PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1750
German migration to America increased gradually (most were farmers)
1800
many were finding work in coal and iron ore mining
Popular German migration places in the US in early 1800s
Germany in the 1900s
WWI
Germany and Austria-Hungary vs. Russia, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Serbia
Modern weaponry was invented: machine guns, tanks, and chemical weapons
More than 9 million soldiers were killed and more than 21 million were injured causing a decrease in population
Most people were Protestant or Lutheran
Germany's government before and after WWI was a federal monarchy
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)
Ferdinand Porsche
(1875-1951)
King Ludwig II of Bavaria came to throne at age 18
(1845-1886)
Was engaged to his cousin but then never married
Surviving diary entrees show he was actually homosexual