A KKK-adjacent vigilante group named for the “Knights of” this word was active in late 1910s Oklahoma and Minnesota. An object named for this word toured around the US in 1915, including a stop at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. A landmark named for this word was damaged when German agents blew up a munitions depot in the Black Tom explosion. George Creel’s Committee on Public Information promoted the sale of war savings stamps and larger “loans” named for this word. This word preceded “steak” and “cabbage” in alternative anti-German names for hamburgers and sauerkraut. Allied forces in World War I were funded by “bonds” named for this word. For 10 points, what word names a cracked “bell” in Philadelphia? ■END■
ANSWER: liberty [accept liberty bonds or liberty loans; accept liberty cabbage or liberty steak; accept Statue of Liberty; accept Liberty Bell; accept Knights of Liberty]
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