1 / 15

Germany and the Alpine Countries

Germany and the Alpine Countries. Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein. Germany and the Alpine Countries. Social Groups. 82.6 Million People Life expectancy-77 years (men), 82 years (women) They trace their ancestry back to a group that settled in Europe between 100-400 A.D.

raisie
Download Presentation

Germany and the Alpine Countries

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Germany and the Alpine Countries Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein

  2. Germany and the Alpine Countries

  3. Social Groups • 82.6 Million People • Life expectancy-77 years (men), 82 years (women) • They trace their ancestry back to a group that settled in Europe between 100-400 A.D.

  4. Language • They speak German • a language that is closely related to English

  5. Religion • A German priest, started a new religion, Protestantism, around 1520 after being banned from the Catholic Church by the Pope. This priest’s name was Martin Luther. • Today Catholics and Protestants are evenly represented in the country

  6. Daily Life • The Autobahns • Around 90% of German households have cable or satellite TV.  • one of the world's highest levels of education

  7. History Adolf Hitler • Involved in and blamed for two World Wars. • Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust.  • Once divided as a free democratic West and a communist East • Reunification • Bringing together Germany’s two parts under one government

  8. The Arts • Classical music composers • Johan Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven. • Produce beautiful cuckoo clocks using timbers from the Black Forest.

  9. The Brothers Grimm Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm Did most of the research Wilhelm Karl Grimm Provided the childlike influence in the tales collected the stories from peasants and villagers, and, controversially, from other sources such as published works from other cultures and languages. They were also interested in folklore and primitive literature.

  10. Government • Federal Republic • National and state government share powers • 2 houses in parlaiment • Elected President • Head of State; only carries out ceremonial duties • Chancellor • real head of government; chosen by 1 of 2 houses of parliament • Reunification has been a challenge since 1990

  11. The Economy http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=A4189876-A12D-465C-A637-B4BD48BB8E44 • Leader in the EU • Ruhr district • important industrial center • Imports about 1/3 of food • Leading producer of beer, wine, & cheese • Autobahns • Superhighways • Industry  pollution acid rain!!!  severe damage to Black Forest & other places

  12. Switzerland • Neutrality • Refusing to take sides in disagreements and wars between countries • The Alps • Continental divide • Four national languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansch

  13. Austria • Landlocked country south of Germany • The Sound of Music • Speak German • 80% Roman Catholic • Vienna

  14. Liechtenstein • A principality about the size of Washington D.C. • Constitutional monarchy • prince has governing power • Most people are roman catholic • German is the official language

  15. German Reunification • German Reunification Video • What problems have emerged as a result of German Reunification?

More Related