GERMANY 2481 GERMANY 



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Questions 



What territory did Germany lose when defeated in the War of the Nations? 



Why are not all the inhabitants of Germany Germans in the same sense in which 

 the people of the United States are Americans? 



In what way do the "folk schools" differ from primary schools in the United 

 States? 



What great emperor had to humble himself and don the guise of a beggar, and 

 why? 



In what sense was Frederick the Great the forerunner of Bismarck? 



What characteristic have the Germans which takes the place of English deter- 

 mination and French quickness? 



What typically German river has neither its source nor its mouth within Ger- 

 many? 



At the outbreak of the War of the Nations, how many countries surpassed Ger- 

 many in value of manufactures? 



How does Germany rank as regards percentage of illiteracy? 



Who was the last of the royal line of the Hohenzollerns? 



What was the Iron Crown of the Lombards, and when did it play a part in the 

 history of Germany? 



What were the chief effects of the Thirty Years' War? 



What does the expression "a place in the sun" signify, and how has it been used 

 in connection with Germany? 



How might the history of this country have been different if there had been no 

 mountain systems? 



What product still obtained along the Baltic coast was famous in the days of 

 the Roman Empire? 



What medieval king of Germany was made famous by one of the greatest music 

 dramas of modern times? 



When did the nailing of certain "theses" on a door change the history of a 

 continent ? 



How far can you travel in a straight line in Germany? 



How does the highest point in Germany compare in altitude with the highest in 

 France? In England? In Alberta? 



How does Germany rank as a coal producer? As an iron producer? 



How many countries have a greater railroad mileage? How many have a greater 

 mileage in proportion to population? 



How did the Franco-German War help in the founding of the empire? 



What part of North America is approximately in the same latitude as Germany? 



Why are the transient birds of the country very numerous? 



Who deliberately plunged the nation into war in order to humble a rival? 



What mountains in Germany are not called mountains? 



What early battle on German soil ranks among the world's decisive conflicts? 



How many countries of Europe have a greater average density of population? 



What is the difference in the ordinary meaning of the word gymnasium in Ger- 

 many and in America? 



What is the first known fact in the history of Germany? 



How many countries of Europe are larger than Germany? How many states 

 of the United States? How many provinces of Canada? 



What is there of peculiar interest about the distribution of Catholics and Prot- 

 estants in the country? 



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