The namesake of the Lutheran Church is Martin Luther, a Roman Catholic monk who lived in Germany in the medieval era. He questioned Church authority on a few matters during his day. He, and many in...
Germans immigrated to the United States for a variety of reasons. Germany had famines at the same time the Irish did and came because they were hungry. The Pennsylvania Dutch came to escape religious...
Before the Civil War, the newer states relied on popular sovereignty, which is when people take a vote on being a free or slave state. Majority ruled. However after the Civil War, since THE Union won...
Martin Luther was a Catholic priest in Germany who had major grievances with the Catholic Church. Prior to his theses there was only one church and thus one prevailing opinion. He provoked far...
The difference is essentially a social construct. Jewish is a religious identity whereas German is a national identity. In theory one could identify as both.