Nazism and World War II 180 11 The Cold War: Division and Reuni cation 197 12 Contemporary Germany 226Appendixes 1 Basic Facts about Germany 245 2 A Brief Chronology of German History 249 3 Bibliography 257 4 Suggested Reading 262Index 272BH_Germany_print_CS2.indd vii11/8/10 9:49:06 AM...
Facts & FiguresMap of GermanyPresident: Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2017) Chancellor: Olaf Scholz (2021) Land area: 135,236 sq mi (350,261 sq km); total area: 137,846 sq mi (357,021 sq km) Population (2022 est.): 84,316,622 (growth rate: –0.11%); birth rate: 9.08/1000; infant...
Today, Germany's government is considered a federal republic. It has an executive branch of government with a chief of state who is the country's president and a head of government who is known as the chancellor. Germany also has a bicameral legislature made up of the Federal Council and t...
There are more football, or soccer to some, fan clubs in Germany than anywhere else in the world. Germany produces brilliant world athletes. They enjoy skiing, cycling, boating, and tennis. More Interesting Facts about Germany Germany has a major famous highway called the autobahn. It has no...
1990 – In February, the "Thüringer Allgemeine," Erfurt, becomes the first newspaper in East Germany to be supplied directly by dpa with the dpa-Basisdienst. By the end of the year, 41 newspapers as well as radio and television groups in eastern Germany are dpa customers. Founding of the...
Democracy & Dictatorship in Germany (Key Facts) Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany; German Political Parties; German Foreign Policy: 1932-40; The First World War; German Art: 1930-45; German Military Figures: 1930-45; Resistance in Nazi Germany; German Scient
She cited historical facts concerning the British military policy of targeting civilians in the WWII air war against Germany, and she concludes that it was the Germans who, by definition, were the true victims of an actual “holocaust”. She referred to Churchill’s policy, to “baste” the ...
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The struggle for LGBTQ rights dates at least as far back as 1924 and accelerated in the wake of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising.