29 November 2008, 7:00 am
When the Ottoman Turks came to power in 919, the Holy Roman Empire got to acquire the duchies of Lorraine, Saxony, Franconia, Swabia, Thuringia and Bavaria. Italy and Burgundy too came under the domination of the Holy Roman Empire gradually. In 1138 the German princes became stronger and virtually became independent rulers within their territories. In 1500 Germany got its separate protestant church. As a result of this from 1618 to 1648 Germany witnessed the thirty years of war, a conflict between Protestants and Catholics. The war ended in 1648 with the treaties of Munster and Osnabruck that in turn led to a weak and broken Germany. Germany acquired its German confederation with 39 sovereign states in 1814. On 1st march 1848 the March revolution began. During the course of the war the Prussian king Friedrich William IV was pressed to make concessions and reform the German Federation. In 1886 there was German War in Germany. This led to the dissolution of the German Federation and contraction of the German states. After the French defeat in the Franco Prussian war that was fought because of Prussian dominance in Germany, the German empire was proclaimed in Versailles on 18th January 1871. At the onset of 1884, Germany established many colonies. In November 1918 there took place the Second German Revolution. The war ended with the signing of an armistice on 11th November. In 1919 Germany was forced to sign the treaty of Versailles, which was not actually approved by the Germans. In august 1919 the Weimar constitution came into effect. The Weimar Republic reigned some glorious years over Berlin. Following a course of political turmoil on 30th January 1933 president Von Hindenburg appointed Adolph Hitler as the vice chancellor of Germany. In 1933 by virtue of the Enabling Act, Hitler acquired complete legislative powers of the country. In 1938 Hitler launched his policy of expansionism, a drive to establish a Greater Germany. In the years that followed Hitler had overpowered more than half of Europe. In 1941 Hitler broke the Soviet Union Pact. In the same year the Japanese naval forces attacked the American base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Soon Hitler declared war on United States and the two countries entered the battlefield. Germany gained control over the Soviet Union and this led to the battle of Stalingrad in 1941. On 8th may 1945 Germany surrendered as the Red Army captured Berlin. Hitler committed suicide during this time. Germany persecuted many Jews prior to and during the Second World War. The Federal Republic of Germany was established on 5th may 1955. On 7th October 1949 the Soviet zone was established as the German Democratic Republic. These two states were known as West and East Germany respectively. please translate this to french. 10 easy points. Translate in more simple words. thanks alot... Read More »
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