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	Germany. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		German commerce and banking prospered in the late 15th and early 16th cent., the heyday of such merchant princes as those of the Fugger and Welser families of Augsburg.
		The chief theater of the war, Germany was reduced to misery and starvation, lost a large part of its population, and became, as a result of the Peace of Westphalia (1648; see Westphalia, Peace of), a loose confederation of petty principalities under the nominal suzerainty of the emperor.
		During 1945–47 there was a serious shortage of food, caused by the crippled state of the German economy and by poor harvests; this situation was intensified in W Germany by the arrival of about 10 million ethnic German refugees from the Soviet zone and the former German territories of E central Europe.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ge/Germany.html (7504 words)

	German language at AllExperts
		German is spoken primarily in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, in two-thirds of Switzerland, in the South Tyrol province of Italy (in German, SÃ¼dtirol), in the small East Cantons of Belgium, and in some border villages of the South Jutland County (in German, Nordschleswig, in Danish, SÃ¸nderjylland) of Denmark.
		German used to be the language of commerce and government in the Habsburg Empire, which encompassed a large area of Central and Eastern Europe.
		German is a member of the western branch of the Germanic family of languages, which in turn is part of the Indo-European language family.
	en.allexperts.com /e/g/ge/german_language.htm (4786 words)

	Informat.io on German Colonial Empire
		The German colonial empire was an overseas area formed in the late 19th century as part of the Hohenzollern dynasty's German Empire.
		The German states prior to 1870 had retained separate political structures and goals, and German foreign policy up to and including the age of Otto von Bismarck concentrated on resolving the "German question" in Europe and securing German interests on that same continent.
		Many Germans in the late 19th century viewed colonial acquisitions as a true indication of having achieved nationhood, and the demand for prestigious colonies went hand-in-hand with dreams of a High Seas Fleet, which would become reality and be perceived as a threat by the United Kingdom.
	www.informat.io /?title=german-colonial-empire (713 words)

	German Catholic Missions in Micronesia-5
		But the legacy the German missionaries left behind was far richer than the Catholics they had baptized and the few books they managed to put in the hands of their parishioners before they were carried off to their homeland.
		The German missionaries understood that their main task was to preach the gospel to the people to whom they had been sent.
		Finally, the German priests brought to their missionary work a strong interest in the cultures and languages of the area that issued in an impressive list of publications.
	www.nopukob.com /religion/german5.htm (1835 words)

	Germany at AllExperts
		According to a the microcensus conducted by the German federal office of statistics in 2005, 19% of the country's residents are of foreign or partially foreign descent.
		Some German states have banned Muslim teachers from wearing headscarves in class and all except Bavaria have banned crosses from the classroom as well, generally by prohibiting the use of all religious symbols by teachers.
		German literature can be traced back to the Middle Ages, in particular to such authors as Walther von der Vogelweide and Wolfram von Eschenbach, considered some of the most important poets of medieval Europe.
	en.allexperts.com /e/g/ge/germany.htm (7585 words)

	D.1. The Treaty of Versailles
		Particularly in the light of French and British expectations the German hopes for a mild peace were downright naive and betrayed a high degree of wishful thinking born of the desperation typical for the end of the war.
		The loss of the territories in the east filled most Germans with even more indignation than the loss of the western lands, since the changes in the east often contradicted the principle of national self-determination: Some of the new Polish territories were settled predominantly by Germans, and Danzig was a German city.
		Germans, moreover, were incensed about the prospect that their war heroes should be put on trial.
	www.colby.edu /personal/r/rmscheck/GermanyD1.html (3577 words)

	German Emigration
		In particular, note how the name is spelled on the passenger lists, in lists or records showing the immigrant ancestor's signature, and in the church records in America (usually initially written by German speaking scribes).
		This is a list of all the names LDS members have been submitting to a master file of births and marriages for over the last 100 years.
		(The Citizens in the Counties Kreuznach, Kirchberg, Naumburg, and Koppenstein in the Former County of Sponheim 1652-1707).
	www.progenealogists.com /germanemigration.htm (6205 words)

	Gardiner - German Settlements in Eastern Europe
		The other part of the German expansion, into Russia, outlying areas of Romania, and elsewhere, was at the end of the 1700s as a result of a general increase in European population.
		Other German settlement areas in Romania (dating to the 1800s) are the Bukovina (in the Northeast), Dobrudscha (Romanian Dobrogea, on the Black Sea), and Bessarabia, the easternmost strip of Romania part of which is now in Ukraine.
		Colonies of Germans were established in the 19th century along the Volga River and the Black Sea.
	feefhs.org /fij/dg-gsee.html (1862 words)

	Ethnologue report for Germany
		Schleswig-Holstein, on the coastal strip between the rivers Eider in the south and Wiedau in the north, and adjacent islands of Föhr, Amrum, Sylt, Norstrand, Pellworm, the ten islands of the Halligen group, and Helgoland.
		Standard German is one High German variety, which developed from the chancery of Saxony, gaining acceptance as the written standard in the 16th and 17th centuries.
		Southwestern dialect in southern Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace (France), Midwestern dialect in central Germany and parts of the former Czechoslovakia, Northwestern dialect is northern Germany and the Netherlands.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Germany (1147 words)

	GERMAN RESEARCH - Genealogy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		List soldiers of German, Polish & other nationalities that served in the US Army between 1835 and 1846 from New York & what is now Vermont.
		List of microfilms made by the Genealogical Society of Utah for the FHL.
		FEEFH’s database of immigrants to colonies in Altmark, Brandenburg and Pomern by Pfalzer settlers 1748 - 1800.
	maxpages.com /poland/German_Research - !http://www.maxpages.com/poland/German_Research (421 words)

	Treaty Ports and Foreign Concessions in China - 1921-22
		Following that table is a list of 33 additional towns that were declared by the Chinese government to be open for international trade.
		The third section is a comprehensive listing of settlements and concessions (foreign residential areas) operating in 1920.
		The following is a list of the 39 Settlements and Concessions in China in October, 1920.
	www.geocities.com /treatyport01/treatyportlist.html (720 words)

	The NDSU Libraries: Germans From Russia
		An electronic mail list for subscribers who are interested in Germans from Russia research and family research oriented specifically to the Glückstal Colonies of Bergdorf, Glückstal, Kassel, and Neudorf, and their daughter colonies.
		Today the former German villages of Bergdorf, Glückstal and Neudorf are located in the Trans-Dniester region of the Republic of Moldova.
		The GCRA electronic mail list provides a forum for discussion and communication among GCRA members and non-members alike who wish to exchange information and research related to their ancestry in the German-Russian villages known collectively as the Glückstal Colonies of South Russia, now Moldova (Trans-Dniester) and Ukraine.
	www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu /grhc/outreach/discussion_group/listgcra.html (527 words)

	Togo Information Center - jonathan togo
		The Germans brought scientific cultivation to the country's country togo the food they eat main export crops (cacao, coffee and cotton) and developed its infrastructure to the highest level in Africa.
		During the colonial period, the Mina grew in political and economic influence by virtue togo capital of their coastal position and long togo culture association with Europeans.
		The Ewé, by contrast, were divided with the dissection of Togoland, and political groups on both sides began to agitate for reunification.
	www.scipeeps.com /Sci-Official_Languages_T_-_Z/Togo.html (2000 words)

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		Voter unhappiness with the economy and Schröder's policies led to several SPD setbacks in state elections in 2003 and 2004.
		Horst Köhler, the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund and the CDU candidate, was elected to succeed Rau as president in 2004.
		The awkwardness of her broad coalition, however, was highlighted by a 2006 compromise agreement on health care reform that proved difficult to negotiate and was regarded by many as inadequate.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/world/countries/germany.html (7694 words)

	Top20Togo.com - Your Top20 Guide to Togo!
		The Germans brought scientific cultivation to the country's main export crops (cacao, coffee and cotton) and developed its infrastructure to the highest level in Africa.
		During the colonial period, the Mina grew in political and economic influence by virtue of their coastal position and long association with Europeans.
		Listed links may put this banner on their website.
	www.top20togo.com (2011 words)

	About the Music of Cuba - worldmusic.cc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		After World War I, the colony became two League of Nations mandates, administered by the United Kingdom and France.
		The Nigerian president and Chair of the AU, Olusáº¹gun á»basanjá», has sought to negotiate between the incumbent government and the opposition to establish a coalition government, but rejected an AU Commission appointment of former Zambian president, Kenneth Kaunda, as special AU envoy to Togo ([8] and [9]).
		Schnee, Dr. Heinrich, (former Governor of German East Africa), German Colonization, Past and Future - The Truth about the German Colonies, George Allen and Unwin, London, 1926.
	www.worldmusic.cc /en/music/latin_america/cuba/698.html?title=Togo (2114 words)

	French Colonies - Benin (formerly Dahomey)
		The French established a commercial agreement with the kingdom in 1851 and gradually consolidated their control of Dahomey until, in 1904, it was made a colony within French West Africa.
		The council was overthrown in 1972 in a military coup led by Mathieu Kerekou, who formed the Military Council of the Revolution (CNR) to govern the country and adopted Marxism-Leninism as the national ideology.
		The "colonial" name of Dahomey was abandoned in 1975, when the country was renamed Benin, and much of the economy was placed under government control.
	www.discoverfrance.net /Colonies/Benin.shtml (1592 words)

	Great War: German Reenacting Units
		We are a group of serious like minded historians who wish to portray the German Soldat of WWI in the most accurate way possible.
		We are one of the founding units of the GWA and WWI reenacting hobby having been in the lines for nearly 30 years.
		J.R. 92 is a reenactment group formed to study the First World War, with major emphasis on the activities of the German Imperial Infantry Regiment from Brunswick, Germany, and to share the knowledge obtained with others through living history presentations, re-enactments, and general meetings.
	www.reenactor.net /ww1/units_german.html (1492 words)

	Data Rescue/German Colonies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		List of publications containing climatological data for German colonies
		The publication shown below contains data for former German colonies around the world with some data for other locations appearing occasionally.
		The description under each title shows the dates of coverage of the publication, the parameters you can find in the data, and a list of the volumes that the Library holds with links to the years for which images are available.
	docs.lib.noaa.gov /rescue/data_rescue_german.html (134 words)

	French Colonies - Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta)
		The renaming of the country in 1984 dramatized its break with the colonial past.
		The new flag dates from August 1984 when the name of the country was changed from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso.
		France asserted control over the area in the 1890s, dividing it among other French colonies and reconstituting it within its present borders from 1919 to 1932 and again from 1947.
	www.discoverfrance.net /Colonies/Burkina_Faso.shtml (1959 words)

	German Town Revolutionary War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		German Language Courses in Germany - German language schools...
		German law firm with offices in Vancouver, Canada and Munich, Germany provides legal services in all areas of German Law.
		German Town Revolutionary War is proudly powered by WordPress
	www.germantownrevolutionarywar.info (325 words)

	Anti-Federalist Society of Chatham County, Georgia
		The British, with the aid of The Illuminati and Mayer Amschel Rothschild, purchased the services of 30,000 German Soldiers for $150,000, all of which went into the royal coffers of the German princes.
		Also, their General Knypyhausen was commander of the entire German force which contributed to the common reference to "Hessian Soldiers".
		The "common law" is all the statutory and case law background of England and the American colonies before the American revolution.
	www.no-debts.com /anti-federalist/index.html (4922 words)

	18th Century German Emigration Research
		Die Auswanderung in die Neuengland-Staaten aus Orten in Enzkreises im 18.
		Friedrich R. Wollmershäuser has specialized in researching 18th century Germans from southern Germany.
		Gary T. Horlacher, "18th Century German Emigration Research," modified 19 Dec 2001 (Online: ProGenealogists, Inc., 2004) [originally published at Horlacher-org].
	www.progenealogists.com /germany/articles/ger1700sem.htm (6231 words)

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