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132 Cards in this Set
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Fussgangerzone
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pedestrian only
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lufthansa
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german airline
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Gastarbeiter
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foreigns who brought in after WWII
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Wirtschaftswunder
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miraculaous recovery of economy
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Gestapo
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nazi police
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die Grunen
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green party used to be the swing state in german gov't
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Harz
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beautiful mounrains in the center of Germany
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Herrenchiemsee
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a castle and lake that is the duplicate of Versailles created by Ludwig II
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HH
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Hansestadt Hamburg.Hanseatic League
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Krupp
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a heavy industrial company that made tanks for hitler
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Kudamm
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Berlin's equivalent of 5th Avenue
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Kurswagen
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detachable train wagon
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Luftbrucke
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air export and import to berlin
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Meister
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master craftsman
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Azubi
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blue collar worker
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NPD
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Nationalist Party
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PDS
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Former communist party in the east
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Russlandgesetzt
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Russian Law
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Schweizer Banken
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private swiss banks
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SS
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Shutzstaffel elite force in charge of concentration camps
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Three Russian Cities
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Koln Trier Mainz
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Offentichle SChulen
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99% of schools in germany are public
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Zivildienst
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army or community service(after high school)
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Zuangsarbeiter
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forced labor under Hitler
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1933-1945
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hitler comes to power
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5% clause
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a party much have 5% of votes to be recommended nationally
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weimar
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rebulic in germany b/w 1918 and 1933
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Auslandergesetzt
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the law that protects foreigners
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Ballungsgebeit
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megalopolis
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1961
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the berlin wall went up
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NPD
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Nationalist Party
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NPD
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Nationalist Party
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PDS
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Former communist party in the east
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Russlandgesetzt
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Russian Law
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Schweizer Banken
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private swiss banks
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SS
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Shutzstaffel elite force in charge of concentration camps
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Three Russian Cities
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Koln Trier Mainz
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Offentichle SChulen
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99% of schools in germany are public
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Zivildienst
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army or community service(after high school)
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PDS
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Former communist party in the east
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Zuangsarbeiter
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forced labor under Hitler
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1933-1945
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hitler comes to power
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5% clause
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a party much have 5% of votes to be recommended nationally
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Russlandgesetzt
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Russian Law
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weimar
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rebulic in germany b/w 1918 and 1933
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Auslandergesetzt
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the law that protects foreigners
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Ballungsgebeit
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megalopolis
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Schweizer Banken
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private swiss banks
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1961
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the berlin wall went up
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SS
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Shutzstaffel elite force in charge of concentration camps
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Three Russian Cities
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Koln Trier Mainz
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Offentichle SChulen
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99% of schools in germany are public
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Zivildienst
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army or community service(after high school)
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Zuangsarbeiter
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forced labor under Hitler
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1933-1945
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hitler comes to power
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5% clause
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a party much have 5% of votes to be recommended nationally
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weimar
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rebulic in germany b/w 1918 and 1933
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Auslandergesetzt
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the law that protects foreigners
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Ballungsgebeit
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megalopolis
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1961
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the berlin wall went up
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1936
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Berlin olympics (hitler wanted to showcase arian race)
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brandenburger tor
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main gate of berlin wall has big columns and victory chariot
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bundesrat
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senate. contries either have 3,4, or 5 senators based on size
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CDU
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republicans
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SPD
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democrats
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Bundestag
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house of reps.
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DDR
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east germany
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kleingarten/shrebergarten
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small plots of land outside the city, used for gardening
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Konditerei
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cafe
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Federbetten
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down filled comforters
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realschule
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school in between gymnasium
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Mosel
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a city/river in wester Germany known for wine production
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Jugendherberge
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youth hostile
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jundenliche
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teenagers
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telekom
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telecommunications
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Postbank
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banking services
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Postdienst
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Posting services
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ADAC
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german equivalent of AAA
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Bild Zeitung
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Hamgburg tabloids; known for large headlines
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der Haltenverbot
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can't park here
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die Reinigung
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cleaners
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besetzt
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busy
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normalerweise
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normally
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einverstanden
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understand
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selbverstandlich
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of course
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bloss
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only
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leer
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empty
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die Quittung
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recepit
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offentiche Verkehrsmittel
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public transportatoin
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Farhschule
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driving school
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sister city of stl
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stuttgart
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die susswaren
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sweets
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der beamte
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offical
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die Luftpost
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airmail
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der Breifkasten
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mailbox
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die Geschwindigskeitbegrenzung
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speed limit
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der Einfluss
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influence
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ausprobieren
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to try out
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allein
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alone
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die Nachbarin
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neighbor
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the mediterannean
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das meer
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baltic sea
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ost see
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biggest harbor in germany
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hamburg
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largest cty in southern germany
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munchen
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name of city where federal govt meets
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Berlin
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name of city before fall of wall
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Bonn
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2 countries bordering germany in the west
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frankreich niederlander
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river flowing west to east
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Donau
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river flowing into rhine
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mosel
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2 large cities in megalopois
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dortmund dusseldorf
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names of 2 german states
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bayern nordrhein westfallen
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germany has how many states?
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16
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start of romantische strasse
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wurzburg
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propulation of germany
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86 million
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1 euro worth how many dollars
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1.20
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big city in former east germany
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dresden
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year wall came down
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1989
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largest city in liechtenstein
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vaduzz
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2 cities in austria
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vienna innsbruck
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2 cities in swisterland
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zurich, bern
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Dusseldorf
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dorf means small town, but its not
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Schulausflug
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field trip
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koblenz
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where mosel and rhein meet
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rhein
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north to west ends in lake constanz
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kalte platte
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cold cuts
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Freiburg
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biggest city in the schwarzwald
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schwarzfahren
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riding on a subway without a ticket
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deutsches museum
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in munich focuses on science... similar to smithsonian
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eiserne vorhang
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iron curtain.. churchill came and talked about it in fulton missouri
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berliner mauer
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berlin wall
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vehkehrsknotenpunkt
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where all the trade routes come together
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freiereichstadt
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free imperialist city
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