German Immigration Research Paper

Many people can call the United States an economic superpower because of how developed our country's economy is, and that is exactly why so many Germans immigrated to the United States instead of another country. The U.S. gave a gateway into new lives for these immigrants, and the economy here was a big part of that. German immigrants came to the United States to escape the famine, find political freedoms, and for a better environment. These issues all lead to the immigration of thousands of Germans from 1820 to present day. Many Germans came to the United States to escape the famine back in Germany. “In 1845-1849, over 250,000 germans died of starvation and disease from the potato famine” (“Push and Pull Factors”). The potato famine started when the crops started to fail after many successful years. “These failures were caused by late blight, which is a disease that …show more content…
“The largest flow of German immigration to America occurred between 1820 and World War I, when nearly six million Germans immigrated to the United States” (“German Immigration”). “The Germans who immigrated needed to find jobs that would help them live successful lives, so most took jobs as skilled laborers that included jewelry makers, musical instrument manufacturers, cabinet makers, and tailors. They also worked in groceries, bakeries, and restaurants” (“German and Irish Immigration”). From 1840 to 1880, they were the largest group of immigrants, and in the 1850’s, nearly 950,000 Germans immigrated. “In addition, about 1.5 million Germans immigrated in the 1880’s” (“German Immigration”). Many of the immigrants coming at that time were Jewish people, because they wanted to escape the anti semitic Nazi party. More than 430,000 of them immigrated because of that. Germans immigrated for a better environment, but most importantly,