Overview of the decision to make Berlin—rather than Bonn—the capital of reunified...
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Who are the German people?German as a nationality has really existed for only about a hundred and fifty years....
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Exploring HamburgTake a video tour of Hamburg.
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History of the German Wine RouteLearn about the Palatinate region, including wine production and Hambach Castle,...
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Who was the last German emperor?Learn about William II, king of Prussia and the last German emperor.
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Birth of the Weimar RepublicLearn about Germany's fledgling Weimar Republic and the challenges it faced.
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What led to the fall of Germany's Weimar Republic?Overview of the Weimar Republic's demise.
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Night of Broken Glass: Nazi persecution of JewsLearn about Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass), November 9–10, 1938.
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Allied bombings of Germany during World War IIAllied strategic bombing over Germany escalating in 1943.
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Fate of Hitler's Home GuardWith German military losses mounting, Adolf Hitler ordered all able-bodied men between...
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Consequences of World War II: Mass migrationAs the Soviet army advances into eastern Europe, hundreds of thousands of Germans...
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Adolf Hitler's death and its impact on Nazi GermanyWar in Europe ending with Germany's unconditional surrender, May 1945.
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Impact of the deutsche mark in GermanyOverview of the introduction of the deutsche mark in western Germany in 1948.
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Walter Ulbricht and the establishment of East GermanyLearn about Walter Ulbricht's career as leader of the German Democratic Republic...
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Konrad Adenauer and West Germany's Western allianceLearn how Konrad Adenauer worked to integrate West Germany into the Western community...
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East and West German armies during the Cold WarTensions between East and West Germany leading to rearmament.
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The popular uprising against the GDR regime explainedWorkers in East Berlin protesting against the East German government in 1953.
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Mass exodus from East Germany in 1989Learn how East German citizens seeking asylum at the West German embassy in Prague...
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The unexpected fall of the Berlin Wall explainedLearn about the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
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The path to German reunificationOverview of the reunification of Germany, including a discussion of the Berlin Wall's...
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Reunification of Germany: How it happenedLearn about the first free parliamentary elections in East Germany in 1990, which...
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Inside the pervasive surveillance by East Germany's StasiOverview of East Germany's Stasi (Ministry for State Security) under the leadership...
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When was the Berlin Wall built?Learn about the building of the Berlin Wall, which closed off access to West Berlin...
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