Germany
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- Third Reich
- thousand year rule
- What colors are the german flag
- yellow, red, and black
- hitler believed in
- rebirth, greatness, violent tactics
- axis powers
- germany, italy, japan
- What did hitler write?
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mein kampf, which means my struggle, blueprint to him taking over
- Scapegoat
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victims
- What year did the depression occur?
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1929
there was a full scale of unemployment in 1932, economic crisis
- Red Barron
- man in the louffwafer
- Louftwaffe
- Germany airforce
- What sides were which?
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East is communist
West is republic - Von Hindenburg
- he went against the teachings of germany
- Who was the leader of Germany before WWII?
- Bismark
- Fuhrer
- means dictator
- Why was hitler appealing?
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national pride
restore prosperity
regain lost territories
restore to prewar glory - Blitzkrieg
- german maning lightning war
- Where was the treaty of versailles signed?
- in the hall of mirrors
- When did the Berlin Wall fall?
- October 3,1990
- What's Germany's official name?
- The Federal Republic of Germany
- when did Ferdinand start WWI?
- 1914
- What happended after WWII
- it was the height of the cold war
- What did the communists do in Germany?
- invaded germany and divided it inot east and west
- what was outlawed?
- political paties and trade unions
- How many years later did the wall come down?
- 40 yrs.
- What are the natural boundaries?
- Baltic Sea, North Sea
- What are the political boundaries?
- Denmark, Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Luxinberg, France, Switzerland, and Belgium
- Terrain
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North is lowlands,
south is highlands
They have bavarian alps
climate- their winters are very cold, and they experience four seasons - International disputes
- WWI and WWII
- natural resources
- coal, oil, copper
- Rivers
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Elbe, Rhine, Danube
Elbe- empties into north sea
rhine- starts in switz. goes into north sea - type of government
- federal republic
- strategic resource
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uranium
- Capital
- Berlin
- explain the three branches
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Executive- Parliament w/ chancelor as president
Legislative- Parliament w/ 2 chambers
Judicial- Federal constitutional court like the surpreme court
- Industry
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Cars: volkswagon
Hitler invented the Bug, BMW,
Mercedes Benz
BMW- Bavarian Motor Works - Important alliances
- common wealth of nations, UN, Nato, US
- What happended in 1919?
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WWI had ended w/ the treaty of versailles
Germany lost the war.
this caused germany to not be allowed to manufacture planes and tanks
money, inflation
humiliation - Relations w/ US
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from 1919 ti 1945 it wasn't good
now on good terms - what did bismark think about his people?
- he considered them his subjects
- strategic resources
- uranium
- Auto Bahn
- no speed limit
- Religion
- Catholic and Protestant
- Who thought he was better than Bismark?
- Wilhem
- When did hitler invade Rhineland?
- 1936