Why Germans Came to America War, Religion and Kult

Why Germans Came to America: War, Religion and Kulturkampf
 
History is Awkward
Jul 7, 2024 History is Awkward
The goal of this channel is to look at parts of history that are awkward and try and put them into larger context. It's not about heroes or villains, but about asking what actually happened and why. If you watch the videos and find yourself wanting to take a deeper dive into any of the topic, or even to fact check me, mission accomplished. If you like the video, please Like and if you want to see more, please Subscribe. CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro Song 00:25 Germans in America Today 01:08 Wycliffe 03:05 Jan Hus 06:20 Hussites 07:37 First Moravians 08:21 War Begins again 09:11 Martin Luther 15:45 Peasant Revolts 17:26 Holy Roman Empire and Pope Busy 20:26 First German at Jamestown 21;00 Start of 30 years War 21:36 First wave of Germans to America in Pennsylvania 24:48 The Palatine Wave 27:18 Other Early German Settlements 28:32 Penn's Sons and Anti-German Backlash 29:51 The Moravian Missionaries 32:17 Germans and the American Revolution 33:49 France and Prussia 36:10 German Confederation 37:28 48'ers and Immigration Prior to the Civil War 40:35 Germans in the Civil War 41:50 Bismarck and the 2nd Reich 43:55 Kulturkampf 35:49 Wilhelm II becomes Kaiser 49:03 Start of World War I 50:57 American Neutrality 51:23 Hyphenated Americans 52:16 The Zimmerman Telegram and the End of Neutrality 52:32 German Registration and Internment 54:02 Anti-German Violence 55:10 Alien Property Custodian