of German immigrants followed his appeal. Especially those who had bad experiences with the political development of Germany in 1848 were willing to defend their new home. For them Abraham Lincoln embodied the values which they already supported in their old home country. In the 19th and 20th century millions of Germans emigrated because of very different reasons – partly because of economical difficulties, partly because of their thirst for adventure and partly because of their political opinion.
             2.2 The American-German Relationship before and during the Second World War
             The rise of Hitler's National Socialist Party and the resulting persecution of Jews and political dissidents brought about another break in German-American relations. In October 1934 Germany terminated the American-German Trade Agreement Act. Many peopl
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