German History, Geography, and Culture Review

Vocabulary flashcards focusing on German license plate codes, historical figures, geography, population statistics, and cultural trivia from the lecture.

License Plate Prefix 'M'

German city code representing Munich.

License Plate Prefix 'L'

German city code representing Leipzig.

License Plate Prefix 'N'

German city code representing Nuremberg.

License Plate Prefix 'S'

German city code representing Stuttgart.

License Plate Prefix 'BGL'

German license plate code representing Berchtesgaden.

MFS

Abbreviation for the East German secret police agency, the Ministry for State Security.

Halle

German city where composer George Friedrich Händel was born; the name root 'Hall' refers to salt.

Westminster Abbey

Location in London, England, where composer George Friedrich Händel is buried.

Brombeer Coalition

A political Blackberry coalition governing Thuringia, named after the party colors black (CDU), red (SPD), and purple (BSW).

Leonard Bernstein

Famous American conductor who led Beethoven's 9th Symphony in East Berlin on Christmas Day to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Bonn

Capital city of West Germany during the period when the nation was split.

Johan Roebling

The designer of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Iron Chancellor

Historical title referring to Otto von Bismarck.

Wartburg

The castle where Martin Luther stayed while translating the New Testament.

Prince Carl and Meusebach

The first and second commissioners of the Adelsverein who brought German settlers to Texas.

Population of Germany

83.5 million inhabitants according to the transcript.

Population of Switzerland

9 million inhabitants according to the transcript.