Germany and the Alpine Countries Guided NotesPages 303-307

  1. History
  1. Like ______, Germany was once a collection of small states instead of a unified nation.
  2. ______was the most powerful of these states until 1871, when Germany became unified.
  3. During WWII, ______was Germany’s leader. The Nazi party carried out the ______, which was the systematic murder of millions of Jews and other ethnic minorities.
  4. As a result of the Allies winning WWII, Germany was divided into ______zones. The US, France and ______merged their zones into the democratic West Germany.
  5. The Soviet Union’s zone became ______Germany, a communist country.
  1. Berlin
  1. Berlin, located in East Germany, was divided into _____and west sides.
  2. In 1961, the east government built the ______to formally divide the city into two.
  3. East Germany’s government fell in 1989 and the Berlin Wall came down.
  4. In 1990, Germany decided to ______, or bring something back together that has been separated, ending the east and west division.
  1. Culture
  1. Germany has the ______population in Western Europe.
  2. German is the official language and Catholics and ______make up about 1/3 of Germany’s population.
  3. Today, about ______% of the population lives in cities and their surrounding suburbs.
  4. Some great classical composers, such as Bach, ______and Brahms were Germans.
  1. Government and Economy
  1. Germany is a ______republic, which is similar to the United States.
  2. Germany’s President acts as the country’s formal chief of state, but performs mostly ceremonial duties.
  3. The ______, who is elected by parliament, heads the government.
  4. In 2005, ______became Germany’s first female chancellor.
  5. Germany operates under the ______economy system, as the German economy continues to get stronger.

The Alpine Countries

  1. History
  1. Austria, ______and Liechtenstein make up the Alpine Countries.
  2. The Alpine Countries have historical ties to Germany. All three, along with Germany, were once part of the ______.
  3. All three share a common ______with Germany, as well as sharing the ______language.
  1. Austria
  1. Austria, once a powerful nation, was the leader of the ______states.
  2. In 1866, Austria lost a war with ______.The next year, it joined a dual ______with Hungary.
  3. Following defeat in WWI, Austria and Hungary separated. They also adopted a policy of ______, meaning it does not participate in military conflicts.
  4. Almost all Austrians speak German and the majority is Roman ______.
  5. Austria is a federal republic with both a president and chancellor.
  6. One of Austria’s main industries is iron and ______production.
  1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein
  1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein are small countries that share a ______.
  2. German, ______and Italian are Switzerland’s official languages.
  3. Liechtenstein’s official language is ______.
  4. Both have reputations as centers of international finance.
  5. Switzerland is a ______republic.
  6. Liechtenstein is a ______monarchy, ruled by a prince, prime minister and parliament.

Berlin Wall Activity:

Directions: Read the personal story from Shawna below. Use the chart to relate to how this makes you feel using the Empathzing through the senses chart. Fill in each box with words that came to mind while reading her story.

I was 3 when we moved to Berlin, Germany. We lived there for 3 yrs. I remember the first time I saw the wall. It was this great big thing. My parents told me that there were children on the other side of that wall that did not get to see people of their family without special permission. I thought that was so sad. Skip forward to November 1989. I was a freshman in high school. I saw a news report about Berlin, I yelled for my dad to come see what was going on. The whole family was gathered around the TV, all of us were crying and very emotional. I was so small I do not remember a large amount but the thought of all of those kids being able to finally see their families whenever they wanted meant so much to me. That is my story.

Shawna - Overseas student

Empathizing Through the Your Senses

Smell / Taste / Hear / See / Feel
(Physical & Emotional)