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alliances
agreement between countries to support one another against enemies
balance of power
countries/alliances that have equal levels of strength so war is prevented
who was charlemagne
ruler during A.D. 700s
what is the hanseatic league
trading group with about 100 northern german towns in the 1300s
what did the prussian and habsburg empires become eventually
austro-hungarian empire
during WW1 what groups sided with germany (3)? what happened to germany after WW1
austro-hungarian empire, bulgaria, and ottoman empire; economy collapsed and food shortages, high inflation, and unemployment caused severe hardships
what helped bring the nazi party to power in germany
germanys economic and political problems
what countries did germany ally itself with during WWII (2)
italy and japan
how was germany divided after WWII? (2)
soviet troops occupied eastern germany
us troops occupied western germany
how did WW1 and WWII affect germany
its economy collapsed and divided
when was germany reunited
1990
what is a lander and how many does germany have
state; 16
what is the largest state in germany
bavaria
what did johannes gutenberg invent & what did it have to do with religion
movable type printing; it printed the bible
how is concern for the environment part of germanys political culture
they have green parties that pass laws to protect the natural environment
where does germanys gdp rank in the world
4th
what % of germans are farmers
less than 3%
how productive is the german economy (3)
one of the most prominent members of EU
4th gdp rank
produce more industrialized products
what is the largest group of immigrants in germany and why do they feel isolated (2)
turkey; islamic religion and turkish language
what are ossis and wessis
easterners; westerners (germany)
how did diff economic & political systems in east and west germany influence economic, social, and environmental differences between the two regions after reunification
communists suffered polution and development with soviet union; west realized standard of living was low
confederation
group of states together for a common purpose
cantons
states
neutral
dont take sides in international conflict/alliances
what does schloss mean
palace
what united holy roman empire (2)
allegiance to the emperor & defense of the roman catholic church
what family controlled the holy roman empire
habsburgs
what countries were a part of the holy roman empire (5)
germany
austria
spain
italy
netherlands
when did the austro-hungarian empire collapse
end of WW1 (1867)
when did germany gain control of austria
before WW1
describe austria (4)
same size as south carolina
most speak german
75% are roman catholic
political & cultural capital of europe
what is the capital of austria and what river is it on
vienna; danube river
why is vienna an important city culturally and historically (3)
was the capital of central europe during habsburg rule
has historic palaces, churches, and performance halls
many great composers lived there
name 2 famous composers from austria
mozart and beethoven
when did switzerland become independent of habsburg rule
1600s
how many cantons are in switzerland
26
if each canton has self gov, why does switzerland have a federal gov
it controls national policies
does switzerland belong to united nations or EU and why not
no bc its a neutral country
how many languages does switzerland have (4) and what language is rapidly becoming the 5th language
german, french, italian, roman; english
what are major religions of switzerland (2)
46% roman catholic; 40 % protestant
what is the largest city in switzerland, capital, and leading world-banking center
zurich; bern; zurich
how has switzerlands traditional foreign policy shaped the country (2)
neutrality kept them out of war and saved them money