Make-up AMD 4

I was confused about what I should write about for my fourth and final post in my four-part absence make up series. Then it hit me. I'll learn more about the history of Germany. We learned a lot about the culture and language in this course, but I wanted to look a little more into it's history. 

It is formally called the Federal republic of Germany, or as they say in German Bundesrepublik Deutschland. It has 81.8 million inhabitants, making it the most populated state in the European Union. It also has the largest economy of all countries in the European Union. It has the worlds fourth largest economy according to it's GDP, and the fifth largest purchasing power. It is the second largest exporter of goods, and the third largest importer. It is clear to see why the German people have such a high standard of living. 

The first signs on Germany was a region named Germania inhabited by many germanic people roughly around 100AD. The original group expanded southward conquering much of Europe establishing many successor kingdoms. During the tenth century German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century came the 30 years war, in which the Protestant north region was at war with the Roman Catholic south and western region. It was occupied during the times of Napoleon, which gave rise to Pan-Germanism which resulted in the unification of most German states in 1871. The German revolution of 1918-1919 at the end of World War 1 was the replacement of German's imperial government with a republic, named the Weimar Republic and was partitioned in the treaty of Versailles. This was followed by Fascism and World War 2. After which Germany was divided into two states, East Germany and West Germany. Which were later re-unified in 1990. 

Reading about the basic history of Germany made come to respect much more about the German people, and how though countless hardships and civil wars, they remain the strong and proud people that we know today.