Could the Midwest become a bastion of German America like how the Southwest is heavily Spanish-speaking?I could see German becoming the second most spoken language, but German becoming the primary language would be almost impossible with the United States as we know it.
It would probably require the German Empire (or a similar state) conquering most of Europe, and some of Latin America too, to even come close to making German the primary language. Maybe even the secession of parts of the United States and the conquest of this area by the German Empire.
Stop the US getting involved in WWI and the anti-German fervor that descended upon the country both during and after the war.
Stop the US getting involved in WWI and the anti-German fervor that descended upon the country both during and after the war.
The South-West is "heavily" Spanish speaking because of recent migration, not because entrenched Spanish presence, Spanish is not projected to increase that much and overall it's becoming a smaller % of mother tounger of Hispanic people in the US, by third generation a majority of Hispanic families speaks English at home and 3/4 speaks mainly English.Could the Midwest become a bastion of German America like how the Southwest is heavily Spanish-speaking?