K.G's Adventure in Germany - Here's What She Learned!

Germany Timeline

1933:
Adolf Hitler, an Austrian, takes power. Hitler and the Nazi party started a reign of terror.

1939-1945
The U.S. and its friends defeated 3 countries in World War II, including Germany.

1949:
Germany is divided into a Federal Republic in the West and Communist Republic in the East.

1989-1991:
The Berlin Wall is torn down and Germany becomes one united country again. Berlin was named the capital.

1999:
Officials announce plans to create a $5.2 billion fund to pay over 1 million slave workers who were forced to work under the Nazi rule.

May 2005:
Germany opens its first official Holocaust memorial dedicated to the nearly 6 million Jews that were killed between 1933 and 1945.

November 2005:
Germany elects Angela Merkel as its first female chancellor.

Facts About Germany

• Germany’s official name is: Federal Republic of Germany
• It is also slightly smaller than Montana.
• The capital of Germany is Berlin.
• Their currency is the Euro.
• Their weather is usually mild with cool, cloudy and wet winters and summers.
• The Germans mostly harvest potatoes, barley, wheat, sugar beets, fruit, and cabbage.
• They also raise cattle and pigs.
• Germany’s industrial products are iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, electronics, food and drinks, and shipbuilding textiles.