Germans

Like any other countries, Germany has what they call traditional food, or maybe we can say their favorites or go to foods. Sauerkraut and Bratwurst with a type of beer called lager are the foods that most identify Germans. These traditional foods have been adapted among Germans for so many years and do have special meaning to the people in Germany. There are also what we call staple foods in Germany such as potatoes, noodles vegetables, pastries, pork, beef, lamb, chicken, and fish. But of…

eye the most and the one that I’m gonna be writing about is the German Club. I chose this organization because my heritage is almost complete German and throughout the past couple years I have been interested in learning the German language, learning their history from all the way back to when the country was first realized to all the way to present day and most of all just really getting to know what my heritage is about. The German club is the perfect club because in it they teach all about…

European and German Immigrants in Iowa Have you ever wondered why Iowa is the way it is? One thing that plays a major role is the first people that settled here. Two of the main groups that came to Iowa as it was just starting out were the European immigrants as well as some German immigrants. Both of these groups were very prominent in Iowa and had important parts in the way Iowa developed. During World War I, some of the German customs that were once accepted and loved by the American…

others based off of race, culture and power. Through the process of German unification it brought about the sense of nationalism and the ideas of a nation. A nation consists of a common culture, being financially powerful, and unified. Otto von Bismarck who was the Prime Minister of Prussia at this time helped succeed Germany to being one of the top five major powers of Europe. Bismarck wanted his country to be just for the German race and work together to fulfill that feeling of superiority…

from the German Nation today. But because of his Church, his Bible and his political use, Martin Luther seems synonymous with German nationalism and specifically that of early 19th century Germany. During the Protestant reformation Martin Luther stood against the Catholic Church and began a new branch of the Christian faith. During his life he wrote many sermons, papers, and hymns, he also translated the Bible from Latin to High German that helped unify the various dialects of the German tongue.…

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…

the qualities that define three classical German Expressionist films, including Friedrich Wilhem Murnau’s film Nosferatu- A Symphony of Terror, Fritz Lang’s film Metropolis, and Robert Wiene’s film The Cabinet of Dr. Cligari, as “Expressionist films”, how director Tim Burton’s films compare and contrast from the classical German Expressionist films, and, finally, how Tim Burton’s films are a new form of “Expressionist films”. Ian Roberts, author of German…

Yafeu Rougier Dr. Liedel HIS 110 November 13, 2015. Nazi Germany’s Blitzkrieg in Belgium During World War II, Nazi Germany was able to assault various countries using their famous Blitzkrieg technique; which could be coined as where the German troupes quickly broke through defensive lines using motorized and mechanized forces, along with close and powerful air support. One significant country unfortunate to be assaulted was that of Belgium, Germany elected to invade Belgium as an easier…

German Shepherds, is this naturally vicious police dog a good pet for a family with kids? Are they intelligent and obey commands that their owner give them or are they solitary and dangerous? Are German Shepherds friendly around other kids and dogs or will they attack? How do German Shepherds affect a person's health? “German Shepherds were bred specifically for their intelligence and are the 3rd most intelligent dog and obey orders 95% of the time. They can work as a Police Dog, Guard Dog, and…

In the nineteenth century, German and Italy both underwent radical unification movements to integrate the independent states. Each country’s unification efforts shared some similarities, in addition to some differences, due to the events occurring in Europe at the time, as a result of cultural diffusion. The consensus agreement of historians remains that the German and Italian movements drastically altered European society. Although the methods through which the newly formed nations contrast,…