Intervenționiști, străini, indezirabili și spioni în România primului război mondial
Interventionists, foreigners, undesirables and spies in First World War Romania

Summary/Abstract: The present paper aims at tackling a distinctive (and less considered) topic within the vast research area dedicated to the First World War, namely the issue of society’s perceptions and behavior concerning the Foreigner(s), both during the years of neutrality and equally after Romania’s intervention into the conflict, on the Entente side, in 1916. Based mainly on memoirs, press collections and archival documents, the research unveiles the metamorphosis of Romanian society in terms of attitudes towards foreigners, under the effects of the war propaganda, or due to its own perceptions and emotions. While the perception of the continous threat represented by the presence and activities of the enemy (Central Powers agents and spies) can easily be traced – and to a great extent, explained, the war years witnessed also a growing xenophobia exhibited towards vast categories, including German school students.

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