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Germany
The Federal Republic of Germany is a country in Western Europe covering an area of 357,021 sq km. It is the most populous member state of the European Union with 81.8 million inhabitants. Germany is home to the third-biggest number of international migrants worldwide.
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Where in Germany can you get a signature guarantee?
The town administrative office (Amt für offentliche Ordnung) might be able to do this for a small fee. Otherwise, look for bank affiliate branches of U.S. banks who are members in the Medallion Signature Guarantee Program: http://www.sec.gov/answers/sigguar.htm
Trier is a city on the banks of Moselle, Germany. It is located in the valley west of Rhineland-Palatinate near the Luxembourg border.
What did Zimmerman Note state?
In January 1917, with the war in Europe still in a state of stalemate and the British naval blockade tightening its grip Germany decided to resume its unrestricted submarine war. Aware that this would be likely to draw America into the war on the side of the allies the German Foreign Minister (Zimmerman) sent a coded telegram via their embassy in Washington to the German ambassador in Mexico which contained a proposed German/Mexican alliance should America declare war on Germany. Under this proposal Mexico would join Germany in a war against America. Germany would largely fund the war and would guarantee Mexican claims on US territory - New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona Because the message was coded the Germans felt safe in sending it via Washington because the US didn't have the capability to break the code. However, the telegram was intercepted by the British who could crack the code and had (it appears) been given access to the telegraph system by the US. For the British the telegram was vitally important and became their ultimate weapon but if they used it immediately they would betray their code breaking skills to the Germans and lose their advantage in that field. British possession of the original message could also be a problem as it would prove that they had been tapping into the telegraph system for purposes other than those agreed with the US government. So like all ultimate weapons the telegram was held back for such a time as would be most effective. They didn't need to wait too long though. The resumption of unrestricted submarine war led to the US breaking diplomatic relations with Germany and in February 1917 the British presented the decoded message to the US ambassador in London. Mexican and German diplomats denied the message was real and much of America regarded it as a British fake. However, Zimmerman eventually admitted its authenticity and on 6th April 1917 America declared war on Germany. It seems that Mexico quickly discounted the proposed alliance anyway for several very good reasons: # Mexico was still politically unstable and was probably not in a position to act even if it wanted to.
# Unlike the US, Mexico wasn't militarily self-sufficient, arms and ammunition would be needed from Germany. Germany was locked in a life or death struggle in Europe and as the Royal Navy was blockading Germany and still controlled the Atlantic such supplies would not be forthcoming.
# Similarly, manpower support from Germany would not be forthcoming for the same reasons.
# Despite the offer of financial assistance from Germany the costs to Mexico would be unacceptable.
In retrospect, the Zimmerman telegram can be seen as a desperate move on the part of a Germany bleeding to death in a war it wasn't winning and could conceivably lose. Increasingly willing to to risk everything on one more throw of the dice for a chance that just might break the stalemate in their favour but also needing to cover themselves in case the gamble went wrong. Undoubtedly, resuming unrestricted submarine warfare would have caused the US to go to war eventually anyway. Nonetheless, the Zimmerman Telegram belongs in the same compartment as the pre-war alliances with secret protocols to be invoked in specific circumstances. In the event both the alliances and the telegram guaranteed the war they were intended to prevent.
- I Warner
How do find girls in Dusseldorf?
There are several ways to meet and find girls in Dusseldorf. Girls can be found at church, malls, clubs, and even school functions.
D-Day the great invasion.
Allied troups stormed the beaches of Normandy in a heroic effort to free Europe from the clutches of Germanys grip.
6th June 1944, the invasion began, under the authority of Eisenhower.
Germany had no idea which beach they were going to invade on - the element of surprise was riding with the British, Americans and Canadians!
Americans lost many men on Ohama beach and the most gruelling battle was at the Point Du Hoc. Here the men had to scramble cliffs whilst under attack. Many fell to there death and their remains lie there still today.
D-Day the great invasion and the great losses of great men.
How did the reunification of Germany come about and what problems did it cause?
When Stalin left power, his predecessor, Mikhail Gorbachev, created a government in which the people were allowed to have their say. His policy 'Glasnost' or "openness" created a government in which the people were allowed to protest the wall. Eventually, the people won, and the war was torn down. Reunification of East and West Germany commenced and the East began to prosper, which they hadn't done under communist rule.
What limitations did the Nazis place on the rights of Jews living in Germany?
Nazis took away the Jew's right to own property.
What is the percentage of undernourished people in Germany?
percent of undernourished 2002-2004 in Germany was <2.5% according to the 2008 World Population Data Sheet.
What are the requirements to get the German nationality after marrying a German citizen?
It's not guaranteed that a spouse can obtain German citizenship; to be sure you fulfill all the requirements and in the right order, you need to go see an immigration lawyer IN GERMANY who can help you make plans to do things right. There will be a residency requirement, a German language requirement, and a German history/culture/politics requirement, among other things.
Germany was part of the Holy Roman Empire. But was not the Holy Roman Empire.
It was Poland before Germany settled Germans there. It was returned to Poland after WW11. It is now Charbrow/Charbrowo Poland.
Travel guidebooks. ___ Karl Baedeker was a bookseller in Koblenz and was probably the first to see the demand for a new kind of guide book - one that did not only describe places of interest but also gave practical advance on where to stay and where to eat and so on. His first guidebook of this type appeared in 1834. John Murray, a London published began producing comparable guidebooks in about 1836.
