▁years ▁Germ ans ▁came ▁to ▁O ma ha ▁for ▁work ▁and ▁to ▁escape ▁state ▁opp ression ▁led ▁by ▁Kaiser ▁Wilhelm ▁in ▁Germany .< ref ▁name =" F ols om , ▁B . W . ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁p ▁ 1 1 "> F ols om , ▁B . W . ▁( 1 9 9 9 ) ▁No ▁More ▁Free ▁Mark ets ▁Or ▁Free ▁Be er : ▁The ▁Progress ive ▁Era ▁in ▁Neb r aska , ▁ 1 9 0 0 - 1 9 2 4 . ▁Lex ington ▁Books . ▁p ▁ 1 1 .</ ref > ▁ ▁The ▁German ▁community ▁in ▁O ma ha ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁integr ating ▁quickly ▁throughout ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Period ▁soci ological ▁research ▁also ▁identified ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁rel uct ance ▁among ▁German ▁imm igr ants , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁second - ▁and ▁third - gener ation ▁Germ ans ▁towards ▁assim ilation . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁Germ ans ▁in ▁O ma ha ▁were ▁successful ▁in ▁ens uring ▁that ▁German ▁culture , ▁German ▁history ▁and ▁German ▁language ▁less ons ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁public ▁school ▁system . ▁ ▁Emp loyment ▁ ▁Germ ans ▁in ▁O ma ha ▁were ▁employed ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁manufact uring ▁indust ries , ▁particularly ▁its ▁bre wing ▁sector , ▁which ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁German ▁imm igr ants . ▁Le ading ▁German ▁employ ers ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁included ▁the ▁Met z ▁Bre wer y , ▁K rug ▁Bre wer y ▁and