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culture and comparing their culture with the United States culture. It is important to be self-aware of one’s own values and culture. Going forward, this paper will identify the key parts of Germany culture and the usefulness laptops would have in German culture. Cultural Analysis Germany is a country that has a low level of power distance. This means that there is not much of a “chain in command” style of culture in this country. The country is “highly decentralized and supported by a strong…

immigrants. Looking at the history of German immigrants coming to the United States the sources found gave the reader a perspective on the Germans that they saw America as a beacon of hope and a place to start over for the better. A relevant part of these immigrant groups include the Germans; they are in fact a part of American history due to…

The chapter entitled “Do You Want to Live for Ever?” in the book The Last Days of Innocence by Meirion and Susie Harries recounts the events of a particular battle during World War I that had a significant impact on how the rest of the countries fighting in the war— both the Allies and the Central Powers— viewed America. Using the anecdote of the battle in Belleau Wood to explain why the world’s evaluation of America’s abilities changed is a strategy that both draws the reader into the story and…

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…

after WWI. However just because the war was officially over for them, did not mean the fighting had stopped in Germany. The entire World was in bad shape after the terrible war, but Mann explains how it seemed that nothing could go right for the Germans and with each blow the people’s hope began to diminish and the struggle to stay strong grew harder and harder. Amongst the ruins of the desolate state, political parties began to take advantage of the people’s need for leadership and began to…

Script Hitler, we all know his story.... Or Do We! Hitler, who was born on April 20, 1889 Braunau am Inn, in Austria was a German dictator and politician. After Germany's lost in World War 1, the German people were hit with a bad depression. People lost jobs and many were forced to move out of their homes. Money was scarce. The people of Germany thought it was time for a new leader. So feeling desperate, they elected a new leader… Hitler and his Nazi party In his first days, Hitler was a…

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…

The most popular definition for nationalism is a love or loyalty to one’s country, but it is made up of much more. Nationalism is felt by large groups of people who have a common culture. They all experience the same religion, language and history and share a territory. These people often feel that their nation is better, and better off as an autonomous state that rules itself, and they might be willing to go to many extremes to achieve this. This nationalism has affected Italy and Germany as…

To put it simply, there was not a sense of a collective German nation. Prior to the Brothers Grimm, Germany found itself heavily influenced by the French. In the late 18th century, France occupied German territories, and by 1794, found itself in possession of the western extent of contemporary Germany (Roberts 28). As a result, the idea of what it meant to be intrinsically German was vastly neglected, until the efforts of the Grimms’. The brothers’ reverent collection…

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 propaganda focused on Russian autocracy and anti-Semitism, which appealed only to German and Irish-Americans. Britain enjoyed certain advantages in its appeal to Americans, such as a common language and a closely aligned culture (U.S. Entry…