The Amish
Famous German Americans
18th and 19th Century Immigration
The World Wars
Potluck
100
This group of Amish rules prohibits the use of electricity, the ownership of cars, and prescribes the use of German dialect, the color and style of clothing, the use of horses for field work, etc.
What is the Ordnung?
100
An organ builder who started a piano factory in New York with his sons in 1853.
Who was Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (Henry Steinway)?
100
The first group of German immigrants formed this settlement near Philadelphia.
What is Germantown?
100
The name for sauerkraut during WWI.
What is liberty cabbage?
100
This event takes place in a number of Little Germanies today. Cincinatti hosts the largest with ca. 500,000 visitors every year. Festival highlights include the Chicken Dance and “Gemütlichkeitsgames” such as Hammering Nails, Beer Barrel Roll and Beer Stein Race.
What is the Oktoberfest?
200
This originally "English" man helped Ira Wagler to draw closer to God. After leaving the Amish for good, he no longer has any contact to Wagler.
Who is Sam Johnson?
200
The founder of Germantown.
Who was Franz Daniel Pastorius?
200
Name two of the most important German-American settlements.
What are Cincinatti/ Milwauke/ Baltimore/ New York City?
200
The largest interment camp during WWII was located here.
What is Crystal City, Texas?
200
Name two important harbors for German immigrants to the United States.
What are : Hamburg, Bremerhaven, LeHavre, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Genoa & Liverpool.
300
The three states with the greatest Amish population.
What are Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Ohio?
300
This liberal, intellectual of the revolution in 1848, wrote the sarcastic song about problems in Germany of corporal punishment, censorship, and militarism, entitled "Deutscher Nationalreichtum".
Who was Hoffmann von Fallersleben?
300
These are two of the main reasons why Germans came to America during the 18th century.
What are Turmoil (black death, Counter Reformation, Pesant’s War 1524-1526) /The Treaty of Westphalia 1648 / Tyranny of the Princes /Religious Conditions Weather Conditions /Chain Migration /Positive Images of America /English Naturalization Act 1709?
300
This group founded by Dr. Charles Hexamer encouraged ethnic unity and fought for German interests and rights in the United States. They opposed prohibition, immigration limits, and women's sufferage. It was disbanded in 1918.
What is the German American National Alliance?
300
Freedom and identity
What are the two most important themes in Ira Wagler's memoir, Growing up Amish.
400
The Amish originated as a sect of the Mennonite church under the leadership of this man.
Who was Jakob Ammann?
400
This famous revolutionary fled Germany after helping his mentor, Professor Kinkel escape from prison. He went on to become a general in the union army during the Civil war and served as a minister to Spain. He supported the right for blacks to vote and Indian rights.
Who was Carl Schurz?
400
In the 18th century, this institution allowed poorer people to agree to work in the colonies in exchange for free passage. 50-60% of immigrants took part in this system.
What is the redemption system? What is indentured slavery?
400
This group replaced the German-American National Alliance in 1919 after they were disbanded due to Anti-American propaganda during WWI. This group is named for a famous General of the American Revolution.
What is the Steuben Society?
400
The Mennonites and Amish are decendants of this religious group that believed in infant baptism.
Who are the Anabaptists?
500
Name at least two positive and two negative aspects about Amish culture that Ira Wagler describes is his book Growing Up Amish.
What are Growing Up in a Large Close-Knit Family, Community, Forgiveness, Friendship? What are Highway to Hell, Guilt, Abundance of Rules, Unquestionable Devotion to Tradition, to Authority Silence?
500
This man emigrated from Germany to America in 1850 with his wife and eight of his nine children from Germany to New York City in 1850 with his wife and eight of his nine children. This famous German American was the maker of high quality hand-made pianos that are well known all over the world today.
Who is Henry Steinway?
500
These two changes are reasons for why immigration of German-Americans increased in the 19th century.
What are improved ships / lower fares/ international competition/ more assistance from German societies or groups/ famine?
500
The number of German aliens placed in internment camps during World War II.
What is ca. 11,000?
500
The language of this excerpt: Unsah Faddah im Himmel, dei nohma loss heilich sei. Dei Reich loss kumma. Dei villa loss gedu sei, uf di eaht vi im Himmel. Unsah tayklich broht gebb uns heit.
What is Pennsylvania Dutch?
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