FRANCE

FRANCE FACTS

• In 1500 France begins a colonial empire
• In 1799 napoleon takes control
• He soon conquers much of europe
• European powers unite to defeat napoleon
• They have a phrase " enjoyment of life"

NETHERLANDS

NETHERLAND FACTS

• Low and flat
• Some of the land lies below sea level
• The people are dutch
• The people speak dutch
• They are sometimes called holland

BELGIUM

BELIUM FACTS

• Highly urban country
• The capital is brussels
• Brussels serves as the headquarters
• Northern Belgium speak flemish
• Southern Belgium speaks french

GERMANY

GERMANY FACTS

• Fought and lost ww1
• The germans found Adolf Hitler
• 1939 germany attacks poland
• This started ww2
• They were then defeated

AUSTRIA

AUSTRIA FACTS

• Once the center of a powerful empire
• The hapsburg family controlled the empire
• Most Austrians speak german
• Vienna is the capital
• A prosperous economy with little unemployment

SWITZERLAND

SWITZERLND FACTS

• And independent country
• They have districts called cantons
• All, male citizens serve for a period of time in the militia
• The location in the alps helps them stay nuetral
• Switzerlands capital is bern