"Rote Armee Fraktion" RAF

The origins of the group can be traced back to the student protest movement in West Germany. The Red Army Faction was formed with the intention of complementing the plethora of revolutionary and radical groups across West Germany and Europe and was to be a more class conscious and determined force compared with some of its immediate contemporaries. The main RAF protagonists trained in the West Bank and Gaza with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) guerrillas and looked to the Palestinian cause for inspiration and guidance. Many members of the RAF operated through a single contact or only knew others by their codenames. Actions were carried out by active units called 'commandos', with trained members being supplied by a quartermaster in order to carry out their mission. For more long-term or core cadre members, isolated cell-like organization was absent or took on a more flexible form. The so-called second generation of the RAF emerged at the time, consisting of sympathizers independent of the inmates. This became clear when, on 27 February 1975, Peter Lorenz, the CDU candidate for mayor of Berlin, was kidnapped by the Movement 2 June (allied to the RAF) as part of pressure to secure the release of several other detainees. Since none of these were on trial for murder, the state agreed, and those inmates (and later Lorenz himself) were released. The last big action against the RAF took place on 27 June 1993. A Verfassungsschutz (internal secret service) agent named Klaus Steinmetz had infiltrated the RAF. As a result Birgit Hogefeld and Wolfgang Grams were to be arrested in Bad Kleinen. Grams and GSG 9 officer Michael Newrzella died during the mission. While it was initially concluded that Grams committed suicide, others claimed his death was in revenge for Newrzella's. Two eyewitness accounts supported the claims of an execution-style murder. However, an investigation headed by the Attorney General failed to substantiate such claims. Due to a number of operational mistakes involving the various police services, German Minister of the Interior Rudolf Seiters took responsibility and resigned from his post. On 20 April 1998, an eight-page typewritten letter in German was faxed to the Reuters news agency, signed "RAF" with the machine-gun red star, declaring the group dissolved. There are many similarities and differences between terror attacks today and those of the RAF. One similarity is that many terrorist target political leaders of buildings of great importance like the RAF did to make a big impact. One difference between the two is that the first generation of the RAF did not try to hurt innocent bystanders and today’s terrorists don’t care who gets hurt as long as they are making an impact.

Personal response to movie

 The movie Der Baader Meinhof Komplex was a very interesting movie. I felt that it was very intense the entire time and you really had to pay attention to follow along with what was happening. I felt that the opening scene with the protestors being beaten to near death was incredibly infuriating. I felt that people should be able to voice their opinions without fear of being killed. Many scenes in this movie where infuriating in the fact that I felt the wrong person was being punished or the wrong thing was being done about a problem. I feel that at the beginning the first generation group had good intensions in their acts against the government and many people agreed with them but where to scared of punishment to step forward an fight. The first group had many good leaders and had great planning and execution to their plans. The second generation was still learning from the first and also had the right intensions but had some ideas that the first generation leaders didn’t agree with. Those ideas where often forgotten about by the second generation to please the first and they continued to recruit more people to help with their cause. After the first generation was all thrown in jail however the second and now third generations did things that where not as the first leaders had intended them to be. The group started to hurt innocent people and that is exactly what the first generation leaders where against. They hated to see this from jail and they where mad that the group was now being led by people they had never even met before. It made me very angry to see the leaders die in the prison by what I am sure was not their own will but that of someone who thought they could play god.

20th century inventions and industry

To see my project on 20th century inventions and industry click on this link.

20th Century Fine Arts

20th century fine arts projects.

Why the EU will continue to be a pivotal organization in the 21st century

1. Cheaper Trading
-There are no border crossings through countries in the EU, which makes trading faster and cheaper.

2. Greater internal safety- offers strict border control and immigration policies.

3. It strengthens the diversity of Germany and Europe

4. Stability- The Euro stabilizes Germany's economy.

5. Keeps national pride in check.

6. People in EU are free to move to other countries to work, thus giving Germany a large work force.

7. The EU has an aim to protect the environment. This helps Germany keep their country clean.

8. Unifying with the EU gives them more power in voicing opinions and seeing global changes happen.

9. The EU unites Germany with other EU countries, giving them good connection for everything from trade to military.

10. Eu allows Germany to remain a global competitor with the rest of the world.

20th century German Rulers

To see our power point click on this link.

Writers and Poets of 20th century Germany

To view our presentation click on this link.

Roles of men and women in 20th century Germany

Matt

Kevin A.

Lexi

Lacey

Kayla

Danielle

Shelby

Andrew

The Military

Auxiliary Units

• Served in the auxiliary units in the navy (Kriegshelferinnen), air force (Luftnachrichtenhelferinnen) and army (Nachrichtenhelferin)
• Hundreds of women auxiliaries served for the SS in the concentration camp

Mata Hari 

• Dutch exotic dancer and prostitute
• Accused of being a double agent for France and Germany during WWI
• Was offered cash from a German consul for information the next time she visited France.  Hari passed on old, outdated information to the German officer.  Arrested in France and executed the same year by firing squad.

World War II

• Germany’s men that weren’t in war were afraid to intervene when Russians were raping German women for the fear of being shot. 
• The women of Berlin braved the artillery fire to forage for food and water in the streets. It was they who fed the family, cleaned what mess they could, looked after the sick, hid their young girls and took the brunt of Russian brutality. Some women in Berlin were now looking down on their men as the weaker sex and felt disappointed in them and even sorry for them.

Women

·         “For centuries, a woman's role in German society was summed up and circumscribed by the three "K" words: Kinder (children), Kirche (church), and Küche (kitchen)” (4)

·         During the first world war women helped by entering into industrial style jobs while the men were off fighting in the war (1)

o   Approximately 700,000 had begun working by the end of the war

o   After WWI women won the right to vote (1919)

o   Some women kept their jobs after the male soldiers returned

·         During the Third Reich, women were meant to bear “Aryan” children and were taught to do so through aggressive propaganda. During WWII, Adolf Hitler wanted women to focus on the three Ks mentioned earlier and to not take place in war. (3)

·         In 1975, German women were sought out to join the military (2)

Men

·         All men age 18-23 have to attend a nine month training before going into war (2)

·         There are approximately 200,000 soldiers that are considered professional and 300,000 that are more civilian, but are on reserve and are able to become active at any given time

·         Many men were forced into war often through guilt and shame of their family and friends during the first two world wars

·         All major German military and political leaders in the 20th century were men

  

Politics

1919 - women recieved the right to vote

Nazi Germany - Hitler wanted women to just have children to grow Germany's population. It was thier duty to ensure the future of the German race. Women were even given medals for having large families

1949 - Basic law declared men and women equal

1977 - Women gained rights to equal marriage

1980 - National office for women affairs set up in west germany to help work towards women quality

1988 - East germany, women made up almost 1/3 of Socialist unity party of germany (SED) while in west germany, women only made up abour 4.5% of the political party members.

1990 - Sabine Bergmann-Pohl was the president of the people's chamber of the GDR from april to october before the GDR ended

 



Domestic Life

Roles

• In 1919 women received the right to vote
• During World War II women took on some of the traditional jobs that the men left behind when they were fighting.
• When the World War II was over women tended the wounded, buried the dead, salvaged belongings, and began rebuilding war-torn Germany by clearing away the rubble
• In 1977 women got equal rights in marriage.

In West Germany                                                                              

• In the early 1980s women qualified for admission to universities in the same numbers as men.
• The Basic Law of 1949 declared that men and women were equal.
• But it was not until 1957 that the civil code was amended.

·         After World War II women became homemakers and mothers again and largely withdrew from employment outside the home.

In East Germany

·         Mid 1960s women accounted for half of all secondary school graduates.

·         By 1975-76 they were the majority (53%)

·         In the east, however, women remained in the workforce.

·         As early as 1950, marriage and family laws also had been rewritten to accommodate working mothers.

·         Abortion was legalized and funded by the state in the first trimester of pregnancy.

·          An extensive system of social supports, such as a highly developed day-care network for children, was also put in place to permit women to be both mothers and workers.

·         East Germany had to rely on women because of its declining population; the situation was made more critical by the fact that most of those fleeing to West Germany were men.

·         90% of the women worked outside of the home.

Business

Business in the German world is primarily made up of men. Women are not seen much in the business world. According to Wikipedia.com “Women are noticeably absent in the top tiers of German businesses. They only hold 9.2% of jobs in Germany's upper and middle management positions.” Although the Chancellor is a Woman it is still very difficult for woman to rise to management. There have been some issues in creating a law in Germany that would look at the quotas in companies so that woman have a chance to succeed. “ In 2001, the Justice Ministry established a governmental commission to develop a Corporate Governance Codex,.” quoted by Spiegel online. This is a document that was recently amended that could call on companies to increase the number of female managers. “Some companies in Germany such as Deutsche Telekom back in March and energy giant E., have recognized that incorporating more woman into their hierarchies is beneficial to their organization as a whole. Deutsche Telekom was the first DAX company to pledge to raise the percentage of women at mid to high level management to 30 percent.” Spiegel online. This does show us that there are some people who feel that woman can benefit their company, they are climbing the corporate ladder and there are ways that is making this happen either with the government help or by recognizing the good that both genders can play in a company. Stated by German information centre, “The business newspaper Handelsblatt was searching for tomorrow’s top women for Germany, the Financial Times Deutschland then proclaimed the “Age of Women”, and the magazine Capital even carried a cover story entitled “Der Chef trägt Prada” (The boss wears Prada)…. Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller has been managing the machine tool company Trumpf for a number of years now. Simone Bagel-Trah, a representative of the Henkel family, has been chair of the supervisory board of the Düsseldorf washing power and consumer goods company since last year and thus one of Germany’s most powerful women.” This just goes to show that woman can and are ready to make it to the top in the business world.

Simone Bagel-Trah

Education

During the early part of the twentieth century predominantly men went to school with intentions of going to university. By the mid-1960s women accounted for nearly half of all secondary school graduates with intentions on studying at institutes of higher learning in the GDR. Just fifteen years later they made up the majority with fifty-three percent. Supplementary payments and child care were provided to assist women in completing their studies. Women in west Germany did not qualify for admission into universities until the early 1980's. Therefore, west German women had more traditional familial relations, and did not have great ambitions for admission into particular academic departments, and for professional employment after graduation.

Sources
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/ency/blwh_germany_women.htm http://www.germanculture.com.ua/library/weekly/aa080601c.htm
http://www.warandgender.com/wgwomwwi.htm
http://www.mygermancity.com/german-military
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005205
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/ency/blwh_germany_women.htm
http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/g-wm.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_roles_in_the_World_Wars
http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/matahari.htm
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/ency/blwh_germany_women.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_issues_in_Germany#Gender_roles_and_demographics
http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,702895,00.html
http://www.germanyandafrica.diplo.de/Vertretung/pretoria__dz/en/03__BD/New__women__managment.html

Pictures

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mutterkreuz1940.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1990-0813-302,_Sabine_Bergmann-Pohl.jpg http://www.tridentmilitary.com/New-Photos14/393.jpg
http://tisores.net/imagenes/hari.jpg http://www.faz.net/s/RubF36E5361491F4CD9953863A0D5A760BC/Doc~E3635B2EB070E44DFB79CF2AD63692108~ATpl~Ecommon~SMed.html

Hamburg

Hamburg’s full name is the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Germany. It is a city-state located between Schleswig-Holstein and Niedersachsen. It is on the Elbe River and Alster River and is near the mouth of the North Sea. According to trueknowledge.com the population in 2010 is approximately 1,766,156. Hamburg is about 291.5 sq mi which is roughly half the size of Benton County, Minnesota. Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany surpassed only by Berlin. It is one of only three city-states in Germany. “The name Hamburg dates back to the 9^th century when Charlemagne commissioned a fort be built on a stretch of land between the Elbe and Alster rivers. The fort was named Hamma Burg.”(destination360.com) Hamburg was a member of the Medieval Hanseatic League which was an alliance of trading guilds that controlled all of the business over Northern Europe and the Baltic Sea region. In the 11^th century the city was burned down by the King of Poland. Today it is a media and industrial center. It is also known for having one of the largest ports in Europe and also it’s man made lake built in the middle of the city. Historically it is known for being a free imperial city and also it’s great trading routes thanks to its very deep port.

competition

Thursday, September 23, 2010

First 15 Questions For Class Competition (Team 1)

 Question 1. What are the two restaurants/bars in Germany where you can dine completely in the dark?
Answer. Unsicht-Bar in Berlin, Cologne, and Hamburg. Nocti Vagus in Berlin.

Question 2. Germany is the second most populous country in Europe. Which is the first?
Answer. Russia.

Question 3. On Saturday, September 25th, Munich will be hosting a pop sensation. Who is it? Where are they from?

Answer. Kate Nash, Britain.

Question 4.  What German ruler backed Martin Luther from very early on, and ensured his safety after he was declare an outlaw?

Answer. The Duke of Saxony.

Question 5. What German state rapidly rose to a first-class military power between 1670 and 1740?

Answer. Prussia.

Question 6. Who is this? (it shows a picture of a man)

Answer. Richard Wagner.

Question 7. Who is this? (it shows a picture of a woman)

Answer. Franka Potenta.

Question 8. What was the name of the movie where German actress Angelica Domroese plays the sister of a man named Jens?

Answer. Die Legende von Paul und Paula

Question 9. These three men founded a video game company located in Germany; what is the name of their company and who are they? (it shows a picture of three men)

Answer. The company's name is Crytek, and the names of the men are Cevat, Avni, and Faruk Yerli.

Question 10. Who spoke at the Ingolstaedter Muenster church in Ingolstadt, Germany on 24.4.10.?

Answer. Chancellor Angela Merkel and Defense Minister Karl-Theodorezu Guttenberg, in a service for four soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

Question 11. Why were King Ludwig the Second's castles opened up for tourism shortly after his death?

Answer. To pay for the cost of building them.

Question 12. Which of King Ludwig the Second's castles in Bavaria was the only one to be finished before his death?

Answer. Linderhof.

Question 13. What is the oldest flowering plan in Germany?

Answer. A rose bush at St. Mary's Cathedral in Hildeshein.

Question 14. What are the 7 inhabited Frisian Islands?

Borkum, Juist, Norderney, Baltrum, Langeook, Spiekeroog, Wangerooge.

Question 15. This character from the Shrek movies is based off lore from Lower Saxony.

Answer. The Pied Piper.

Question. Which political party had the greatest percent of votes in the May 9th, 2010 election in NRW?
Ansewer. Christian Democratic Union, with 34.6%

Question. What was the precursor to the treaty of Westphalia?
Answer. The Concordat of Worms

Question. What street is this building on? (picture of a building)
Answer. It is the Friedrichswerdersche Kirche, located on Werderscher Strasse in Berlin.

Question. This structure is a key location in which German film? (picture of a structure)
Answer. Run, Lola, Run or Lola Rennt

Question. Held in Berlin, what are the German equivalent to the British Pop Awards?
Answer. Echo Awards.

Question. What famous novel, anonymously written in the early 13th century, ends with the death of all key characters?
Answer. Nibelungenlied.

Question. Where is this statue and what is it depicting? (picture of statue of animals)
Answer. It is in Bremen, Germany, and it is depicting the Bremen town musicians.

Question. Which German car was the first one to be built solely outside of Germany?
Answer. The BMW Z3

German media (radio)

         I noticed while listening to German radio stations that their music is much like ours. Many stations had songs in English and some where even songs that we also have here. I realized that they mostly seemed to be listening to pop music but also had other genres. I think that mass media isn't more globalize as the people who consume them because companies wouldn't invest in advertising in a place that they don't sell their product. I think that if patterns are similar all over that it means German’s and American’s aren’t as different as they think they are. I feel that with the internet and media now days it I much easier for people to learn about others and see their customs and values. I think that much of cultural differences survive in the religious values. I think that radio in Germany is probably a very good thing for Germans trying to keep up their English speaking skills because many of the songs are in English.

German Print Media Reviewed

Overall i feel that German newspapers are a lot like papers in the United States. Some simalarities i found was that there were different sections for sports, local events, politics, and others much like we have here. I did find however that much as i antisipated the sports section was almot all soccer unlike in the U.S. I also found that German newspapers are a little less sensored in the way of nudity as I saw some pictures of people that were much more open and explicit than most of what is published in thelocal paper here. So overall i felt that the German papers are much like ours in many ways.

Bodensee and Berchtesgaden National Park

Bodensee

The Bodensee or Lake Constance is a lake at  the northern foot of the Alps.  It  has three parts the Obersee or upper lake, the Untersee or lower lake, and the  Seerhein which is a stretch of the Rhine. The Bodensee is located in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.  The lake is 39 miles long and 9 miles wide at it’s widest. It has an elevation of 1,296 feet. The lake was formed by the Rhine Glacier during the Ice Age. The shores are lined by orchards,vineyards, meadows, and pastures along with a few ancient towns and villiages.

                                                                          http://www.hfholidays.co.uk/holidays/

http://www.interchalet.co.uk/                             

http://blogs.gonomad.com/wp-content/blogpics/beourguest/P8090074-763661.JPG
http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/kiemce/worldtrip2006/1149786000/tpod.html

The Bodensee shares borders with Germany, Austria and Switzerland.  With a total of 273 Kilometers of shoreline, most of it is German, with 173 Kilometers.  72 Kilometers are Swiss and the remaining 28 Kilometers borders Austria.  International lawyers consider the Bodensee to be the only lake to never have clearly defined borders.  The bodensee is the third largest lake in central Europe and reaches depths of 250 meters, but a large majority of the lake is not that deep.  The lake has 11 islands, one of which, Reichenau, is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site. The lake almost never freezes thoroughly.  The lake has only frozen thoroughly 32 times since 875 A.D.  The last reported freezing was in 1963.

Berchtesgaden National Park                                         

Berchtesgaden National Park is the lone alpine national park to be found in Germany. In this national park the Watzmann massif can be found, which is the third highest peak in the nation. Only very skilled climbers dare to attempt to climb this mountain. There is also Koenigssee, which is a glacier lake. This lake was well-loved by the Bavarian royal family; in fact, the name – when translated into English – is King’s Lake. The water in this lake is the most pure in all of Germany, and only electric boats are the only powered crafts allowed on it. The geography of this park features the Berchtesgaden Alps, many valleys, and abundant forest. The animals and wildlife in the national park include golden eagles, red foxes, roe deer, and griffon vultures. The best time to visit is in summer. This national park is relatively remote, with the closest town (Berchtesgaden) being three miles – or five kilometers – away.

                                

walking-in-germany.co.uk

Berlin Topics

1.Berlin Buildings  
2.Berlin Structures
3.U-Bahn and S-Bahn  
4. Sports
5.Bradenburg Gate
6.Berlin Nightlife
7.Berlin Music, Art, and Literature
8.Museum Island
9.Reichstag
10.Popular Sights and Activities in Luebeck, Germany
11.Art and Culture of the 1920's
12.Berlin During WWII
13.Berlin After WWII

Berlin Buildings

Kollhoff Tower


It is 101 meters tall.
It is 23 floors.
It is a skyscraper constructed after the fall of the Berlin wall.
It has Europe’s fastest elevator in it that reaches speeds of 8.5 meters per second.
This skyscraper was completed in 1999.
The ground floor is home to many restaurants and shops while the upper floors are used as office space.
On the 24th and 25th floors there is an open-air viewing area with a history of the area and a café with an outdoor terrace.

Websites used:

http://www.panoramapunkt.de/en/views.html
http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=kollhofftower-berlin-germany
Brandenburg Gate


The Brandenburg Gate was built in the 18th century as a symbol of peace.
During the cold war the gate symbolized a divided city since it was located at the border of East and West Berlin.
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall the gate has become a symbol of reunified Berlin.
The gate was designed by Carl Gotthard and commissioned by emperor Wilhelm II.
The design was based on the Propylaea, the gateway to the Acropolis in Athens.
In 1958 after world war II the gate was restored by East Berlin, while West Berlin funded the reconstruction of the Quadriga

Websites used:

http://www.aviewoncities.com/berlin/brandenburgertor.htm
 
Berliner Fernsehturm


This 1,207 foot high observation tower was built in 1969, and designed by architects Fritz Dieter and Günter Frankt. The stairway leading to the top consists of 986 steps. The tower belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers. It is the most visible structure in all of Berlin because of its height. It is the tallest building in Germany. When the suns shines down on the tower, the symbol of a cross appears. This was not intended by the atheist Soviets who ruled East Germany, and they tried desperately to stop the cross from appearing, yet they were never successful.

Websites used:
http://trendsupdates.com/berlins-television-tower-will-soon-transmit-from-space/
www.aviewoncities.com 9/3/10

http://www.wikipedia.org/ 9/3/10

Französischer Dom


This is a cathedral which was built between the years 1701 and 1705 for French Huguenot refugees. It was designed by architects Louis Cayart and Abraham Quesnay. Carl Von Gontard designed and built the dome of the cathedral in 1785. Französischer Dom is not technically a cathedral because it has never had a bishop; however, it is generally considered to be one. Other attractions in this building are a restaurant beneath the prayer hall, and a Huguenot museum.

http://www.berlin.citysam.de/fotos-berlin/franzoesischer-dom-39.htm

Wartburg Castle

Wartburg is one of the most well known castles in Germany. The Wartburg castle is also known as Schloss Wartburg. Legend says the castle got its name when its founder first laid eyes on the hill upon which the Wartburg now sits; taken with the site, he is supposed to have exclaimed, "Warte, Berg--du sollst mir eine Burg werden!" ("Wait, mountain--you should become a castle for me!").


Wartburg is most famous for the place that Martin Luther stayed while he translated the New Testament into Germany. The only way to get to the castle is to endure a rigorous climb up a 180 meter forested slope.

The castle was founded in 1067 AD by Duke Ludwig of Thuringia. The castle once hosted the medieval Minnesinger poets. After Martin Luther returned from the Diet of Worms in 1521 he hid out at the castle pretending to be Knight George. He stayed for ten months during which time he completed his translation of the Bible into German. He said he also “fought the Devil with ink” while he was there. Martin Luther experiences a very dark period of depression during his stay at the castle.

In 1817, the castle was the rallying site of the Burschenschaften. Students protested the continued division of Germany. Adolf Hitler engaged in a battle with the local authorities to take down the cross on the castle and replace it with a swastika. Hitler loved Wartburg and declared it the most German of German castles.

Today the castle is a museum where people can go and take a tour to see the castle and recreations of rooms such as the one Martin Luther stayed in during his stay. One of the highlights of the tour is the 200 carved capitals, a third of which are original masterpieces of Romanesque sculpture. Interestingly enough the only original furnishing that is on display in Martin Luther’s room is the whale vertebrae which lies on the floor. You can also see a hole in the wall located behind the stove, there was once a large stain there which visitors associate with the legend that Luther threw an inkpot at the devil. Souvenir hunters have chipped away the entire wall at the spot. One of the best things during the tour is a climb up the stairs to the South Tower where you have an amazing view over the castle and the Thuringian Forest.
 

German States

Baden-Württemberg:  Joined the FRG in 1949 and has a population of 300 per km^2. Bavaria:  Joined the FRG in 1949 and has a population of 177 per km^2.
Berlin: Joined the FRG in 1990 and has a population of 3,807 per km^2.
Brandenburg: Joined the FRG in 1990 and has a population of 2,559 per km^2.
Bremen: Joined the FRG in 1949 and has a population of 1,641 per km^2.
Hamburg: Joined the FRG in 1949 and has a population of 2,309 per km^2.

Hesse: Joined the FRG in 1949 and has a population of 289 per km^2.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Joined the FRG in 1990 and has a population of 74 per km^2.

Lower Saxony: Joined the FRG in 1949 and has a population of 168 per km^2.

North Rhine-Westphalia: Joined the FRG in 1949 and has a population of 530 per km^2.

Rhineland-Palatinate: Joined the FRG in 1949 and has a population of 204 per km^2.

Saarland: Joined the FRG in 1957 and has a population of 409 per km^2.

Saxony: Joined the FRG in 1990 and has a population of 232 per km^2.

Saxony-Anhalt: Joined the FRG in 1990 and has a population of 121 per km^2.

Schleswig-Holstein: Joined the FRG in 1949 and has a population of 179 per km^2.

Thuringia: Joined the FRG in 1990 and has a population of 144 per km^2.

German Heritage

Messel Pit Fossil 
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
Speyer Cathedral  
Wartburg Castle 

Famous Germans in History

For our german interest project we chose to do famous germans in history. We chose Anne of Cleves, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel), Angela Merkel, Erich Hartmann, Sandra Bullock, Bruce Willis, Reinhold Joest (Reinhold Jöst), and Kati Wilhelm.
Link to power point.