West Germany

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/west-germany

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is West Germany?Western Europe
2. What is the capital of West Germany?Bonn
3. What language do people speak in West Germany?German
4. How big is West Germany?Approximately 248,577 square kilometers (95,976 sq mi)
5. How many people live in West Germany?Reached approximately 63 million people by 1989
6. When was West Germany built?May 23, 1949

Federal Republic of Germany (FRG): The official designation for West Germany, emphasizing its democratic and federal constitutional structure.
Cold War: A geopolitical struggle between the United States-led Western Bloc and the Soviet-led Eastern Bloc from the mid-20th century.
Wirtschaftswunder: The German term for the rapid and remarkable economic recovery and growth experienced by West Germany after World War II.
NATO: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance established in 1949 for collective defense.