the decline of the Romanov Dynasty.
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