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1914 WWI
broke out
Extreme nationalism
Armament race with Britain
Alliance System
Colonial rivalries
Crises in Europe Invasion of Belgium
1919 Germany defeated
in WWI & forced to sign the Treaty
of Versailles
1933 Hitler becomes chancellor of
Germany & began dictatorship rule
in Germany--starts persecution of
Jews
1945 Germany surrenders
& separated into East & West Germany.
1961 Communists build
the Berlin Wall,
separating East and West Berlin
Wurst (pronounce it with a “v”) - sausage
Spaetzle—noodlesSchnitzel—breaded, pan fried meatBrotchen and brot—bread, very
popularKraut— pickled cabbagePalm Fritz—German version of french
fries
BratwurstGerman sausage
made of pork
Black Forest hamSmoked ham
Black puddingSausage made by
cooking blood with a filler
Classical German Musicians
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Brandenburg concertos Goldberg Variations Mass in B Minor St. Matthew Passion St. John Passion Passion English and French Suites Sonatas and Partitas for solo More than 200 surviving organ works,
including the Toccata and Fugue in D minor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipzR9bhei_o&feature=fvw
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C
The opera Don Giovanni
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZD9nt_wsY0
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Die Feen (The Fairies)
The Flying Dutchman
Tristan und Isolde (Tristan and Isolde)
Die Walkure (The Valkyrie)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aKAH_t0aXA
German Folk Music
Celebrates the history
Celebrates culture
Celebrates the natural surroundings
Celebrates the values of the people of Germany
Celebrates the changing of the seasons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSIAHMNCEA8&feature=PlayList&p=AD37708D7BF77D8A&index=26
Lively couple dance
Bohemian in origin
Performed in 2/4 time
Basic pattern is hop-step-close-step
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO93OT3P30g
Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales Cinderella Hansel and Gretel Snow-White Rapunzel
Two brothers (Jacob and Wilhelm) wrote these stories to preserve Germanic folktales
.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/
Background- 3rd weekend of September ~ 1st Sunday in October- Beer tents every where- Snacks and beers overnight
Festival
History of Oktoberfest- Originated in a wedding ceremony of royal family- Wedding ceremony of Prince and Princess- Celebration with the public
Oktoberfest
Adidas
A German-based sports apparel manufacturer- Owns Reebok sportswear Company, Taylor-Made, a golf products company, and Rockport, a shoe manufacturer.- Bags, shirts, watches, eyewear- Largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe - Second biggest sportswear manufacturer in the world, after its U.S. rival Nike.
Other German Notes
PUMA
A large German multinational company - Produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear-
Brands
Car
Germany is the birthplace of the modern automobile
Karl Benz-A German engine designer- Invented the first petrol-powered automobile- He was granted a patent for the first two-stroke engine in 1879