1. Translate the following from German to English: Zeit anzufangen.  __________________________________________________________

2. Two important words regarding the movement of people from one country to another are emigrate and immigrate. Which of these words means "to come into a country of which one is not a native, for the purpose of permanent residence." ___________

3. The first Germans came to the New World along with Captain John Smith, founder of Jamestown, Virginia. In what year did they arrive?  ____________ 

4. An early group of German settlers arrived in the American colonies in 1683. Why did these Germans come to America?

5. During the Revolutionary War, Germans, including General von Steuben,  fought with and assisted both the British and the Colonists. Which side did General von Steuben assist?  ___________

6. Many Germans, including some who eventually settled in Minnesota, came to the US after being on the losing side of a revolution in Germany that occurred in 1848. What was this revolution called? An answer in either German or English is acceptable.
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7. All those who immigrated to the US after this revolution, as well as those who came later, had to pass through a famous island on their way into the US. What is the name of this island?  ___________  ____________

8. Levi Strauss was among the Germans who immigrated to the US after the revolution of 1848. For what is he famous? ___________

9. The Sioux uprising of 1862 resulted in an attack on what predominantly German-American town in Minnesota? ___________

10. In 1868, Joseph Pulitzer became a reporter for a Gerrman-language newspaper in St. Louis. Later, the prestigious Pulitzer prizes were established in his honor. These prizes are given for excellence in what field? ____________

11. The year 1882 marked a peak in German-American immigration. How many Germans immigrated to the US in that year? ____________

12. Though hamburgers are thought of as being very "American," they were actually first introduced to the US by German-Americans living in St. Louis. And what would a hamburger be without Ketchup? What German-American created ketchup in 1892?
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13. The US entry into World War I resulted in a wave of anti-German sentiment in America. In what year did the US enter World War I?

14. Herbert Hoover (originally Huber) is a famous German American. What US political office did he hold? ____________

15. As Adolf Hitler and the National Socialists (Nazis) gained political power in 1930s Germany, many Germans fled to the US. Among them was Albert Einstein who came to America the same year Hitler took control of the German government. In what year did this occur?

16. Many German-Americans played important roles in the US war effort during World War II, including Dwight D. Eisenhower, who later became president of the United States. In what year was Eisenhower elected president? ____________

17. After World War II, Germany was divided into two nations, East Germany and West Germany, which resulted in additional immigration to the US. More than 128,000 immigrated in the peak year of 1950.  The Berlin Wall was the most infamous symbol of this separation of the German nation.  In what year was it built? ____________
 
18. Today, German-Americans are the largest ethnic group in the US. According to the 1990 Census, how many Americans of German descent are there? __________________

19. Which state has the largest percentage of Americans of German descent among its population? ________________

20. Wow! The last question. Translate the following from German to English: Das Ende. Glückwünsche!  __________________________________________________________