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17 Cards in this Set
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First Wave |
Between 1670-1780 (Colonial Time Period) Origin- Prussia (East) and Hannover (West) Primary Destination- Pennsylvania Typically from the middle class. Farmers, craftsmen, shoemakers, etc. Well-educated, protestants. |
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Pennsylvania Dutch/Deutch |
The Germans described themselves as Duetch, which gave birth to the misnomer Dutch. |
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German Towns |
The Germans set up their own enclaves and German Towns where everything was in German. The schools were taught in it, the street signs were, the laws were, the preachers used it, etc. |
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Second Wave |
1840s-1920s Origin- All over, majority southern Class- Variety Occupations- All + Intellectuals Politics- Very Liberal and active Religion- Catholic, Protestant, Jewish Destination- Midwest |
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German Triangle |
Second Wave Destinations St. Louis- New Jersey Milwaukee- Wisconsin Cincinnati- Ohio |
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Beer Gardens |
Family activity. Popular with many WASPs, but not the Temperest Movement. |
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Revolution of 1848 |
Revolutions in the region of today's Germany. Against the monarchies. Many revolutions failed and the fighters were killed or forced to flee. Others exiled to the US |
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Nativists |
Nativists supported WASP dominance and clashed with immigrant groups during election day. |
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Bloody Monday |
In 1855, Nativists tried to keep the Germans and Irish away from the polls. Riot broke out, Immigrant houses were burned down, etc. |
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World War One |
1915-1918 Allies- France, Britain, Russia, US Central Powers- Germany, Austria, Ottoman Empire (Turkey) |
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Propaganda |
Used mostly by the British, then by the US to portray Germans in a negative light, and turn the nations against them. |
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Huns |
The Germans were portrayed as Huns, a very brutal group of invaders. |
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100% Americanism |
Woodrow Wilson and others opposed hyphenated Americans and wanted immigrant groups to practice hyper-assimilation. |
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Hyper-assimilation |
Acculturation vs Assimilation Fired German teachers, closed German schools, forced them to speak English and change their laws, street signs, etc. |
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1917 Immigration Act |
Meh. |
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Espionage Act of 1917 |
If you were German or from one of the Central Powers, you had to register yourself with the government and be fingerprinted. Gov't would check up on these groups from time to time. |
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Sedition Act of 1918 |
If you spoke out against the war, you could be fined thousands of dollars, or even jailed. Hundreds were. |
