German-American relations

Germany	United States

German-American relations are the transatlantic relations between Germany and the United States and between the German and American people in particular. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Transatlantic relations refers to the historic cultural political economic and social relations between countries on both side of the Atlantic Ocean. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The demography of the Federal Republic of Germany is monitored by the "Statistisches Bundesamt" ( Federal Statistical Office of Germany) The United States is an urbanized nation with 808 percent of its population of 305186613 residing in cities and suburbs as of mid-year 2005

Today, the United States is regarded as one of Germany’s closest allies and partners outside the European Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in [1]

Contents 1 Country Comparison 2 German immigration to the United States 2.1 1683 - 1848 2.2 1848 - 1914 2.3 Since 1914 3 Common values in the two countries 4 Political relations 4.1 Pre-1871 4.2 German Empire and two World wars 4.3 Post war 4.4 Cold War 4.5 Post 1990 5 Military relations 6 Economic relations 7 Cultural relations 8 Research and academic exchange 9 American Cultural Institutions in Germany 10 See also 11 External links 12 References

Country Comparison

	Germany	United States
Population	82,210,000	303,241,000
Area	357,021 km² (137,847 sq mi)	9,826,630 km² (3,794,066 sq mi )
Popualtion Density	246/km² (637/sq mi)	31/km² (80/sq mi)
Capital	Berlin	Washington, D.C.
Largest City	Berlin - 3,415,742 (4,940,000 Metro)	New York City - 8,214,426 (18,818,536 Metro)
Government	Federal Parliamentary republic	Federal presidential, constitutional republic
Official languages	German	English (de-facto)
Main Religions	76% Christianity, 4% Islam, 0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The City of New York A federal republic is a Federation of States with a republican form of government A parliamentary republic or parliamentary constitutional republic is a form of a Republic which operates under a Parliamentary system of government A federal republic is a Federation of States with a republican form of government A presidential system is a System of government where an executive branch exists and presides (hence the term separately from the Legislature A constitutional Republic is a State where the Head of state and other officials are elected as representatives of the people and The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. 3% Judaism, a significant number of non-religious follows (around 12-25%)	78% Christianity, 2% Buddhism, 1% Judaism, 1% Islam, 15% Irreligion
GDP (nominal)	$3. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut Irreligion is a lack of religion indifference to religion or hostility to religion Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Irreligion is a lack of religion indifference to religion or hostility to religion The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 26 trillion ($39,650 Per Capita)	$13. This list compares various sizes of positive Numbers including counts of things Dimensionless quantity and probabilities. Per capita is a Latin phrase meaning for each head with Per meaning 'through' or 'by' 77 trillion ($44,190 Per Capita)
German Americans	99,891 American born people living in Germany	50,764,352 of Americans of German descent

German immigration to the United States

Main article: German American

During over three centuries of immigration history to the United States, immigration from Germany accounts for a large share of the American people. German Americans ( German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of Ethnic German ancestry An ancestor is a Parent or ( recursively) the parent of an ancestor (i German Americans ( German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of Ethnic German ancestry Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. More than 15% of all Americans today are of German descent and they consequently hold a strong impact on the American people today. Unlike Italians, Greeks or Irish, German-Americans are a mostly assimilated group which influences political life in the US as a whole. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate

1683 - 1848

First records of German immigration date back to the 17th century and the foundation of German town near Philadelphia in 1683 (German-American Day). Germantown is the name of six places in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a state in the United States, including a neighborhood in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə German-American Day is a holiday in the United States observed annually on October 6 Immigration from Germany to the US reached its first peak between 1749 and 1754 when approximately 37,000 Germans came to North America.

1848 - 1914

In 1848, six million Germans immigrated to the United States. Three of the most favored destination of the Germans are the city of Chicago, Detroit and New York. Then by the year of 1990, the population of the cities Cleveland, Milwaukee, Haboken and Cincinnati had more than 40 percent of Germans. The failed German Revolutions of 1848 caused an immense wave of immigration from Germany, mainly to the US. " Germany " at the time of the Revolutions of 1848 had been a collection of 39 States loosely bound together in the German Confederation. Called the (Forty-Eighters), during the following years over one million Germans left for the United States. The Forty-Eighters were Europeans who participated in or supported the revolutions of 1848 that swept Europe

When the Germans travelled to the United States, two problems occurred. Firstly, the ships were overcrowded. Secondly, typhus fever: it spread rapidly around the ships due to the cramped conditions on the ships. It took the Germans six months to get to United States due to these hindrances.

By the end of the 19th century, Germans accounted for the biggest ethnic group in the United States and their customs became a strong element in American society and culture.

Political participation of German-Americans was more focused on involvement in the labour movement than in government. Germans in America had a strong influence on the labour movement in the United States. Newly founded labor unions enabled German immigrants to improve their working conditions and, on a whole, to integrate into American society.

Since 1914

During World War I and World War II, most German-Americans cut off their former ties and assimilated into mainstream American culture. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The development of the culture of the United States of America — music, cinema, dance, architecture, literature, poetry During the time of the Third Reich, Germany had another major emigration wave of mainly German Jews and other political refugees. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Jews have lived in Germany, or " Ashkenaz " at least since the early 4th century, through both periods of tolerance and spasms of

Today, German-American form the largest group of ancestry in the United States U.S. Census Bureau (2000) with California and Pennsylvania having the highest number of German Americans. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern German Americans ( German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of Ethnic German ancestry

Common values in the two countries

Germany and the United States are civil societies. Civil society is composed of the totality of voluntary civic and social organizations and institutions that form the basis of a functioning Society as opposed to the force-backed

Germany's philosophical heritage and America's spirit for "freedom" interlock to a central aspect of Western culture and Western civilization. Western culture (sometimes equated with Western Civilization) are terms which are used to refer to Cultures of European origin Even though developed under different geographical settings, the Age of Enlightenment is fundamental for the self-esteem and understanding of both nations. The Age of Enlightenment or The Enlightenment is a term used to describe a phase in Western philosophy and cultural life centered upon the eighteenth century

It can also be observed that both countries have experienced the ideology of white supremacy. White supremacy is a racist ideology based on the assertion that White people are superior to other racial groups. When the Congress of the Nazi Party met in 1935 to pass their Nuremberg Laws, they were in many ways modelled on the Jim Crow laws which were in place in the USA from 1877 to 1954. The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945 Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Nuremberg Laws ( German: Nürnberger Gesetze) of 1935 were denaturalization laws passed in Nazi Germany. The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws enacted primarily but not exclusively in the Southern and border states of the United States between 1876 and 1965 Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) ^[1]

Both countries value each other's "sleeves up" attitude to work and respect each others sense for right and order. An ineloquent image of an Ugly American corresponds to the "Ugly German". Ugly American is an epithet used to refer to perceptions of loud arrogant demeaning thoughtless and ethnocentric behavior of American citizens mainly ^[2] A high level of cultural exchange has led to relatively strong views of each other, both positive and negative. Americans tend to view Germans as efficient, intelligent, and orderly, yet routinely mock them for their Nazi past. German views of Americans on the other hand often resemble those of Canadians toward Americans. Nevertheless, both Americans and Germans visit each others' countries routinely, many on extended stays for business or study. Overall, Americans have a closer relationship with Germany than most other European countries, with the possible exception of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

While among transatlantic relations Anglo-American relations are holding a common historical experience, mostly German-American relations are actually in the making of carrying transatlantic relations further. Transatlantic relations refers to the historic cultural political economic and social relations between countries on both side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Political relations

Pre-1871

In 1785 the United States concluded a trade agreement with Prussia. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state

German Empire and two World wars

Main article: Hindu German Conspiracy

During the First World War German diplomats actively supported various movements such as the Ghadar Party to overthrow the British Raj. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Ghadar Party was an organization founded by Indians of the United States and Canada in June 1913 with the aim to liberate India from For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British This involved using the American ship SS Maverick to smuggle arms and inflammatory publications to India. History SS Maverick was laid down at the Columbian Iron Works in Baltimore Maryland as a tanker for Standard Oil of New York, and delivered India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Although British intelligence was able to thwart the plans, the United States judiciary organised the Hindu German Conspiracy Trial following American involvement in the war against Germany. The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. The Hindu German Conspiracy Trial commenced in the District Court in San Francisco, California on November 12 1917 following the uncovering ^[3]

Post war

Following the defeat of the Third Reich American forces were one of the occupation powers in postwar partition of Germany. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers As a consequence of Germany 's defeat in World War II and the onset of the Cold War, the country was split between the two global blocs in the East and West In parallel to denazification and "industrial disarmament" (see JCS 1067 and Industrial plans for Germany), American Forces and Americans for the first time fraternized with Germans (see War children and Eisenhower and German POWs) which was setting the foundation for a very close friendship; the Berlin Airlift from 1948 - 1949 and the Marshall Plan (1948 - 1952) further deepened German-American relations. Denazification (Entnazifizierung was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society culture press economy judiciary and politics of any The Morgenthau Plan was a plan for the occupation of Germany after World War II that advocated measures intended to remove Germany's ability to wage war The Level of Industry plans for Germany were the effected Allied plans to lower and control German industrial potential after World War II. A war child refers to a child born to a native parent and a parent belonging to a foreign military force (usually an occupying force but also soldiers stationed at military bases Canadian Novelist James Bacque has alleged that US General Dwight '''Eisenhower''' oversaw the deaths by starvation or exposure of one million German The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 11 May 1949 was one of the first major international crises of the Cold war. The Marshall Plan (from its enactment officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was the primary plan of the United States for rebuilding and creating a stronger See for example The President's Economic Mission to Germany and Austria for a motive for U. "The President's Economic Mission to Germany and Austria" was the title of a series of reports commissioned by U S. partial change of policies. Further reading:

• U.S. Economic Policy Towards defeated countries April, 1946.
• "Pas de Pagaille!", Time magazine July 28, 1947

Cold War

The emergence of the Cold War made the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) the frontier of a democratic Western Europe and American military presence became an integral part in West German society. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973 Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Western Europe at its most general meaning means 'all the countries in the West of Europe '

During the following decades West Germany developed as Europe's biggest economy and West German-U. S. relations further grew together in a new transatlantic partnership. Germany and the U. S. shared a large portion of their culture, established intensive global trade environment and continued to co-operate on new high technologies. However, German-American co-operation wasn't always free of tensions between differing approaches on both sides of the Atlantic.

The fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent reunification of Germany marked a new era in German-American relations. The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung took place twice after 1945 first in 1957 the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany

Post 1990

During the early 1990s the reunified Germany was called for a "partnership in leadership" at a high of German-American relations, with the U. (ˈaŋɡela doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛɐ̯kəl (born Angela Dorothea Kasner, 17 July 1954 in Hamburg, West Germany) is the Chancellor of Germany. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. S. emerging as the world's sole superpower. A superpower is a State with a leading position in the international system and the ability to Influence events and project power on a worldwide scale

Germany's effort to incorporate any major military actions into the slowly progressing European Security and Defence Policy did not meet the expectations of the U. The European Security and Defence Policy or ESDP is a major element of the Common Foreign and Security Policy pillar of the European Union S. during Gulf War. After the September 11 attacks, the German-American political relations were strengthened in an effort to combat terrorism, and Germany sent troops to Afghanistan as part of the NATO force. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Yet, discord continued over the Iraq War, when Germany refused to join the U. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign S. -led multinational force in Iraq. Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I, is a military command, led by the United States that is fighting the Iraq War against Iraqi insurgents or resistants

Military relations

German-American military relations date to the time of the American War of Independence when German troops fought on both sides. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania was the site of the camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777&ndash1778 in the American Revolutionary War. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, a former Lieutenant General in the Prussian Army, was appointed Inspector General of the Continental Army and helped form the rag-tag militia into a proper military force during the winter of 1777–1778 at Valley Forge. Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben ( September 17, 1730 &ndash November 28, 1794) was a Prussian-German army officer Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising In a civilian or military administration an Inspector General is a high ranking official charged with the mission to inspect and report on some bodies in their field of competency The American Continental Army was an Army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Valley Forge, Pennsylvania was the site of the camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777&ndash1778 in the American Revolutionary War. To this day he is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the United States Army. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities.

Another German that served during the American Revolution was Major General Johann de Kalb, who served under Horatio Gates at the Battle of Camden and died as a result of several wounds he sustained during the fighting. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries Johann von Robaii Baron de Kalb (born Johann Kalb ( June 19, 1721 &ndash August 19, 1780) was a German soldier and volunteer who Horatio Lloyd Gates ( circa 1727&ndash 10 April 1806) was a British soldier turned American General during the Revolutionary The Armies & Deployments Gates formed up first on the field He had around 3700 troops of which around only 1500 of them were regular troops

About 30,000 German mercenaries fought for the British, with 17,000 coming from Hesse, amounting to about one in four of the adult male population of the principality. A mercenary is a person who takes part in an armed conflict who is not a national or a party to the conflict and is "motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by British North America consisted of the colonies and territories of the British Empire in continental North America after the end of the American Revolutionary Hesse (Hessen is a state of Germany with an area Generally referred to as Hessians, these German auxiliaries swore allegiance to the British Crown, but without renouncing their allegiance to their own rulers. Leopold Philipp von Heister, Wilhelm von Knyphausen, and Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Lossberg were the principal generals who commanded these troops with Frederick Christian Arnold, Freiherr von Jungkenn as the senior German officer. Wilhelm Reichsfreiherr zu Innhausen und Knyphausen (1716 &ndash 1800 was a Hessian General during the American Revolutionary War. ^[4]

German Americans have been very influential in the United States military. German Americans ( German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of Ethnic German ancestry The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States Some notable figures include Brigadier General August Kautz, Major General Franz Sigel, General of the Armies John J. Pershing, General of the Army Dwight Eisenhower, Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, and General Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. August Valentine Kautz (January 5 1828 &ndash September 4 1895 was a German-American soldier and Union Army Cavalry officer during the American Franz Sigel ( November 18, 1824 &ndash August 21, 1902) was a German military officer and immigrant to the United States who was a John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB ( September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was an officer in the United States Army Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, USN, GCB ( February 24, 1885 &ndash February 20, 1966) held the dual command General H Norman Schwarzkopf (also known as '''"Stormin' Norman"''' and '''"The Bear"''') (b

Germany and the United States are joint NATO members. The North Atlantic Treaty The U. S. currently has approximately 150,000 American troops stationed within southern Germany. During the Cold War the number of U. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the S. troops based in West Germany was significantly higher. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Both nations have closely cooperated in the War on Terror, with Germany providing more troops than any other nation. The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common term for the military political and legal, and ideological conflict and specifically for U However, the two nations have opposing public policy positions in the War in Iraq. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign While Germany may have blocked US efforts to secure UN Resolutions in the buildup to war, they continued to quietly militarily support U. S. interests in southwest Asia. German soldiers operated military Biological and Chemical cleanup equipment at Camp Doha in Kuwait; German Navy ships secured sea lanes to deter attacks by Al Qaeda on US Forces and equipment in the Persian Gulf; and soldiers from Germany's Bundeswehr deployed all across southern Germany to US Military Bases to conduct Force Protection duties in place of Germany based US Soldiers who were deploying to Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Bundeswehr ( German for "Federal Defence Force") is the name of the unified Armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany The latter mission lasted from 2002 until 2006. Today, nearly all the Bundeswehr have been de-mobilized. ^[5]

Economic relations

The two economies are mutually important to each other both as places of investment and trade: 50% of German foreign direct investment goes to the United States. Foreign direct investment ( FDI) in its classic definition is defined as a company from one country making a physical investment into building a factory in another country German investment in the United States amounts to over 100 billion euros. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e The United States is the largest investor in the European Union with almost 50% of all investments and in Germany with total investments amounting to 100 billion dollars, of which about 10% are in the new Federal Länder (former East Germany), making the U. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state S. the largest foreign investor there.

German companies employ over 800,000 people in subsidies in the United States and US companies have the same number of employees in Germany. This is a list of companies of Germany. A A Lange & Söhne Adidas Allianz This makes Germans the third largest group of foreign employers (after Canada and the United Kingdom) and the US the largest inter-continental foreign employer in Germany. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Cultural relations

Karl May was a prolific German writer who specialized in writing Westerns. Karl Friedrich May ( February 25, 1842 &ndash March 30, 1912) was one of the best selling German Writers of all time noted The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. Although he only visited America once towards the end of his life, May provided Germany with a series of frontier novels, which provided Germans with an imaginary view of America.

Famous German-American architects, artist, musicians and writers:

• Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
• Paul Hindemith
• Philip Johnson

German takes third place after Spanish and French among the foreign languages taught at secondary schools, colleges and universities. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (ˈlʊdvɪç miːs faːn dɛʀ ˈʀoːɐ born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies ( March 27, 1886 &ndash August 17, 1969 Paul Hindemith (16 November 1895 &ndash 28 December 1963 was a German Composer, Violist, violinist teacher music theorist and conductor. Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8 1906&ndash January 25 2005 was an influential American Architect. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people A foreign language is a Language not spoken by the people of a certain place for example English is a foreign language in Japan.

Research and academic exchange

The contributions of German and American scientists to various fields of science are countless, as are the co-operations between academics from both countries. Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical Moreover,

Research at German and American universities run various exchange programs and projects, and focus among others on space exploration and the ISS, environmental technology and medical science. History First orbital flights The first successful orbital launch was of the Soviet unmanned Sputnik Environmental technology (abbreviated as EnviroTech) or green technology (abbreviated as GreenTech) or clean technology (abbreviated as Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the Import cooperations are also in the fields of biochemistry, engineering, information and communication technologies and life sciences (networks through: Bacatec, DAAD). Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes in living Organisms It deals with the Structure and function of cellular components such as Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and Information technology ( IT) as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA is "the study design development implementation support Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles BaCaTec for Bavaria California Technology Center is a technology platform for research exchange between universities in the Federal states of Bavaria in The '''DAAD''' or German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst is the largest German support organisation in the field of international academic

American Cultural Institutions in Germany

In the post-war era, a number of institutions, devoted to bring the characteristic aspects of American culture and society into the awareness of Germans, were established and are in existence today, especially in the south of Germany, the area of the former U.S. Occupied Zone. The Allied powers who defeated Nazi Germany in World War II divided the country west of the Oder-Neisse line into four occupation zones for administrative Today, they offer English courses as well as cultural programs. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States These institutions include the so-called d.a.i.'s (Deutsch-Amerikanische Institute, German-American Institutes) in Tübingen[2], Heidelberg, Nuremberg and Saarbrücken and the James F. Byrnes Institute in Stuttgart[3] (for the history of the establishment of these institutions see d.a.i.). Tübingen, a traditional University town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is situated 30 km (19 miles southwest of Stuttgart, on a ridge between Heidelberg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2006 over 140000 people live within the city's area Saarbrücken (ˈzaːɐ̯ˈbrʏkn in German; Sarrebruck is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. James Francis Byrnes ( May 2, 1879 April 9, 1972) was an American statesman from the state of South Carolina. Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

See also

• List of famous German Americans
• Franco-American relations
• German in the United States

External links

• American Academy in Berlin
• American Chamber of Commerce in Germany
• AICGS American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in Washington, DC
• American Council on Germany
• Aspen Institute Berlin
• Atlantik Brücke Berlin
• Atlantic Review
• DAAD New York
• German Marshall Fund of the United States in Washington, DC
• Germany-USA Career Center for German American Trade
• Munich Conference on Security Policy
• German-American Institute Tübingen
• German-American Center (James F. Byrnes Institute) Stuttgart (German)
• German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA in Washington, DC

Embassies

• German Embassy in Washington, DC
• United States Embassy in Berlin

References

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