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CHAPTER 5 - THE HISTORY OF THE FRG PAGE 1 Historical Map Middle Europe 1648 After the Thirty Years War Middle Europe is a patchwork of dozens of independent “States” with loose relations to the “Holy Roman Empire of German Nation”

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CHAPTER 5 - THE HISTORY OF THE FRG

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Historical Map

Middle Europe 1648

After the Thirty Years War Middle Europe is a patchwork of dozens of independent “States” with loose relations to the “Holy Roman Empire of German Nation”

After the Thirty Years War Middle Europe is a patchwork of dozens of independent “States” with loose relations to the “Holy Roman Empire of German Nation”

CHAPTER 5 - THE HISTORY OF THE FRG

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Historical Map

Middle Europe 1864

After the influence of the Napoleonic War in the beginning of the century 38 souvereign German States were left. They formed the Germanic Confederation. Only after 1871 a German Empire, still including 25 States, was formed. Austria was excluded from this Empire.

After the influence of the Napoleonic War in the beginning of the century 38 souvereign German States were left. They formed the Germanic Confederation. Only after 1871 a German Empire, still including 25 States, was formed. Austria was excluded from this Empire.

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The Federal Republic

The Federal States

The modern Federal Republic is a result of World War II and the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989.Her federal structure can only be understood against the background of her history.

The modern Federal Republic is a result of World War II and the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989.Her federal structure can only be understood against the background of her history.

16 states in Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Bayern (Bavaria)

Berlin

Brandenburg

BremenHamburg

Hessen

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Niedersachsen

Nordrhein-Westfalen

Rheinland-Pfalz

Saarland

Sachsen

Sachsen-Anhalt

Thüringen

Schleswig-Holstein

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The Federal Republic

Settlement 1990

Areas with high population density are often related to present or former industrial areas.Low density areas consist mainly of agricultural and natural conservation areas.

Areas with high population density are often related to present or former industrial areas.Low density areas consist mainly of agricultural and natural conservation areas.

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