By Krieger

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German Foreign Influence

• By Krieger

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Land der Dichter und Denker

• Known as the Land of Poets and Thinkers
• Influence started well before Germany formed as a
  country
• Notable thinkers include Karl Marx, Friedrich
  Engels, and Friedrich Nietzsche
• Notable literary figures include Göthe, Brothers
  Grimm and Martin Luther
• Luther credited with translating Bible into German

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Influence on America

• Immigration from Germany started as early as 1709
• By 1745, 45000 Germans living in Pennsylvania
  alone
• Many English words used are German in origin
• Examples include kindergarten, angst, Bauhaus,
  and blitz
• German cuisine significant in America
• Bread, chocolate, sausage, and beer all notable
  contributions

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Influence on Russia

• Catherine the Great originally German
• Full name was Sophie Fredericke Auguste von
  Anhalt-Zerbst
• Volga Germans notable population living in Russia
  while maintaining identity
• Many deported by Stalin in '42 out of
  collaboration concerns with Nazis
• Neo-Nazi movement fairly large in Russia
• Notable anti-Semitic terms such as pogrom are
  Russian

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Influence on France

• France has had history of conflict with Germany
• Irritated over losing regions of Alsace-Lorraine
  in Franco-Prussian War of 1871
• Occupied from 1940 to 1944 by Nazi Germany
• Contemporary relations one of the most determined
  within EU
• Use a joint German-French history book called
  Historie-Geschichte

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Influence on Japan

• Influence on Japan significant since WWII
• Armaments designs shared between two countries
• Contemporary influence more varied
• German aspects show up in television, manga,
  anime, etc.
• Nazi-chic somewhat popular in Japanese cosplay
• Understanding of significance varies reaction
  still disapproving

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Influence on Argentina

• German-speaking citizens the third largest group
  in Argentina
• Has influenced teaching and business, believing
  Argentina would become dependent on German
  technology
• Created several newspapers including
  Argentinische Tageblatt
• Maintained economical relationship since first
  migration of Germans in 1850's
• Would evolve into a stronger relationship during
  WWII, with Argentina being one of the leading
  areas harboring Nazis such as Adolf Eichmann and
  Josef Mengele

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Works Cited

• 1) en.wikipedia.org
• 2) http//links.jstor.org/sici?sici0022-0094(1967
  07)23A33C813AGHIFA13E2.0.CO3B2-N
• 3) http//www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,223050
  0,00.html
• 4) germanenglishwords.com
• 5) http//library.thinkquest.org/20619/German.html