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| Format | Book Chapter |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Wala, Michael |
| Title, Analytic | Reviving Ethnic Identity: Foreign Office, Reichswehr, and German Americans during the Weimar Republic |
| Author, Monographic | Helbich, Wolfgang//Kamphoefner, Walter D. |
| Title, Monographic | German-American Immigration and Ethnicity in Comparative Perspective |
| Place of Publication | Madison, WI |
| Publisher | Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Date of Publication | 2004 |
| Location in Work | 326-342 |
| Abstract | After World War I, efforts were initiated by the German Culture Department and Reichswehr to cultivate the German-American community and help foster a generally positive attitude toward postwar Germany. "Outright support for Weimar Germany could be expected only after German Americans had regained their self-respect. This should not be promoted by propaganda, but rather by more subtle attempts to rekindle their pride in their ancestry." Efforts included academic and other exchange programs, and support for and visits to German-American organizations, with special success being reported in cases where Reichsmarine vessels made calls at U.S. ports during the 1920s and early 1930s. |
| Notes | Paper originally presented at a conference at Texas A&M University, Apr. 1997. |
| Call Number | E 184 .G3 G295 2004 |
| MKI Terms | Ethnic identity/ World War, 1939-1945 -- German Americans/ Germany/ Relations, Germany-US/ German Americans/ Politics/ Societies, etc. |