German Americans

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German Americans are U.S. residents of German ancestry, one of the country’s largest and historically most influential ethnic groups, with deep cultural, political, and economic contributions to American society.


Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf diaspora population
ethnic group
ancestralOrigin German-speaking Europe
Germany
associatedWith German singing societies
German-language newspapers in the United States
Turnvereine (German gymnastic clubs)
contributedTo American agriculture
American brewing industry
American cuisine
American education
American military history
American music
American politics
country United States
culturalTradition Christmas tree customs in the United States
German-language churches and schools
Oktoberfest celebrations in the United States
ethnicOrigin Germans
experienced anti-German sentiment during World War I
anti-German sentiment during World War II
historicalLanguageUse Pennsylvania Dutch
various German dialects
historicalTrend decline of public German-language use after World War I
influenced American Christmas traditions
American beer culture
American place names
language English
German
largestAncestryGroupIn United States Census self-reported ancestry
majorImmigrationPeriod 18th century
19th century
early 20th century
notableEarlySettlement Great Plains
Maryland
Midwest
Missouri
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
Wisconsin
notableSubgroup Amish
Mennonites
Pennsylvania Germans
Texas Germans
Volga German Americans
religion Anabaptist traditions
Judaism
Lutheranism
Reformed Protestantism
Roman Catholicism

Referenced by (30)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Dennis Franz ("German American")
Earl Butz ("German American")
Frank Morgan ("German American")
Franziska Boas ("German American")
Frederick Muhlenberg ("German American")
Garry Marshall ("German American")
James R. Thompson ("German American")
Joanne Schieble ("German American")
Lila Lee ("German American")
Mona Simpson ("German American")
Robert Trump ("German American")
Veronica Lake ("German American")
Walter Lippmann ("German American")
Walter Reuther ("German American")
ethnicGroup
Belgian Americans
Czech American
Dutch Americans
relatedGroup
German Americans ("Volga German Americans")
German Americans ("Texas Germans")
notableSubgroup
German Canadians
Scandinavian Americans
relatedTo
Brewmaster’s Castle
associatedEthnicGroup
Germans
diaspora
German Evangelical Synod of the Northwest
ethnicFocus
Fredericksburg, Texas ("German Texans")
foundingEthnicGroup
Timothy Shriver ("German American")
hasEthnicGroup
European American ("German American")
hasSubgroup
German Americans ("Pennsylvania Dutch")
historicalLanguageUse
Lovettsville, Virginia ("German Settlement")
historicalRegion
Nordic Americans
relatedEthnicGroup

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