German History

1871

1st event: second german empire under Kaiser Wilhelm

Kaiserreich

Empire

1918

2nd event: Germany lost the first world war, Kaiser Wilhelm II in exile

1929

3rd event: Germany in economic crisis after world war one. Many out of work and money. Anti-Democratic party strengthens.

1933

4th event: The Reichstag burned, Hitler comes into power with his party NDSAP — DICTATORSHIP.

1939

5th event: WWII begins w/ Hitlers attack on Poland

attack

angriff

1945

6th event: Germany lost WWII, divided in 4 zones under control of allies

1949

7th event: 3 allies (USA, GB, France) form BDR. Russia forms DDR.

1961

8th event: 13. August Berlin wall built

1989

9th event: Berlin Wall falls

1990

10th event: 3. October die Wiedervereinigung celebrated. East & West united — BDR

reunion

die Wiedervereinigung

West Germany (REMEMBER BC CALI LIBERAL IN WEST)

die BDR

East Germany

die DDR

1999

Berlin (no longer Bonn) becomes capital again in the renovated Reichstag building

heute

current day: in EU; Kanzlerin=Olaf Scholz, Frank-Walter Steinmauer=Praesident; EUROs

mayor

die Buergermeister

Cathedral

der Dom

rich/wealthy

das Reich

kingship

das Koenigtum

peace

der Frieden

government

die Regierung

german federal parliament

der Bundestag

leader

der Fuehrer

die Luftbruecke

1948; Western Allies, led by the United States and the United Kingdom, initiated the Berlin Airlift to supply West Berliners with food because of Soviet blockade

die Wende

1989-90; when the Berlin wall fell

das Grundgesetz

the constitution (=Verfassung) of Germany

der Marshallplan

1947-1952; Americans give money & help to Germany

Friedrich II

King of Prussia (Preussen)

to establish

gruenden

to appoint someone

ernennen

to present, hold

halten

to declare

verkuenden

to trigger, provoke

ausloesen

to emigrate

auswandern

to allow

erlauben

to take place, happen

stattfinden

to vote for

waehlen

to destroy

zerstoeren

Otto von Bismark

first chancellor 1871-1890, united German principalities

Gerhard Schroeder

chancellor from 1998-2005