Germany By Andrew cullinane Germany PRESIDENT Joachim Gauck

Germany By Andrew cullinane

Germany • PRESIDENT : Joachim Gauck • CHANCELLOR : Angela Merkel • CURRENCY : The Euro • LANGUAGE : German

Population of Germany • Germany has a pop ulation of about 81, • The birth rate in Ge rmany is 8. 33/1000 • The infant m ortality rate in Germany is 3 305, 856 . 51/1000 • Germany has an ave rage life ex 80. 19 pectancy o f

MAP OF GERMANY • Land AREA: 350, 261 sq km • Total Area: 357, 021 sq km

National Anthem of Germany

1914 • Britain declares war on Germany • Japan joins the allied forces 1915 • Women take up the men’s jobs • London attacked from air by Germany 1916 • Conscription for men aged 18 and 41 • A million tragedy's in 10 months 1917 • German army retreats to Hindenburg line • United States joins Allies 1918 • November 11 th war ends as Allies win WW 1

Events Leading up to WW 2 1=the treaty of Versailles was unfair on Germany 2=the League of Nations failed to keep peace 3=Appeasement encouraged aggression

WW 2 Main Events • Ww 2 began in 1939. • The war began as Adolf Hitler got his German troops to invade Poland , this resulted in Britain and France declaring war on Germany. • Although the Allies declared war on Germany little action was taken over the following months and Hitler took advantage and conquered Denmark, Norway, Belgium, The Netherlands and France

WW 2 Main Events (2) • Later in the summer of 1940 Germany launched an air attack on Britain this was known as ‘The Battle of Britain’ but this wasn’t to be Germanys victory as the German Luftwaffe was no match for the British Royal Air Force. • Later in 1941 Germany took a bold action by invading Russia and although the Germans progressed at the start it wasn’t to be their victory yet again as the harsh winter conditions proved to be too much for the unprepared Germans. • In 1944 the Germans were eventually forced out of Russia

The Ending of WW 2 • In 1944 the British and the Americans launched a D-Day invasion to force the Germans out of France. • In 1945 the Allies were closing in on Germany itself , and Hitler committed suicide as a result. • Germany then surrendered in May of 1945 as the Allies won. • The total death rate in Germany from the war was around 7, 060, 000 people.