German / American relationship

  • Nazi partz and the Jim Crow laws

    Nazi partz and the Jim Crow laws
    When the Congress of the Nazi Party met in 1935 to pass their Nuremberg Laws. They were in many ways modeled on the Jim Crow laws which were in place in the USA from 1877 to 1954.
  • WWII

    WWII
    Germany fought against America in WWII. They lost the was Germany got split up in to quaters.
  • America sector in Germany

    America sector in Germany
    After WWII Germany was serperated into 4 sectors. for America, France, Russia and Great Britan.
  • Presidential meeting

    Presidential meeting
    John F. Kennedy meeting with Willy Brandt, in the White House, They talked about the cold war.
  • Ich bin ein Berliner

    Ich bin ein Berliner
    Speech by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in West Berlin. He was underlining the support of the United States for West Germany 22 months after the Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall as a barrier to prevent movement between East and West
  • Worlds Superpower

    Worlds Superpower
    During the early 1990s the reunified Germany was called a "partnership in leadership" as the U.S. emerged as the world's sole superpower.
  • Fighting against terrorism

    Fighting against terrorism
    Following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., the United States and Germany have cooperated closely to combat international terrorism, for example in the areas of judicial cooperation, intelligence sharing and freezing the financial assets of suspected terrorists. This cooperation has shown tangible results and will continue.
  • Schroeder / Bush meeting

    Schroeder / Bush meeting
    President Bush encouraged German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to continue working with France and Great Britain on negotiations to curb Iran's nuclear program and send a "focused, unified message that development of nuclear weapons is unacceptable.
  • Obama / Merkel meeting

    Obama / Merkel meeting
    President Barack Obama says he expects Germany to play a major role in Libya after longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi leaves power – a step Obama says is inevitable.
  • Army

    Army
    Wiesbaden military community and host nation guests celebrated the new year and German-American relations during a reception hosted by the commanders of 5th Signal Command and U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Jan. 22 at the Community Activity Center.