The Weimar Republic and the Problem of the Auslandsdeutsche

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ID10076619
AuthorsJohn Hiden (corresponding author)
Year1977
Volume12
Issue2
Pages273-289
Publication date1977-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/002200947701200204
OpenAlexW2050309739
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited1

The Auslandsdeutsche problem of early twentieth century Europe was rooted in the conflicts engendered by the growth of the German National State in the nineteenth century. The tug of war between loyalties to the new 'Fatherland' and their current 'homeland' was experienced in varying degrees by Germans living outside the Reich and, inevitably, the process became more painful in the decade or so of international conflict leading up to World War One, when the problems posed were changed dramatically. The surge of anti-German feeling following the war left the Auslandsdeutsche in an exposed and threatened position. The redrafting of the borders of the Old Empire, as part of the Peace Settlement, added vast new groups to the ranks of the Auslandsdeutsche. That the fate of Germans abroad was not a matter of indifference to the Weimar Republic was apparent from the mushrooming of new organizations concerned with the welfare of the Auslandsdeutsche at the end of the war, as well as the refurbishing of older institutions

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