Germany
...nment in Germany is a federal republic. The capital city of Germany is Berlin. What is one major thing that has happened in the world that is directly related to Germany? The Holocaust is the period of anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany that led to the methodical and systematic genocide of six million European Jews. Before the Holocaust, Europe's Jews numbered at an estimated nine million. By the time of Germany's unconditional surrender on May 7, 1945, two-thirds of them had lost their lives. In addition to Jews, Roma (gypsies), homosexuals, people with disabilities, and political and religious dissidents were imprisoned and killed during this time. While mass murder and genocide have plagued humanity throughout history, the Holocaust is considered unique because it was the first time an industry was created from the slave labor and mass deaths that occurred in concentration and extermination camps throughout Eastern E...