Germany has a long history dating back to 1814 when the German Confederation was established. Adolf Hitler served as Chancellor from 1933-1945 and was the leader of Nazi Germany during World War 2. Today, Germany has a population of over 80 million people and uses the Euro as currency. Some of the largest cities are Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich. Popular sports include soccer, cycling, and the Olympics, while famous German cultural contributions are in music, food, and products like vehicles.

1. GERMAN CULTURE
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2. BRIEF HISTORY
-In 1814, the Congress of Vienna established the German Confederation of 39
independent German states.
-In 1864, war Prussia and Austria vs. Denmark.
-In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were
assassinated in Sarajevo.
-In 1918, the Treaty of Versailles ended World War I and the Rhineland was placed
under Allied occupation for 15 years.
-In 1918, the Germany was declared a republic.
-In 1933, Adolf Hitler appointed chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg.

3.  Adolf Hitler was an Austrian, born German politician
and Leader of Nazi Party (1934-1945).
 He was born on 20th April 1889 and dreamed of
being an artist.
 He developed a deep hatred for the Communists
and Jews.
 He was associated with world war II.
 He served ninth months in prison.

4. • The population is about
80,621,788.
• Male population is about
39,568,902.
• Female population is about
41,052,886.

5. • German is the official and
predominant spoken language in
Germany.
• It is one of the 23 spoken official
languages in European union and
one of the three working
languages of the European
Commission along with English and
French.

6. • The sole currency of Germany has
been the Euro since 2002.
• Today’s Euro Rate in Pakistan is
132.07 Rupees.

7. • Germany has a number of large
cities.
• The most populor are Berlin,
Hamburg, Munich, Cologne,
Frankfurt, Austria and Stuttgart.

8. • Christian Democratic Union.
• Christian Social Union.
• Free Democratic Party.
• Left party.
• Social Democratic party.

9. What is Culture?
“The ideas, customs and social behavior of
particular society or people.”

10. German Dishes
Meat
GERMAN
DISH
Sauce
Potatoes Vegetables

11. Pork Beef Poultry

12. Peas Carrots Cabbage

13. Mashed Potatoes Fried Potatoes

14. Hot Sauce Green Sauce

15. Music • German composers include some of the most accomplished
and popular in history, among them Johann Sebastian
Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johannes
Brahms, Robert Schumann and Richard Wagner. Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart.
• German popular music of the 20th and 21st century includes
the movements of Neue Deutsche Welle, Disco, Dschinghis
Khan, Ostrock, Metal/Rock (Rammstein, Scorpions), Punk (Di
e Ärzte, Die Toten Hosen), Pop rock (Beatsteaks, Tokio
Hotel), Indie (Tocotronic, Blumfeld) and Hip Hop (Die
Fantastischen Vier, Deichkind).

16. Sports
• Sport is an important part of German culture and
society. In 2006 about 27.5 million people were
members of the more than 91,000 sport
clubs in Germany.
• Almost all sports clubs are represented by
the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund.

17. FOOTBALL/SOCCER
Most popular.
2 million play just for fun.
Interest was only about a 100 years ago.
Bundesliga (federal league) is the highest level league.
Winning team of Fifa Worldcup 2014.

18. CYCLING/RADSPORT
Jan Ulrich was first winner for Germany in 1997.
No German winner ever since the race started in 1903.

19. OLYMPICS
From the first winter Olympics to 2002, Germany is
ranked first.
Germany hosted its first Olympics in 1936.
Hosted two Summer Olympics; 1936 Berlin and 1972
Munich.

20. PRODUCTS
German is renowned in the world for its products.
German is famous for their vehicles, weapons, etc