Germany

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

Country Overview According to the US Central Intelligence Agency (US CIA), Germany is Europe’s largest economy and second most populated nation. It’s located in Central Europe and borders the Baltic and North Sea. Germany sits between Netherlands and Poland and is just south of Denmark. The country itself is the seventh-largest European country (Europe). Because of this, the topography varies throughout the country. The North European Plain stretches across the northern part of the country. This

Germany has become Europe’s most powerful country. Germany now has the continent’s strongest and biggest economy. Germany’s economy accounts for a fifth of the European Union’s output and a quarter of its exports. Germany has a jobless rate of 5.4%, which is less than half of Europe’s average. Youth employment in Germany is at a 20-year low. Germany’s budget is balanced, government debt is decreasing, and long-term bond yields are the lowest in Europe. Germany is the largest creditor country in Europe

Adolf Hitler’s rise to power. After the devastating war, Germany was viewed as the main instigator and the European Allied Powers decided to impose strict treaty obligations upon Germany. This treaty, also known as the Treaty of Versailles, was signed by Germany and went into effect in June 1919 (“Treaty of Versailles, 1919” 1). The treaty forced Germany to give up the land it seized from multiple countries during the war and also forced Germany to recognize the independence of several others (“The

Germany is the seventh-largest European country. The North European Plain of Germany is flat, lowland terrain that has several rivers, streams, and is mostly used as farmland. The North Sea coastline is made up of marshy wet land, with dikes, mudflats and scattered islands, while The Baltic Sea coastline has more hills with some jagged cliffs. Germany’s largest island is called Rugen which is forested and rather hilly with steep cliffs and sandy beaches. In the northeast, near the city of Berlin

Germany as a Victim On the 16th June the German government, lead by Count Brockdorff-Rantzau, were presented with the Treaty of Versailles. They were originally given 14, and then 21 days, to agree to it. "The treaty, which included some 440 Articles, was not as vindictive as Clemenceau had wanted nor as moderate as Lloyd George would have wished. It certainly fell far short of the conciliatory features of Wilson's fourteen point proposals." (Evans and Jenkins) However

HOOK! In Germany people travel to different places than the US. Many Germans choose to spend their vacation time going to the Balearic Islands in Spain (clarification). These are tropical islands with beautiful beaches and jaw dropping views. According to Jan Germans vacation there because it is “super cheap.” (was this place cheap?) Jan also said that many Germans enjoy traveling to the Mediterranean Sea because it is also cheap. They stay in Spain while there. (How should I word this??) The Mediterranean

Germany was like a battered solider coming home after War World I. He expected to find his comfortable and familiar civilian life right where he left it. Back to normality, back to stability and safety. However, that unchanged and perfect ideal of home that he expected no longer existed. They had foreign invaders on their soil and influencing their people. After the loss of World War I, the German economy were imposed with financial responsibilities according the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. Germans

later developed legal limitations on arbitrary rulers. Fukuyama states, that as a result of these policies in the Prussian government, Germany’s industrialization, economy and development increased significantly from 1871 to 1941. Consequently, Germany surpassed Britain’s industrial potential in Europe. 2) What is corruption? Why is corruption a serious problem? (Chapter 5) Corruption is a vital obstruction to the economic growth and equality regarded in countries, especially poor, undeveloped

1815 - 30th July, 1898) One of Bismarck’s more modern biographers states “Otto Von Bismarck made Germany but never ruled it” (Steinberg, 2011). To begin with, any study of pre-World War Europe would be incomplete without a thorough assessment of Bismarck and his work, especially when someone like Adolf Hitler in his Mein Kampf talks about “Bismarck’s Empire”, “Bismarck’s Reich” and “Bismarck’s Germany” (Hitler, 1971). Bismarck is credited with the unification of the German states in the late nineteenth