Western Europe 

I) A History of Cultural Division 

Franc and Germany are the dominant countries of western Europe because of ( resources trade roots and good ports. some other countries influenced include Austria, Belgium, Germany, France Liechtenstein, Luxemburg Monoco Netherlands Switzerland

A) Rome to Charlamen 

 1) the Roman  empire controlled and conquered celtic tribes in France by 50 bc

 2) french is one of the Romen lagwiges evoved form latin 

 3)in late 700 chakelsgwif a germen king concored most or the regon 

 4) his epier fell aport after his death 

B) the refromation 

 1) the reformation is a relismove ment don during the renisons 

 2) in 1517 maten luther puplesed the 95 statments 

 3) chrishtions brok awy from the cathlec cherch and strated prostent 

 4) hostality between the to lead to wars 

 5) France is primarley ctatle and Germany is primarily prostent

II) the rise of nation states 

Between the fall of the romen empierand the resnison the pired called the midell ages wen eropen developed the nation states an independent nation cotanˆng a comon cultur

        A) Nationalism             1) After Rome fell, Feudalism developed. Feudalism is a political system in which lords            owned most of the land            2) Over time, strong kings gained power over feudal kings and nationalism evolved.            3) Nationalism led to modern nation-states            4) France was one of the first nation-states 1st kings held absolute power. In 1789 the people rebelled during the French Revolution            5) From 1600-1945 wars frequently broke out among nation-states of Europe particularly France and Austria and France and German states.            6) Germany united in 1872            7) Industrial in the 1800s caused European nations to set up colonies in other lands in order to gain raw materials.        B) Modern Conflicts          1) Competition for colonies led to WW1
          2) The harsh terms imposed on German after the war and the resentment felt due to those terms         led to WW2         3) During WW2 Germany was led by Hitler and the Nazi Party         4) After the war Germany was split into two. West Germany was non-communists, and East                  Germany was controlled by the Soviet Union.         5) IN 1989 the Berlin Wall fell and Germany reunited under a democratic republic.   III. Economies: Diversity and Luxury Regions economy remains strong due to agriculture, manufacturing, high-tech,manx service industries        A) Agriculture on High-Tech                1) Farming and livestock important in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland.               2)France, Germany, and the Netherlands are three of Europe's top manufacturing nations.               3) France has one of the fastest passenger trains in the world.               4) Switzerland specializes in the banking industry.       B) Tourism and Luxury               1) Due to scenery, climate and historic sites, tourism in Western France is popular
               2) Western Europe also exports luxury goods: German Cars, Swiss watches, high fashion clothes from France and flower bulbs from the Netherlands      IV. Great music and art       A) Music        1) German and Austria are famous for music       2) Some German musicians/composers include Bach and Beethoven 

        B) Painting

1)  Jan Van Eyck was a painter from Flanders which is now divided from France, Netherlands, and Belgium

2) Jan Vermer and Rembrandt were Dutch artist  who painted  with great realism.

3) Major French Painters Include:

          a) Impressionist Claude Monet ,Postimpressionist Paul Cézame and Paul Gauguin, who paved the way for modern Art

     V. MODERN LIFE

- Because of their economics Western Europeans enjoy a high standard of living and generally can afford to buy material goods such as cars and computers.

         

          A) CITY LIFE

                 1.) Most Western European cities have good public transportation systems.

                 2.) Most Europeans live in small homes so they socialize in public places more often. 

             3.)Most Europeans receive about 30 vacation days in a year which you they spend biking,hiking, and skiing. 

       B.) RECENT CONFLICTS 

              1.) In the 1980s increasing number of guest workers in Yugoslavia and Turkey came to West Germany for jobs.

             2.) When the German economy declined some of the angry Germans created discrimination and violence towards the immigrants

            3.) In response to this millions of others Germans protested racism.

            4.) Political leader Jorge Haider made controversial remarks defended the former Nazis