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Anti-Americanism was common while Germany was divided after the Second World War. This anti-American sentiment was present in both West and East Germany. However, it was mostly present in East Germany due to Soviet and East German propaganda. Many Germans hated America because of capitalism in general, or because of the humiliation the Allies brought on them after World War Two.
The anti-American slogan “Go home, Ami” in West Berlin on the former sector border (the streets of Bernauer Straße and Schwedter Straße (1950). The sign to the left saying (in German) "Entrance to the French sector" was painted over.
Children’s home in the GDR (East Germany) 1951. The slogan can be seen on the blackboard.