During World War 1, the United States Government tried to rename hamburgers as 'liberty sandwiches' to promote patriotism

The government encouraged Americans to rename traditionally German foods. 

They attempted to rename sauerkraut "liberty cabbage" and hamburgers "Liberty Sandwiches"

Whether or not Americans embraced this change, eventually we went back to calling these foods by their original names.

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