Library of Congress Classification:Class D, subclass DD -- History of Germany
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Subclass DD: History of Germany is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification
system under Class D -- History, General and Old World
. This article describes subclass DD.
Library of Congress Classification
The Library of Congress Classification is a system of library classification developed by the Library of Congress. It is used by most research and academic libraries in the U.S. and several other countries; for example, Australia and Taiwan, R.O.C. It is not to be confused with the Library of...
system under Class D -- History, General and Old World
Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World
Class D: History, General and Old World is a classification used by the Library of Congress classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class DDHistory GeneralDAHistory of Great Britain - History of Ireland - History of the British Isles...
. This article describes subclass DD.
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DD- 1-(905)..........History of GermanyHistory of GermanyThe concept of Germany as a distinct region in central Europe can be traced to Roman commander Julius Caesar, who referred to the unconquered area east of the Rhine as Germania, thus distinguishing it from Gaul , which he had conquered. The victory of the Germanic tribes in the Battle of the...
- 1-21..........General
- 21.5-43..........Description and travel
- 51-78..........Antiquities. Social life and customs. Ethnography
- 84-257.4..........History
- 84-96..........General
- 99-120.......... MilitaryMilitary history of GermanyWhile German-speaking people have a long history, Germany as a nation-state dates only from 1871. Earlier periods are subject to definition debates. The Franks, for instance, were a union of Germanic tribes; nevertheless, some of the Franks later identified themselves as Dutch, Flemish, French...
, naval, and political history. Foreign relationsForeign relations of GermanyThe Federal Republic of Germany is a Central European country and member of the European Union, Group of 8 and NATO . Germany is one of the world's leading industrialized countries and biggest market economy in Europe, with "windows to the East and West".Since reunification in 1990, Germany has... - 121-257.4..........By period
- 121-124..........Earliest to 481
- 125-174.6..........Early and medieval to 1519
- 126-155..........Medieval Empire, 481-1273
- 127-135..........481-918. Merovingians. Carolingians
- 136-144..........919-1125. Houses of Saxony and FranconiaFranconiaFranconia is a region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria, a small part of southern Thuringia, and a region in northeastern Baden-Württemberg called Tauberfranken...
- 145-155..........1125-1273. Hohenstaufen period
- 156-174.6..........1273-1519. Houses of Habsburg and LuxemburgHouse of LuxembourgThe House of Luxembourg was a late medieval German dynasty, which between 1308 and 1437 ruled the Holy Roman Empire, twice interrupted by the rivaling House of Wittelsbach.-History:...
- 126-155..........Medieval Empire, 481-1273
- 175-257.4..........Modern, 1519-
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- 176-189..........1519-1648. ReformationProtestant ReformationThe Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
and Counter-reformationCounter-ReformationThe Counter-Reformation was the period of Catholic revival beginning with the Council of Trent and ending at the close of the Thirty Years' War, 1648 as a response to the Protestant Reformation.The Counter-Reformation was a comprehensive effort, composed of four major elements:#Ecclesiastical or...
- 181-183.......... Peasants’ War, 1524-1525Peasants' WarThe Peasants' War was a popular revolt that took place in Europe during 1524–1525...
- 184-184.7.......... Schmalkaldic League and War, 1530-1547Schmalkaldic LeagueThe Schmalkaldic League was a defensive alliance of Lutheran princes within the Holy Roman Empire during the mid-16th century. Although originally started for religious motives soon after the start of the Protestant Reformation, its members eventually intended for the League to replace the Holy...
- 189..........Period of Thirty Years’ War, 1618-1648Thirty Years' WarThe Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
- 181-183.......... Peasants’ War, 1524-1525
- 190-199..........1648-1815. 18th century. French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period
- 201-257.4..........19th-20th centuries
- 206-216.......... 1815-1871Unification of GermanyThe formal unification of Germany into a politically and administratively integrated nation state officially occurred on 18 January 1871 at the Versailles Palace's Hall of Mirrors in France. Princes of the German states gathered there to proclaim Wilhelm of Prussia as Emperor Wilhelm of the German...
- 217-231.......... New Empire, 1871-1918German EmpireThe German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
- 228.8..........Period of World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, 1914-1918
- 228.8..........Period of World War I
- 233-257.4.......... Revolution and RepublicWeimar RepublicThe Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government...
, 1918-- 253-256.8..........Hitler, 1933-1945. National socialismNazismNazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
- (256) .......... Period of World War II, 1939-1945Nazi GermanyNazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
- (256) .......... Period of World War II, 1939-1945
- 257-257.4.......... Period of Allied occupation, 1945-
- 253-256.8..........Hitler, 1933-1945. National socialism
- 206-216.......... 1815-1871
- 176-189..........1519-1648. Reformation
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- 258-262..........West GermanyWest GermanyWest Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
- 280-289.5..........East Germany
- 301-454..........PrussiaPrussiaPrussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
- 301-312..........General
- 314-320..........Description and travel
- 325-339..........Antiquities. Social life and customs. Ethnography
- 341-454..........History
- 701-901..........Local history and description
- 701-788..........North and Central, Northeast, etc. Germany
- 801.......... States, provinces, regions, etc., A-Z
- 851-900..........BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
- 900.2-900.76..........BonnBonnBonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
- 901.......... Other cities, towns, etc., A-Z