The ‘Made in Germany’ scare of the late 19th century foreshadowed the reaction in the United States to Japan’s industrial success in the 1960’s and 1970’s. In particular, Americans were frightened by Japanese consumer products – televisions, which wiped out domestic production, and automobiles, which seemed so malignly efficient.
19世纪对“德国制造”的恐惧预示了美国对日本在1960和1970年代的工业化成功的反应。美国人特别害怕日本的消费品：日本的电视机摧毁了美国的电视制造业，而日本汽车工业的效率也高得近乎邪门。