Mother Earth Travel
Mother Earth Travel: History of Germany
Travel site outlines the early history of Germany.
Other
Foothill College: German Unification Case Study
Students explore the complex issues surrounding the German unification of 1990 by taking on the role of involved citizens and examining the benefits and costs of a unified German nation.
University of Oregon
Mapping History: European History
Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in European history from Greek and Phoenician colonization up to the 20th century.
University of Maryland
Umbc Center for History Education: Reshaping American Society
Using this history lab, students will examine the impact immigration had on urbanization and the reform movements of the time, as well as the addressing the backlash to immigration by understanding nativism.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: The Germanic Tribes
Gives information on the main Germanic tribes of the third and fourth centuries: the Franks, Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Burgundians, Vandals and Lombards.
Other
Greenville History Site: Germany 1919 33 Revision
An outline sheet that covers the history of the Weimar Republic in Germany from 1919 to 1933. The problems facing the republic are discussed along with reasons why the Weimar Republic eventually failed and was replaced by Hitler's...
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: The German Bauhaus School
The biography of the German Bauhaus school founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius. Use this site out for more information, artist links and images.
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: Concentration Camps
Examine the history behind the idea of concentration camps, one part of Hitler's solution to rid Germany of its "weak and inferior" citizens.
University at Buffalo
Info Poland: German Invasion of Poland
Annotated links to Poland-related information provides extensive information through articles, websites and reference pages on the German invasion of Poland and occupation during WWII.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Tanzania: History
Read the fascinating history of two countries which, only recently, joined together as one. Tanganyika and Zanzibar are now known as Tanzania. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
BBC
Bbc: History: Historic Figures: Paul Von Hindenburg
A biography of Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934 CE), the last President of the German Weimar Republic. Archived.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Wwi: The u.s. Army Overseas
From a book, American Military History, this chapter looks at the U.S. Army overseas in World War I, and gives a brief overview of the battles in which the Army was involved, and General Pershing's command in World War I.
BBC
Bbc History: World Wars in Depth: The Fall of France
A very complete description of the race of German troops across Belgium and Holland into France, resulting in the surrender of the Low Countries and France.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1840: Irish and German Immigration
Famine and political revolution in Europe led millions of Irish and German citizens to immigrate to America in the mid-nineteenth century.
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: The Impossible Home: Robert Kroetsch and His German Roots
This site describes the family history of Robert Kroetsch, a Canadian writer and poet, whose family emigrated from Germany in 1841. It provided background for the making of a television documentary on Kroetsch's family.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Irish and German Immigration
Read about the reasons thousands of Irish and Germans emigrated to the United States in the first half of the 19th century. Find out why there was a backlash to influx of so many immigrants, and learn about the Nativists who wanted to...
Other
Bethlehem Digital History Project
Provides online access to digitized primary source materials, transcriptions, translations and contextual information relating to the early history of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1741 - 1844.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Alemanni
Encyclopedia entry on Alemanni, a confederacy of Germanic-speaking peoples who occupied modern day Germany. Site has maps, links to further material and timeline of events.
Mother Earth Travel
Mother Earth Travel: History of Germany: The Protestant Reformation
A brief review ofthe history of the Protestant Reformation in Germany during a time of many changes throughout the nation. Understand how the Augsburg Confession evoloved.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Program of the Pan German League, 1890 1898
Fordham's Modern History Sourcebook offers a primary source record of a German imperialist organization's reasons to imperialize.
Other
American Historical Society of Germans From Russia
A good introduction to the history of Germans who lived in Russia from the 1700's to the present. Most information is found under the German-Russian Info link, where readers can click on the FAQ section.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Fichte to the German Nation
A good, albeit brief, selection from Fichte's work, with an equally good and equally brief introduction. The emphasis here is on Fichte's thought as it pertains to history.
University of Alberta
Alberta Law Foundation: German Internment During the First and Second World Wars
The history of German internment camps established in Canada during the world wars is profiled! Why were they created? What did Canadians fear? How did Canadians of German descent feel? This is a very informative article.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Portrait of a German Officer, Marsden Hartley
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Portrait of a German Officer", a painting by German modern artist Marsden Hartley.