I think English won by 7 votes, had German succeeded could it possibly have influenced the course and outcome of WW1 and WW2? Given that there was a huge German American population, possibly the biggest of all ethnic groups (though the Irish in Ireland are told that it's Irish-Americans), it certainly did not help WW1 Germany or the Nazis!
I wonder would there have been much less Irish going to the States with it being a non-English speaking nation officialy, perhaps they would head to Canada.
Would English be the lingua franca of the world today, in the early 60s it was a close call between English and Spanish, a predominantly German speaking USA would have run them close for the number 1 spot.
Could a German speaking US have grown to become the greatest economic power as easily?
What would the attitude have been to a cold war divided Germany?
Could it have influenced the Civil War at all?
I wonder would there have been much less Irish going to the States with it being a non-English speaking nation officialy, perhaps they would head to Canada.
Would English be the lingua franca of the world today, in the early 60s it was a close call between English and Spanish, a predominantly German speaking USA would have run them close for the number 1 spot.
Could a German speaking US have grown to become the greatest economic power as easily?
What would the attitude have been to a cold war divided Germany?
Could it have influenced the Civil War at all?