GER100 Lecture Notes - Otto Von Bismarck, Papal Coronation, German Confederation
16 Mar 2013
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E-kultur= elitekultur/ernste kultur (elite/serious culture, high culture ) U-kultur= unterhaltungs-kultur (entertainment culture, mass culture ) culture that just passes the time is bad. More scholarship on german history and culture. More studies done in german society and demographics. Population is also a factor which is estimated to be (july 2012): germany = 81,305,856, austria = 8,219,743, switzerland = 5,151,586. Canada is to usa, as austria is to germany. Charles the great, circa 800: approx. 900 ad the princes of the previous empires were under pressure by the vikings and moh cs. And so declared a major ruler in order to fight against, thus the empire was reborn. Was also known as the holy roman empire of the german nation. The empire was not a cohesive process; in times of war, the germans wanted an emperor, but in times of peace (which were most of the time) they wanted them gone.
