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Certain materials are included under the fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law and have been prepared according to the multimedia fair use guidelines and are restricted from further use. Flags and maps obtained from: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ © 2006 -Jon Benignus
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17 th Century Germany © Fragen an die deutsche Geschichte
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Otto von Bismarck Invaded France for 1 st time. – Franco-Prussian War United Germany in 1871 http://www.ssa.gov/history/pics/b65.gif
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Unification © Fragen an die deutsche Geschichte
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World War I Invaded France for 2 nd Time Allies punished Germany with the Treaty of Versailles http://mitglied.lycos.de/TicoFluck/wilhelm /wilh1.jpg
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Post WW I Germany © Fragen an die deutsche Geschichte
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Hyperinflation Paying war reparations hurt German economy Money became worthless Value of German money 1=1914 values Kite made out of German money
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Rise of Adolph Hitler Blamed France and Treaty of Versailles for Germany’s problems Also blamed the Jews for good measure http://www.tribulation.com/images/hitler1.jpg
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WW II - France Invaded France for 3 rd Time Hitler punished France for Treaty of Versailles http://www.nsec-88.org/ruzne/hitler/hitler.html
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WW II – Soviet Union Invaded Soviet Union in 1941 Lost war in the Winter © Fragen an die deutsche Geschichte
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WW II – Holocaust Largest example of Genocide Killed over 6 million Jews and Slavs © Fragen an die deutsche Geschichte
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Post WW II Germany © Fragen an die deutsche Geschichte
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Berlin Divided Soviets con- trolled half of the city People kept going west © Fragen an die deutsche Geschichte
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The Berlin Wall Soviets built a wall around West Berlin Prevented E. Germans from going west http://www.rodmacdonald.net/boverlook.htm
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Brandenburg Gate http://home.swipnet.se/~w-63664/Branderburg%20Gate.jpg
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JFK in Berlin Kennedy gave his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech http://members.aol.com/johball/pict51.jpg
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West Germany Capital – Bonn Member of: –NATO –EU Economic Miracle
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Economic Aid from the Marshall Fund Membership in the EU © Fragen an die deutsche Geschichte
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West Germany © Jon Benignus
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East Germany Capital –East Berlin Member of Warsaw Pact Economically behind
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East Germany © Jon Benignus
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East Germany © Jon Benignus
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German Reunification Soviet Union started to collapse East Germany opened borders People started to knock down Berlin Wall http://www.hep.upenn.edu/~max/photos/travel/ham mer_berlin_89.jpg
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Reunification II Berlin wall went down People flooded into West Germany http://www.exmsft.com/~krishof/europe/europeD.html
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Reunification III http://www.leavenworth.army.mil/cac/postgraphics/berlin-wall.jpg
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Reunification IV Kohl and Chirac Helmut Kohl http://www.china- a.de/cn/dgyd/d2/d106.jpg http://www.dhm.de/lemo/objekte/pict/WegeInDieGegen wart_photoKohlChiracG7Gipfel/index.jpg
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Problems with Reunification Ossis not used to Free Market System Expensive to rebuild East Germany Chancellor - Angela Merkel (since 2005) –Was a Physics Professor in East Germany Angela Merkel http://www.worldgeography.abc- clio.com/library/maps/countrydisplay.aspx?countryid=72&bma p=False&highlightid=13&categoryid=13&entryid=869369&na v=non
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