Racially, American nativists have focused on a wide variety of ethnicities. Historically, targets have included... German Americans – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativism_in_United_States_politics
WWI was the defining moment of assimilation. External and internal social pressure forced a lot of german americans to stop speaking german and integrate with wider american culture. By WWII they had pretty much completely integrated into american society.
Racially, American nativists have focused on a wide variety of ethnicities. Historically, targets have included... German Americans – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativism_in_United_States_politics
Interesting. I had not known this.
WWI was the defining moment of assimilation. External and internal social pressure forced a lot of german americans to stop speaking german and integrate with wider american culture. By WWII they had pretty much completely integrated into american society.