Germany and the U.S.
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The future of fahrvergnügen
The automotive industry is facing major challenges around the world. German carmakers have more to lose than most and are thus investing a great deal in securing its future.
History part 2: War and peace
The USA played a crucial role during the First and Second World Wars and made a significant contribution to the Allies’ victories.
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Shared history
Emigration
Away to a new world: German immigrants play a significant role in the history of the USA.
The World Wars
Two devastating wars that changed the course of history. The USA played a significant role in the Allies’ victory.
Post-war period
After the Second World War, the USA assumed a decisive role in Germany’s reconstruction.
Friendship and East-West conflict
“Ich bin ein Berliner” – how German-American friendship developed between rock and roll and East-West tensions.
Reunification
A historical milestone: The world grew a little bit closer together when the Berlin Wall came down.
Present and future
Germany and the USA are transatlantic friends; they share many values, but do not always agree on everything.
We believe in German-American friendship
Our countries are united through deep historical ties, shared values, and bold visions for the future. Join us for a year-long festival celebrating our transatlantic partnership through dialogue, experience, and exchange. #Wunderbartogether
Germany’s greatest revolution
Review of 1918: Why the German November Revolution has often been underestimated.
Earn while you learn
The US Department of Labor has designated Charleston a national model region for the advancement of vocational training based on the German apprenticeship system.
Diplomatic maintenance
Withdrawing from the nuclear deal is a major blunder – the E-3 must pick up the baton
Building bridges over Monument Valley
Political relations are also often a tightrope act. The athletes of "One Inch Dreams" prove that this can still succeed.
Bernstein in the Baltic
Reflections on American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, who would have been 100 this year.
Not without America
Wolfgang Ischinger, chairman of the Munich Security Conference explains why Europe must become more independent, yet cannot forgo its alliance with the US.
America is different. Germany is, too
Cornelia Funke talks about the high regard many Americans have for Germans, but also about German anti-Americanism and how the world can overcome nationalism.
History part 1: America’s German roots
Germans are the largest immigrant group in the USA – and yet are the least visible.
Wunderbar together
The Year of German-American Friendship aims to encourage exchange and encounter – especially at a time of political differences.
“Open and cordial”
Bettina Fleck is doing research at the universities in Stanford and Berkeley
“Our connections will remain strong”
Terry McCarthy is President of the American Academy in Berlin.
“A transatlantic company”
Stefanie Lemcke moved to the States and established an app firm in New York.
Faces and Moments
The faces, the stories, the shared history – the German-American friendship in pictures.