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Austrian Americans (German: Österreichamerikaner, pronounced [ˈøːstɐraɪçameriˌkaːnɐ]) are Americans of Austrian descent, chiefly German-speaking Catholics and Jews. According to the 2000 U.S. census , there were 735,128 Americans of full or partial Austrian descent, accounting for 0.3% of the population.
After Bismarck had excluded Austria from Germany, many Austrians faced a dilemma about their identity which prompted the Social Democratic Leader Otto Bauer to state that the dilemma was "the conflict between our Austrian and German character." [22] The state as a whole tried to work out a sense of a distinctively Austrian identity.
In 1917, the United States declared war on the Austro-Hungarian Empire alongside the German Empire after being drawn into the First World War.The war caused diplomatic relations between the United States and the Austro-Hungarian Empire to be terminated on April 8, 1917 [2] and caused a dramatic decrease in Austrian immigration to the United States.
The interests of these approximately 613,300 Austrians living abroad, mostly in Germany (255,500), Switzerland (67,000), the UK (39,600), USA (39,000) and Australia (22,500), are represented by the World Federation of Austrians Abroad (German: Auslandsösterreicher-Weltbund), a NGO with headquarters in Vienna, Austria. [1]
The German Confederation was also led by Austria from 1815 to 1866. In 1866 Austria was firstly separated from Germany and German Confederation was dissolved. In 1867, the multi-ethnic Austro-Hungarian Empire was established and led by Austria; it was rivaled by the North German Confederation from 1866 to 1871 and German Empire led by the Kingdom of Prussia rivaled Austria.
Michael Haneke (born 1942), [4] film director (born in Germany, however lives and works in Austria) Fritz Lang (1890–1976), [5] [6] film director; Francis Lawrence (born 1971), Austrian-American film director; Otto Preminger (1905–1986), film director; Stefan Ruzowitzky (born 1961), film director and writer; Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947 ...
Austria portal This category page lists notable citizens of the United States of Austrian ethnic or national origin or descent, whether partial or full. See also: Category:Austrian expatriates in the United States and Category:Austrian people of American descent
German Americans (German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States who are of German ancestry; they form the largest ethnic ancestry group in the United States, accounting for 17% of U.S. population. [1] The first significant numbers arrived in the 1680s in New York and Pennsylvania. Some eight million German immigrants have entered ...