Germany is a very big and modern country located in the middle of Europe. Germany has factories and is extremely industrialized. On top of that, it has an interesting culture as well as an extremely dedicated work force. Even though it has a rough past, Germany can still be considered a great and successful country. Geography Germany is one of the largest and most industrialized countries in Europe. It is located in the middle of Europe, between France, Austria and Poland, and is bordered to the
Germany Basic Facts Germany is in central Europe, at 50 degrees latitude, and 10 degrees longitude. It is bordered by Denmark, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Austria, Czechs Republic, And Poland. The capitol of Germany is Berlin. The population of Germany is 81,264,000. The estimated population for Germany in the year 2000 is 82,583,000. Germany is smaller than Texas, or about 4 1/2% of the size of the U.S.A. The German flag has black, red, and gold
Roosevelt After the First World War Germany was handed the bill of the entire war. The Germans had to pay for a war they did not start, a war of which they were told they would win. Germany had two choices: sign the treaty of demands or risk enemy invasions. When the treaty was signed, Germany was left with no money. Soon inflation took such a bad turn it was cheaper to burn money rather than buy firewood, and coins were worth more as scrap than currency. Germany itself was destroyed and a young officer
Germany is a country located in Central Europe, which is officially named the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland). On October 3, 1990 Germany's East and West became one nation under unification, the capital city now being Berlin. Germany has the second largest population in Europe with eighty two million, next to that of the Soviet Union. Germany's land borders are with Denmark on the north, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemborg, and France on the west, Switzerland and Austria
The Unification of Germany In 1871 the thirty-eight states of what was once the Holy Roman Empire. re-united to become what was known in the early twentieth century as simply, The German Empire, united under the rule of the German Emperor, or Kaiser. There are many factors which led to the unification of the German states: liberalism, nationalism, Otto Von Bismarck, fear of ‘another Napoleon’, the Prussian King William I, and the three wars Prussia fought. One of the key factors which led to the
unite the German lands through “blood and iron”, Germany quickly rose to become the epicenter of European politics and forever changed the geopolitical landscape of Europe. In examining the unification of Germany and its implications for the international system, this paper will explore the prehistory of the unification, significant diplomatic successes and failures during the bolstering of Germany’s power, and the change in the power structure of Germany that ultimately changed the military landscape
The Unification of Germany Bismarck Otto von Bismarck achieved the unification of the disjointed German states through the skillful understanding of realpolitikand the Machiavellian use of war as a political tool to eliminate Germany's rival nations, gain the support of the German people and gain territory. This ultimately created a German legacy of strong militaristic tendencies, scheming national relations, and economic clout challenging the European heavyweights like England and France
Romanticism in Germany Romanticism was a European cultural revolt against authority, tradition, and Classical order (the Enlightenment); this movement permeated Western Civilization over a period that approximately dated from the late 18th to the mid-19th century. In general, Romanticism is that attitude or state of mind that focuses on the individual, the subjective, the irrational, the creative, and the emotional. These characteristics of Romanticism most often took form in subject matters
World War II cannot be complete without mentioning the impact of Nazi Germany. With its quick rise to power after the horrific aftermath of Germany’s economy in World War I, it proved to the world that one didn’t need to be powerful all the time to gain all mighty power. Nazi Germany impacted the world with its mighty army regime, its cunning strategy to conquer Europe, and with its atrocities committed to ensure that the mighty “Aryan Race” would be kept pure from the “tainted Jews”. Europe would
conservatives. Hitler persuaded President Hindenburg to hold new elections in March 1933, in the hope he would gain an over all majority. However in the new elections Hitler controlled Prussia through Göring (Cabinet Minister) and the other two fifths of Germany through Frick (the other Cabinet Minister). With Nazi appointed police chiefs and local government heads, the Nazis had the legal power to intimidate the electorate. By the end of February 1933 Hitler was Chancellor and in control of police and local
Religion About 65% to 70% of the population in Germany are followers of the Christian religion. Lutheran-Protestantism, Calvinism, Evangelical and Roman Catholic are some of the denominations of Christianity. Due to the historical development, these denominations are concentrated in specific regions of Germany. For example, most areas in the South or West are Catholic while the North and East are mostly Protestant. In addition, there is an important minority of religions such as Islam, practiced
In 1919, Germany was still a young country by European standards, united just less than fifty years earlier. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, there were over three hundred Germanic kingdoms in what is today Germany. The kingdoms existed, traded, fought wars with and against one another for over a millennium. Napoleon Bonaparte, during his conquest through Europe reduced the number to a German Confederation of thirty-nine states. Otto von Bismarck united all the German Confederation
Majority & Minority Relationships in “Turkish” Germany The guest workers arrived from the eastern bloc, Vietnam, North Korea, Angola, Mozambique and Cuba. Their opportunities were limited by the Stasi, the Government of Eastern Germany. Guest workers were limited to their dormitories or an area that the Germans were prohibited to enter. They were faced with deportation, premature discontinuation of residence and were to obtain specialized work permits along with other sources of open discrimination
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Puerto Rico vs. Germany The thought of traveling sounds so fun, interesting and spontaneous. The two places I hope to travel to the most are Puerto Rico and Germany. I would like to travel to Puerto Rico because I would love to learn more about the place I was descended from. My reasoning for wanting to travel to Germany is because it’s outside the U.S. I have never been to another country, and I’m curious to see how different it is from here. I also picked two places that are very different from
Germany, a country rich in culture and heritage, yet plagued by the fallout of World War I and World War II, has progressed to become the centerpiece of the European Union and the world’s third richest economy. The first German Empire dates back to the Roman Empire starting in the 8th century AD. During the Middle Ages the German Empire fended off many attacks against their soil from the Hungarians and the Slavs. Fighting and power struggles continued until the 1400’s, when the modern world gradually
to stand behind their nation with this belief. Napoleon Bonaparte of France brought this idea to many during his revolution and war in Europe. Through the belief of nationalism the loose states of the German confederation came to become a nation. Germany unification in 1871 was not a merging of culturally similar lands but of a divided political landscape. A trend for unification started more than 40 years prior by revolutionaries in various German speaking territories. In 1815 after the Congress
Jens George Reich stated, “People imagine the reunification will be the answer to all their dreams.” While reunification marked the official end of communism within Germany, in reality problems were arising from the processes that were unexpected by the people of Germany. The reunification was implemented ineffectively by incompetent management amidst unfavourable economic and social circumstances which resulted in political, economic and social consequences as problems associated with the East
Germany and the European Union As it began, our century drew to a close, with Germany once again the economic powerhouse and political hub of Europe. What is remarkable is how quickly this happened, how unbidden and unanticipated: the toppling of the Berlin Wall in November 1989; the reunification a year later; the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War in late December 1991; a resurgent impetus to West European integration in 1992; and NATO enlargement, which was consecrated
Unification of Italy and Germany By 1871 both the kingdom of Italy and the empire of Germany were united. Even though both countries used popular trends to that time, both liberalism and nationalism, the process unifying these two countries was very different. The end result was Germany emerging as a strong nation and Italy appropriately, the weaker. Italy’s problems started with the fact that it didn’t have one main ruler, but two people and a concept, resulting in a different approach to