Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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The Big Picture
Montana sent a higher percentage of soldiers, money, and resources to World War I than any other state. At home people worked harder, produced more, and lived on less. Meanwhile, some Montanans turned against their neighbors in one of the most complicated episodes in Montana history.

LISTEN TO FIND OUT:
■ How war in Europe affected life in Montana
■ Why working conditions worsened during wartime
■ What made some Montanans turn against one another
■ Why a Lewistown mob burned books on Main Street in 1918