Life in the United States was free of complications until the American involvement in the first world war. The Hutterites' refusal to support the war or serve in the armed forces resulted in their being subject to frequent ridicule and harassment. In 1918 the Hutterite communities migrated to Canada where they acquired land in Alberta and Manitoba. Following the end of the war the Hutterite communities gradually returned to the United States, where they continue to lead a quiet communal existence with little to do with the outside world. The men wear black trousers, a black coat and a black hat.
All men wear beards after they marry.
The women wear ankle length skirts, an apron and a long jacket. At all times they wear a polka dot headscarf. There are about 20,000 Hutterites. The Hutterites do not have a central organisation and therefore have no headquarters.