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| Occupation Zones / Allied Occupation Zone |
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| East Block - Poland, Czechoslovakia, Rumania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and the Baltic States |
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| Deutsche Demokratische Republik - East Germany (Soviet Union) |
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| Bundesrepublik Deutschland - West Germany (Allies) |
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| elbow society, society based on competition |
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| West Germans - After the reunification in 1990, they tended to look down on their poor, backwards East German neighbors. Many West Germans still don't travel to East Germany considering it somewhat of a 'black hole.' |
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| East Germans - After the reunification in 1990, the Ossies thought of the West Germans as uncaring, brash, blunt, and purely self-interested. |
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| Located along Elbe River. Known for bad luck: In February 1945, the Allies firebombed Dresden, totally destroying the inner city killing anywhere from 30,000 to 150,000 civilians. Many see this act as a war crime. |
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| Associated with the Volkerschlacht, the Battle of Nations in 1813 where Napoleon was defeated by the combined forces of Austria, Russia, Prussia, and Sweden. An estimated 130,000 soldiers died during the four day battle. |
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| Home to Bach, Goethe, and Schiller. Birth place of Weimarer Republik which governed Germany from 1919 - 1933. Bauhaus movment of design and architecture began in Weimar. |
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| Dessau became the second home to the Bauhaus movment after it was forced to leave Weimar. The National Socialists closed it down when they came to power since they considered the movement to be decadent. |
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Wittenberg was made famous in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the door of the Schlosskirche, signaling the beginning of the Protestant reformation in Germany.
Luther is also associated with Erfut, where he studied, and Eisenach where he completed his translation of the bible known as the Luther Bibel. |
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| The largest island in Deutschland at 974 sq km. This population of 74,000 hosts over one million over the summer. Has the largest ferry terminal in Germany w/ connections to Denmark and Sweden. Controlled by Denmark, Sweden, and then Prussia in 1815. |
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| A car-free island in Rugen. 16km stretch of slow paced life. |
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| Kraft durch Freude - Strength through Joy. The KdF was a large, state-run leisure organization fused with propoganda. Set out to build an affordable car. In 1938 a new town called KdF-Stadt was built churn out these cars. A British major took control, and the name of the city was changed to Wolfsburg and the company into Volkswagen. The KdF-Wagen became the Beetle. |
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| "The Colossus of Rugen." A huge (over 4km long) resort on Rugen. Now a historic monument. |
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| Luftbrucke (umlaut first u) |
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