Das Saarland stimmt ab

The Saarland votes · सारलैंड का फ़ैसला

A2German history in easy German · 1920–1959 · SaarlandChapter 1 free

A small land full of coal, passed back and forth between Germany and France. Twice its people vote on where they belong, and the second time they also have to wait years for their money to change.

Timeline

1920After the First World War, the Saar area is run by the League of Nations
1935About 90% vote to rejoin Germany
1947After the Second World War, the Saarland is tied to France and uses the French franc
23 Oct 1955About two thirds vote No to the “Saar Statute”
1 Jan 1957The Saarland becomes a state of West Germany
6 July 1959“Tag X”: the Deutsche Mark replaces the franc

Kapitel 1: Ein Land an der Grenze

A land on the border · each German sentence with its English translation

Das Saarland ist ein kleines Bundesland an der Grenze zu Frankreich.The Saarland is a small German state on the border with France.

Unter der Erde gibt es dort viel Kohle, und deshalb wollten es früher viele haben.There is a lot of coal under the ground there, and that is why many people wanted it in the past.

Seine Geschichte ist ein Hin und Her zwischen Deutschland und Frankreich.Its history is a back and forth between Germany and France.

Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg kam das Gebiet an der Saar 1920 unter die Kontrolle des Völkerbunds.After the First World War, in 1920, the area on the Saar came under the control of the League of Nations.

Der Völkerbund war eine Gruppe von Ländern, ähnlich wie heute die Vereinten Nationen.The League of Nations was a group of countries, similar to the United Nations today.

Nach 15 Jahren durften die Menschen abstimmen.After 15 years, the people were allowed to vote.

1935 stimmten rund 90 Prozent für Deutschland, obwohl dort schon Hitler regierte.In 1935 about 90 percent voted for Germany, although Hitler was already in power there.

Viele wollten einfach zurück zu Deutschland.Many simply wanted to go back to Germany.

Gegner von Hitler mussten danach aus dem Saarland fliehen.Afterwards, opponents of Hitler had to flee from the Saarland.

The rest of the history

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