3. Objectives
Students will be able to discuss Adolf
Hitler and the effect he had on World
History.
Students will be able to discuss the
Holocaust.
Students will be able to discuss the
separation of Germany into two
separate countries after World War II.
10. Dark Times in
German History
During the 1930’s,
dictator
__________________h
ad power in Germany.
Under his power and
leadership, Germany
increased its power
and began invading
neighboring countries
to start World War II.
16. A Tragedy
in History
One of the horrors of this
war was the murder of 6
million European Jews in an
event known as the
_______________.
The Allies, led by the United
States, Great Britain and
the Soviet Union, defeated
the Axis Powers, Germany,
Italy, and Japan to end both
the Holocaust and World
War II, a terrible time in
World History.
19. A Country Divided
Following WWII, Germany
was divided
into __________________
East Germany and
_____________________
West Germany.
Germany remained in two
pieces for over 40 years
until the fall of the Soviet
Union in 1990. It is then that
the two regions
______________________.
22. Germany
Today
Germany covers 137,782
square miles which makes
it just a wee bit smaller
than Montana, and its
capital is
____________________.
Germany lies in the heart
of Europe and has several
important rivers such as
the
____________________
and the
____________________.
23. Germany’s
Economy
Germany is a global
economic power and
a leader in the
European Union.
________________, a
region in western
Germany, is the
industrial heart of
Europe.
Germany is the the
world's largest
exporter of goods in
the world.
24. Landscape
One major problem due
to Germany’s factories
and industry is that the
Black Forest has
suffered severe damage
from
__________________.
Germans are making
efforts to try and
conserve their forests
25.
26.
27. Production
Germans import
________ of their food.
Germany is a leading
producer of beer, wine
and cheese.
German workers and
products travel to
markets on
superhighways called
__________________.
28. The People
The German language
has two major dialects,
which are local forms of
a language.
________ million people
call Germany their
home.
Roman Catholics and
Protestants make up
most of the population
and are evenly divided.
