German Culture Germany has been remarkably called Das Land der Dichter und Denker (the land of poets and thinkers). The diverse culture of Germany has been molded by the major intellectual and popular currents in Europe‚ both religious and secular. This report is divided into several aspects of German Culture which are as follows. Language German is the official and predominant spoken language in Germany. Minority languages constitute Sorbian‚ Danish‚ Romany and Frisian. The immigrant languages
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outweighed by the disadvantages the German empire faced. Although Germany received elevated political status from occupying colonies‚ the economic and military efforts that were invested in maintaining and obtaining its colony of Namibia could not justify this elevated political position. Through the means of imperialism‚ Germany hoped that it would consolidate its position as an international power. This would be done by strengthening the German economy‚ spreading German influence‚ and gaining political
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the two Germany’s and a certain revival of a sense of German national identity preceded reunification during the 1980s. With the decline of the USSR and the end of the cold war and the fall of the Berlin wall allowed for German unification in 1990s. When? How? On October 3rd 1990 GDR and FRG were formally united. German reunification posed the challenge of introducing new markets to an economy with none. The formerly communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) joined the Federal
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German Beer Research compiled for The Paper Store‚ Enterprises Inc. By R. Anastasia Tremaine - March‚ 2002 VISIT www.paperwriters.com/aftersale.htm -- for more information on using this paper properly! 1.0 Introduction Beer is an immensely popular beverage‚ but it is one that is associated with a particular country. German beer in fact is seen as the king of all beers. Around the world‚ Germany’s beer is one of the most respected varieties‚ in part due to the strict legislation
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The German Singspiel was “a musical work popular in Germany‚ especially in the latter part of the 18th century that is characterized by spoken dialogue and interspersed with songs.” The fame of the German Singspiel came in the late 18th century‚ having its roots planted in comic opera; the Italian Opera Buffa‚ the French Opera-Comique‚ and the English Ballad Opera. This was a musical form that famously known for its light quality‚ and its incorporation of German folk songs and themes that were
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Union in 1945. With the advent of the Cold War‚ two German states were formed in 1949: the western Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the eastern German Democratic Republic (GDR). The democratic FRG embedded itself in key Western economic and security organizations‚ the EC‚ which became the EU‚ and NATO‚ while the Communist GDR was on the front line of the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact. The decline of the USSR and the end of the Cold War allowed for German unification in 1990. Since then‚ Germany has expended
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PDF generated: 19 Sep 2013‚ 02:34 constituteproject.org German Federal Republic’s Constitution of 1949 with Amendments through 2012 Conscious of their responsibility before God and man‚ Inspired by the determination to promote world peace as an equal partner in a united Europe‚ the German people‚ in the exercise of their constituent power‚ have adopted this Basic Law. Germans in the Länder of Baden-Württemberg‚ Bavaria‚ Berlin‚ Brandenburg‚ Bremen‚ Hamburg‚ Hesse‚ Lower Saxony‚ Mecklenburg-Western
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German Imperialism German imperialism was the major concern of all rival nations in the years forgoing the war and their bid for continental supremacy‚ which intensified the closer to warfare Europe came‚ undoubtedly shaped the correct foundations for war but more importantly it portrayed it to be obligatory in order to achieve success. Many other nations such as Russia and Austria-Hungary adopted this belief and therefore aided generation of the war. “The German bid for supremacy was certainly decisive
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Cornelius Tacitus gave an account of the lifestyles and organization of these peculiar barbarians. These descendants of modern Germans proved peculiar in that they adopted many qualities typical of barbaric cultures‚ yet they simultaneously practiced virtues more befitting of advanced civilizations‚ values more ethical than even the Roman empire of the time. The German warriors had a rigid code that defined how to live honorable lives and shameful acts to avoid committing‚ and the warriors also
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more just society. The revolution that occurred in Germany in 1918-1919 was not really a revolution-at least not in the traditional sense of the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917‚ or even the German Revolution of 1848. Perhaps‚ by calling it the "German Revolution‚" we imply that things are conceived and done differently in Germany. Perhaps‚ that is true. Her political traditions were somewhat different from those of France and Russia. The conditions‚ which gave birth to
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