Germany is located in Central Europe and has a federal republic government. One major event in Germany would be when a man named Adolf Hitler took over. He invented many death camps to torture people that didn't have blonde hair and blue eyes. This was a terrible time in Germany's history.
"Germany’s reputation as an important musical nation is still based on names like Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Handel and Richard Strauss." The people of Germany especially love the music festivals. Music genres popular here would be folk, jazz, classical, and pop. "German music had spread its wings throughout the globe and music was composed with modified versions of stringed, wind, keyboard, and percussion instruments." The northern section of Germany's food includes; seafood, dumplings, and bean soups. The center section of Germany's food includes; bread, fruits, and vegetables. The southern section of Germany's food includes; sausage, dumplings, potatoes, cakes, and fruit. The most common food everywhere in Germany would be cake. I am bringing in an example of a famous recipe in Germany called Christmas truffles. This cake related product involves German chocolate cake mix. Located below is a brief timeline of events in Germany.
1. 1800 B.C. - 400 B.C.
During the late Bronze Age and the early Iron Age, Celtic people in the area become skilled metal workers.
2. 936 A.D.
Otto the Great is elected king of East Francia, which is now Germany.
3. 1024-1125
The German Empire becomes powerful under kings chosen from the Salian people.
4. 1618-1648
The Thirty Years' War is fought almost entirely in Germany. The empire is divided into small principalities.
5. 1685
Baroque composers George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach are born.
6. 1857
The Grimm Brothers write Rapunzel, Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin and many other well-known fairy tales.
7. 1864-1871
Prussian Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck unifies Germany in a series of wars. In 1871, King Wilhelm I of Prussia is named kaiser, or emperor, of Germany.
8. 1914-1918
Germany goes to war against Russia and France. The conflict escalates into World War I. Germany is defeated.
9. 1933
Adolf Hitler, an Austrian, takes power. Hitler and the Nazi party begin a reign of terror.
10. 1939-1945
Germany invades Poland, marking the beginning of World War II. The U.S. and its allies defeat Germany, Italy and Japan.
11. 1949
Germany is divided into the Federal Republic of Germany, in the west, and the Communist German Democratic Republic, in the east.
12. 1989-1991
The Berlin Wall, separating East and West Germany, is torn down. A unified Germany is formed with Berlin as the capital.
13. 1999
Officials announce plans to create a $5.2 billion fund to pay the more than 1 million slave laborers forced to work under Nazi rule.
14. May 2005
Germany opens its first official Holocaust memorial dedicated to the nearly 6 million Jews that were killed between 1933 and 1945.
15. 2005
Germany elects Angela Merkel as its first female chancellor.
"Germany’s reputation as an important musical nation is still based on names like Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Handel and Richard Strauss." The people of Germany especially love the music festivals. Music genres popular here would be folk, jazz, classical, and pop. "German music had spread its wings throughout the globe and music was composed with modified versions of stringed, wind, keyboard, and percussion instruments." The northern section of Germany's food includes; seafood, dumplings, and bean soups. The center section of Germany's food includes; bread, fruits, and vegetables. The southern section of Germany's food includes; sausage, dumplings, potatoes, cakes, and fruit. The most common food everywhere in Germany would be cake. I am bringing in an example of a famous recipe in Germany called Christmas truffles. This cake related product involves German chocolate cake mix. Located below is a brief timeline of events in Germany.
1. 1800 B.C. - 400 B.C.
During the late Bronze Age and the early Iron Age, Celtic people in the area become skilled metal workers.
2. 936 A.D.
Otto the Great is elected king of East Francia, which is now Germany.
3. 1024-1125
The German Empire becomes powerful under kings chosen from the Salian people.
4. 1618-1648
The Thirty Years' War is fought almost entirely in Germany. The empire is divided into small principalities.
5. 1685
Baroque composers George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach are born.
6. 1857
The Grimm Brothers write Rapunzel, Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin and many other well-known fairy tales.
7. 1864-1871
Prussian Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck unifies Germany in a series of wars. In 1871, King Wilhelm I of Prussia is named kaiser, or emperor, of Germany.
8. 1914-1918
Germany goes to war against Russia and France. The conflict escalates into World War I. Germany is defeated.
9. 1933
Adolf Hitler, an Austrian, takes power. Hitler and the Nazi party begin a reign of terror.
10. 1939-1945
Germany invades Poland, marking the beginning of World War II. The U.S. and its allies defeat Germany, Italy and Japan.
11. 1949
Germany is divided into the Federal Republic of Germany, in the west, and the Communist German Democratic Republic, in the east.
12. 1989-1991
The Berlin Wall, separating East and West Germany, is torn down. A unified Germany is formed with Berlin as the capital.
13. 1999
Officials announce plans to create a $5.2 billion fund to pay the more than 1 million slave laborers forced to work under Nazi rule.
14. May 2005
Germany opens its first official Holocaust memorial dedicated to the nearly 6 million Jews that were killed between 1933 and 1945.
15. 2005
Germany elects Angela Merkel as its first female chancellor.