GERMANY FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Government: Federal Republic – Vote – 16 States – Division of Power Reichstag (Parliament) Capital: Berlin Other cities: Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt President & Chancellor Population: 82 million Life expectancy: 79 Euro Language: German 99% literate

Neuschwanstein – Walt Disney used for castle in “Sleeping Beauty” Dachau – 1 st concentration camp – 1933 – NOT designed to kill (work) CRIME: Holocaust denial Ulm Cathedral – Tallest church in world

Autobahn – Highway system – No speed limit Only recommend 80 mph Oktoberfest – 16 – 18 days – End September to start of October – World’s largest fair – 5 million people – 7 million liters beer

1936 Summer Olympics Held in Germany Hitler wanted to prove ARYAN RACE the BEST Jesse Owens American, African American runner who won 4 gold medals Crushed Aryan Myth RACE ISSUE in U.S. Berlin Wall Berlin (capital) Divided in half after WWII – East Berlin (USSR – Communist) – West Berlin (U.S. – Democracy) Wall built around West Berlin to prevent skilled workers from escaping East Berlin