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  History of Germany since 1945 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Western powers were concerned about the deteriorating economic situation in their zones; the American Marshall Plan economic aid was extended to Western Germany and a currency reform introduced the Deutsche Mark and halted rampant inflation there.
Germany's partners in the Coal and Steel Community decided to establish a European Defence Community (EDC), with an integrated army, navy and air force, composed of the armed forces of its member states.
West Germany was to be permitted to rearm, and have full sovereign control of its military; the WEU would however regulate the size of the armed forces permitted to each of its member states.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Germany_since_1945   (3812 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Germany
For Germany itself the heroic age of the medieval emperors was a period of progress in learning.
In this the pope agreed that in Germany the election of bishops should take place according to canonical procedure in the presence of the king or his representative, and that the bishop-elect should then be invested by the king with the sceptre as a symbol of the regalia.
In Germany Charles sought to settle the election to the crown at the Diets of Nuremberg and Metz in 1356, and he issued the Golden Bull, which was the first attempt to put into writing the more important stipulations of the imperial constitution.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/06484b.htm   (21129 words)

  
 Talk: Germany - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Germany borders France and the low counties (clearly Western Europe) on the West, and Poland and the Czech Republic (clearly Eastern Europe) on the East.
Germany may well be in the middle of the enlarged European Union, but that is not the same as being in the middle of Europe.
Germany is widely considered to be in the middle or central of Europe.
talk.open-encyclopedia.com /Germany   (8829 words)

  
 Profile of Germany
By 1998, Unified Germany had invested some US$56.2 billion in either modernization or construction in the east, but forty-five years of concerted repair and development in the western half of Germany have not been duplicated in the eastern half in only nine.
It is not unreasonable to also suggest that the low rate of owner-occupied housing in western Germany relates to long-held cultural beliefs in the scarcity of land among German-speaking peoples.
Residential real estate practitioners in Germany face a marketplace with a low percentage of buyers in comparison to the country's wealth, and even within the band of existing transactions, direct sales without the use of a practitioner are the most prevalent practice.
www.realtor.org /intlprof.nsf/All/Germany?OpenDocument   (3747 words)

  
 Germany (02/05)
Germany concluded four treaties with the Soviet Union covering the overall bilateral relationship, economic relations, the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the territory of the former G.D.R., and German support for those troops.
Germany continues to be active economically in the states of central and eastern Europe and to actively support the development of democratic institutions, bilaterally and through the EU.
Germany stands at the center of European affairs and is a key partner in U.S. relations with Europeans in NATO and the European Union.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3997.htm   (6109 words)

  
 WHKMLA : History of Western Germany, 1945-1949
The allies had previously agreed on partitioning Germany in three zones of occupation - a large Soviet zone in the east, a British zone in the Northwest and an American zone in the Southwest.
Germany's territories located east of the ODER and NEISSE rivers were given to Poland in compensation for it's eastern territories which remained part of the USSR; the Northern half of EAST PRUSSIA was annexed by Russia.
In Germany, a 4th zone of occupation was established by the recognition of France as a victorious power; this zone was located in the southwest.
www.zum.de /whkmla/region/germany/ger4548west.html   (1478 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Germany - Western European Union - Eurocorps | German Information Resource
Germany remained determined to pursue a multitracked approach in the development of its foreign and defense policies.
West Germany's first chancellor, Konrad Adenauer (1949-63), together with French president Charles de Gaulle, had worked assiduously to dismantle the historical enmity between their two countries and to lay the foundation for German-French reconciliat ion after World War II (see Rearmament and the European Defense Community, ch.
West Germany had become France's most important trading partner by the 1980s (accounting for 40 percent of French trade), and the 1983 revival of the defense clauses in the German-French Friendship Treaty (Élysée Treaty) of 1963 had allowed a deepening of the two countries' military ties.
reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/germany/germany150.html   (1448 words)

  
 Ethnologue report for Germany
North Bavarian is north of Regensburg, to Nuremburg and Western Bohemia, Czech Republic; Central Bavarian is in the Alps and Lower Austria and Salzburg; South Bavarian is in the Bavarian Alps, Tyrol, Styria, including the Heanzian dialect of Burgenland, Carinthia, northern Italy, and part of Gottschee in Slovenia.
Not intelligible to Eastern Frisian of Germany or Western Frisian of the Netherlands except to a few educated bilingual speakers of West Frisian.
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)

  
 CER | Germany: Ten Years After Unification
After the landslide victory of the conservative, pro-unification "Alliance for Germany" in Eastern Germany, in May 1990 Western Germany established the German unity fund of 115 billion Deutschmark (then around USD 80 billion).
The technological gap to the West was despite of import of Western technology widening in crucial fields such as microtechnology.
But Germany's experiences are also similar to those of other Eastern European countries, since the change of behavior, the change of perceptions and of long-lived attitudes is much more difficult to achieve than the change of laws and organizations in an economy.
www.ce-review.org /01/2/seliger2.html   (1066 words)

  
 History of Germany, 1945 to 1990
Pending the negotiation of a peace treaty with Germany, Poland was to administer the German provinces of Pomerania, Silesia, and the southern portion of East Prussia.
The reintroduction of democratic political parties in Germany was one of the primary concerns of the Allies during the final phase of the war.
The three Western powers acted swiftly: an airlift of unprecedented dimensions was organized to supply the 2.5 million inhabitants of the Western sectors of Berlin with what they needed to survive.
home.carolina.rr.com /wormold/germany/5.htm   (6399 words)

  
 Dispelling A Myth: The Soviet Note of March 1952
Germany's territories were defined, according to the Soviet diplomatic note, by the borders provided by the provisions of the Potsdam conference.
An examination of the policies of the three Western powers indicates that in 1952 the conditions did not exist for a peaceful settlement which would allow Germany to be reunited as a neutral nation; Western leaders were not going to exchange the integration of Western Europe for the shadow of German reunification.
Germany would be required to direct a significant percentage of its economy to supporting a German defense industry, or acquire the necessary weapons from other countries.
userwww.sfsu.edu /~epf/1999/cartnal.html   (9495 words)

  
 Germany's Economy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Overview: Five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, progress towards economic integration between eastern and western Germany is clearly visible, yet the eastern region almost certainly will remain dependent on subsidies funded by western Germany until well into the next century.
Western Germany, with three times the per capita output of the eastern states, has an advanced market economy and is a world leader in exports.
Western Germany has a highly urbanized and skilled population that enjoys excellent living standards, abundant leisure time, and comprehensive social welfare benefits.
www.cameron.edu /~mikel/german/econ.html   (570 words)

  
 Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
As Western Europe's richest and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations.
The democratic FRG embedded itself in key Western economic and security organizations, the EC and NATO, while the communist GDR was on the front line of the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact.
Germany possesses the world's third most technologically powerful economy after the US and Japan, but structural market rigidities - including the substantial non-wage costs of hiring new workers - have made unemployment a long-term, not just a cyclical, problem.
www.z6.com /z6files/z6files/GFolder/Germany/gm.html   (1195 words)

  
 Germany Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online
Germania [Ancient Germany] (843K) From A Classical Atlas of Ancient Geography by Alexander G. Findlay.
Germany, Eastern - Land Use from the CIA Atlas of Eastern Europe 1990 (125K)
Germany, Eastern - Population Density from the CIA Atlas of Eastern Europe 1990 (115K)
www.lib.utexas.edu /maps/germany.html   (280 words)

  
 Western Germany President Urges Lukashenko to Stick to International Values :: Charter'97 :: News :: 04/07/2003
Western Germany President Urges Lukashenko to Stick to International Values :: Charter'97 :: News :: 04/07/2003
The president of Western Germany Johannes Rau called on Alexander Lukashenko to keep to the fundamental values, recognized by the international community.
In his Thursday written missive to the head of Belarus on the occasion of the Independence Day of Belarus, Rau emphasized the efforts of EU and Germany to help Belarus set up democracy structures, establish the rule of law and market economy system.
www.charter97.org /eng/news/2003/07/04/luka   (206 words)

  
 Blue Guide Western Germany (Main Page)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Rewritten and considerably updated for this edition, here is a comprehensive guide to the region which includes descriptions of lesser-known places as well as of all the major cities and sites.
Western Germany's great wealth of architecture from all periods of history, its spectacular museums, picturesque towns and villages, and delightful landscape are all covered in a series of carefully designed itineraries.
The practical information has been updated and the maps, plans, and illustrations are new.
www.wwnorton.com /catalog/fall94/031196.htm   (95 words)

  
 WESTERN GERMANY NECKLACE AND EARRINGS ( 'ANTIQUE' SIGNED / PRECIOUS STONES RHINESTONES SILVER PEARLS) at Aesthetically ...
WESTERN GERMANY NECKLACE AND EARRINGS ('ANTIQUE' SIGNED / PRECIOUS STONES RHINESTONES SILVER PEARLS) at Aesthetically Vintage Clothing
Western Germany jewelry was made in the 1900s.
Glass stones were cut laboriously and slowly by hand.
pages.tias.com /392/PictPage/1922021702.html   (113 words)

  
 Men’s employment career and family formation in Western Germany
This project addresses the question of how employment patterns and attributes of the professional careers affect men’s transition to marriage and fatherhood in western Germany.
This is in accordance with the spillover hypothesis, which states that a man’s success or failure in the working life has the corresponding effect on his private life.
Insecurities in employment and occupational careers and their impact on the transition to fatherhood in western Germany (2003)
www.demogr.mpg.de /general/structure/division2/lab-ceffd/146.htm   (449 words)

  
 Germany News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News
Germany's top court hears appeals against early national election
Azeri President Appointed A New Ambassador to Germany
Germany Guenter Verheugen (EU Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry) News
www.einnews.com /germany   (505 words)

  
 Employment in Western Europe; Jobs in Italy, Germany and more
With the assistance of RJ Associates, a Los Angeles California Executive Search firm, Job Service International has been fully trained in western methodologies encompassing all aspects of employment needs.
Newspapers in Germany and Greece - Newspapers in Germany and Greece - An Escape Artist Resource.
Expatriates working and living in Germany - Expatriates working and living in Germany - A series of web pages to help expatriates working and living in Germany.
www.escapeartist.com /jobs13/europe.htm   (1536 words)

  
 German Christmas Markets - Western Germany - European Travel
German Christmas Markets - Western Germany - European Travel
Consider a trip to Germany during the Advent season for a visit to the magical Christmas markets.
You will see, smell, and taste the magic of Christmas… just like you did when you were a child.
www.bellaonline.com /articles/art25912.asp   (299 words)

  
 Age of Steam Expansion #2 - Western US & Germany
Age of Steam Expansion #2 - Western US & Germany
Originally published for Essen 2003 in a limited edition paper form by Winsome games, the Western US and Germany expansion received the full Warfrog treatment for Essen 2004 and was released formally as the #2 expansion set.
As is becoming the standard, each map introduces not only a unique layout, but new rules.
www.boardgamegeek.com /game/8845   (272 words)

  
 Western Europe - Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Western European Political Systems - Germany and Related Countries
Western European Political Systems - France and Italy
P: intro course in Soc or cons isnt
www.wisc.edu /ismajor/option_details/irgermny.html   (269 words)

  
 CGTalk - job-opening in western germany for developer
CGTalk - job-opening in western germany for developer
We are preferably looking for applicants living in western
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