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Willkommen zu Deutschland!. Guten Tag!. History Language Lessons States Cities Sports Food Money. Click on a category to learn more about it. A Brief History. 1914-1918: World War I 1933: National Socialism- Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of the Reich 1939-1945: Second World War
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Guten Tag! • History • Language Lessons • States • Cities • Sports • Food • Money Click on a category to learn more about it
A Brief History • 1914-1918: World War I • 1933: National Socialism- Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of the Reich • 1939-1945: Second World War • 1948: Blockade of Berlin • 1961: Berlin Wall is built • 1989: Fall of Berlin Wall • 1990: German reunification
Hallo, Gruss dich Guten Tag! Ja Nein Bitte Danke Tschus Auf Wiedersehen Es tut mir Leid Enschuldigung Wie bitte? Hello Good day! Yes No Please Thanks Bye (Informal) Bye I am sorry Excuse me I beg your pardon? Language Lessons
States • Just like the USA is a country divided into states, Germany is divided into 16 states • Each state has a capital as well as other large cities
Cities • Texas: • Houston • Austin • Dallas/Ft. Worth • Germany: • Berlin • Munich • Frankfurt am Main
Sports • Germany (and most of Europe) is famous for their soccer, or “fussball” • In 2006 Germany was home to the World Cup • European soccer fans go crazy for their team, do you go crazy over any sport or team?
Food (Essen) • Food you might see on a German menu or “Speisekarte” • Bratwurst • Wienerschnitzel • Sauerkraut • Brotchen • Rindfleisch
Money (Euro) • The official money of Europe is “Euros” • Germany used to use “deutsche marks” • Euro coins range from 1 euro cent to 2 euros
References • http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/en/geschichte.html • http://www.germanfortravellers.com/content/view/29/43/