to end slavery and ensure that every citizen is equal and anyone born in the united states were equal
This depends greatly on the time period in question, since for a long time it was Irish immigrants who were coming to the United States in great numbers, but yes, mostly it was German immigrants.
After World War II, the West German socialist chancellors included expansion of the welfare state:
- national health care
- unemployment insurance
- financial aid for college students
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The Smoot-Hawley tariff, passed in June 1930, raised import tariffs to unprecedented levels, which virtually closed the US borders to foreign products. This generated a counterpart of the other countries, which also imposed tariffs on American products
