German American

nationalist Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914, the sentiment between European powers was already on the brink of war. An increasingly militaristic German Empire sought to expand their boundaries and diplomatic alliances were failing at an alarming rate between the European powers, shifting military alliances between two sects. The Central Powers, primarily the German, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman, and Bulgarian Empires, were in an all-out war against various Allied Powers, in which the bulk of the…

When I enquired about what methods were utilized in instructing the German children in learning English as a second language, Michael replied that during the course of the one hour lessons every day, the teacher would talk to the students in English only. He also articulated that the students worked from English textbooks…

The German Fusiliers were a type of German soldiers rented to the British to help fight in the Revolutionary War in America. During the American Revolutionary War, German princes hired out some of their regular army troops to Great Britain to use to fight against the American troops. About 30,000 of these men served in North America. A large amount of them were called Hessians, because the largest group came from Hesse-Kassel. They didn’t come as individuals, but as entire groups of soldiers…

World War I terribly affected German-Americans and their social legacy. Up until that point, German-Americans, as a gathering, had been saved a great part of the separation, mishandle the sack, and aggregate doubt experienced by such a variety of various racial and ethnic gatherings in the historical backdrop of the United States. Surely, throughout the years, they had been seen as an all around incorporated and regarded some portion of American culture. The majority of this changed with the…

ancestors. The Germans had problems in their homeland which caused them to emigrate to America. Many came looking for jobs, land, and a new life. Numerous lives were taking from starvation and many struggled with poverty. Germans were the largest part of the immigrants that moved over to the U.S. They have brought activities and traditions that Americans use all the time. Germans migrated over to this country for multiple reasons. The early settlements were made in the 1,600’s. The Germans that…

The Schlieffen Plan was the German army’s plan for war against France and Russia. It was created by the German Chief Alfred von Schlieffen in December 1905. This operational plan was for a designated attack on France once Russia, in response to international tension, had started to mobilise their forces near the German border. During World War I, Germany under Kaiser Wilhelm II fought a two-front war against the French, British, Belgian, and (later) American forces on the Western Front while…

urging Americans to be “impartial in thought as well as in action.” Americans readily embraced Wilson’s neutral stance, given the distance between the United States and Europe Although approximately one-third of American citizens had been born in Europe or were children of European immigrants, most were relieved to stay out of the conflict. While U.S. policy remained neutral, both the Central Powers and the Allied Powers used propaganda in an attempt to sway American public opinion. German…

the Budget Committee to stress the importance of the military in allowing Prussia to remain in power during the German nations unification. Bismarck gave a speech known as “Blood and Iron” to express his reasoning behind why the military deserved to receive an increase in spending. His reasoning was that liberalism was not going to put Prussia at a high position within the united German nations, only Prussia’s power will do that. The thought that power is the only way to have a united government…

Friedrich Ebert. When Kaiser Wilhelm fled to the Netherlands he told Freidrich to make a democracy to follow the Treaty of Versailles because, The treaty stated that Germany needed to change its ways of ruling over it’s people. So he did he gather the german Reich and they met at Weimar because berlin was too dangerous because of the communists rebellion. So there, in 1919 Germany changed its way of government and they…

war Two Front War against France, Britain, Belgium, later American forces on the Western Front while,simultaneously fighting the Russians on the Eastern Front.It is important to get a basic understanding of this war. Germany at the time was what I would say a power country and had a lot of troops. Germany had been making a plan for war at the time period of 1914, later this plan became known as the Schlieffen. The plan was created by a German Chief Alfred Von Schlieffen and he came up with this…