Germany
Reunified in 1990
Germany is a country in central Europe, the most populous nation in the European Union and its largest economy.
Historically divided into East and West Germany during the Cold War, it reunified in 1990.
The country figures prominently in discussions of twentieth-century history, European politics, and manufacturing: German engineering, made in Germany.
Bavaria's largest city
- OktoberfestMassive Bavarian brewing celebration
- lederhosenTraditional German leather shorts
- dirndlAlpine peasant dress
- NeuschwansteinNineteenth-century Bavarian palace
Alps · beer · pretzel · Hofbräuhaus · gemütlichkeit · tracht · biergarten · stein
German poet-dramatist, 1749-1832
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
- BachGerman composer surname
- KantGerman Enlightenment thinker
- WagnerGerman Romantic opera composer
Grimm · Hegel · Heidegger · Nietzsche · Bauhaus · Weimar · Romanticism · Thomas Mann
German federal parliament
- chancellorSenior administrative official
- BerlinGermany's largest city
- ReichstagGerman parliamentary assembly
- federalDivided governmental authority
Angela Merkel · constitution · democracy · European Union · NATO · G7 · reunification · Brandenburg Gate
German minced-pork sausage
- sauerkrautLacto-fermented cabbage
- schnitzelBreaded fried meat slice
- spätzleGerman egg-dough pasta
- currywurstSausage with curry ketchup
döner kebab · sauerbraten · Black Forest cake · strudel · pumpernickel · marzipan · Riesling · pilsner
German automobile corporation
- Mercedes-BenzGerman luxury vehicle manufacturer
- BMWBavarian motor works
- SiemensGerman engineering conglomerate
- BoschGerman industrial corporation
Porsche · Audi · engineering · manufacturing · automobiles · Autobahn · precision · craftsmanship
Religious movement splitting Christianity
- BismarckPrussia's unifying statesman
- PrussiaFormer German kingdom
- HolocaustNazi genocide of Jews
- Berlin WallCold War partition
Third Reich · Weimar Republic · Charlemagne · Teutonic · Hanseatic · Thirty Years War · Versailles · Brandenburg
Munich
Bavaria's largest city
- OktoberfestMassive Bavarian brewing celebration
- lederhosenTraditional German leather shorts
- dirndlAlpine peasant dress
Neuschwanstein · Alps · beer · pretzel · Hofbräuhaus · gemütlichkeit · tracht · biergarten · stein · oompah
Goethe
German poet-dramatist, 1749-1832
Wagner · Grimm · Hegel · Heidegger · Nietzsche · Bauhaus · Weimar · Romanticism · Thomas Mann · Kraftwerk
Bundestag
German federal parliament
- chancellorSenior administrative official
- BerlinGermany's largest city
- ReichstagGerman parliamentary assembly
Angela Merkel · federal · constitution · democracy · European Union · NATO · G7 · reunification · Brandenburg Gate · Bundesrat
bratwurst
German minced-pork sausage
- sauerkrautLacto-fermented cabbage
- schnitzelBreaded fried meat slice
- spätzleGerman egg-dough pasta
currywurst · döner kebab · sauerbraten · Black Forest cake · strudel · pumpernickel · marzipan · Riesling · pilsner · weissbier
Volkswagen
German automobile corporation
- Mercedes-BenzGerman luxury vehicle manufacturer
- BMWBavarian motor works
- SiemensGerman engineering conglomerate
Bosch · Porsche · Audi · engineering · manufacturing · automobiles · Autobahn · precision · craftsmanship · apprenticeship
Reformation
Religious movement splitting Christianity
Berlin Wall · Third Reich · Weimar Republic · Charlemagne · Teutonic · Hanseatic · Thirty Years War · Versailles · Brandenburg · Frederick the Great
GermanySoviet Union
Former communist superstate
France · Allied Powers · Britain · United Kingdom · Russia
- German occupationMilitary seizure of territory
- German shepherdsBreed used by police
- German musicCompositions from Deutschland
- German pretzelTwisted salted bread knot
- German passportFederal Republic travel document
- German literatureBooks from Deutschland