Germany – Manufacturing, Automotive, Exports
The German constitution, the Basic Law (Grundgesetz), guarantees the right to own property, freedom of movement, free choice…
Germany – Nazi, Holocaust, WW2
The Nazi revolution When Hitler finally became chancellor, on January 30, 1933, it was not on the crest…
Berlin Conference | 1884, Result, Summary, & Impact on Africa
Berlin Conference, a series of negotiations (November 15, 1884–February 26, 1885) at Berlin, in which the major European…
Why Merantix founder Adrian Locher chose Berlin over Zurich
Adrian Locher wanted to set up something new in Europe and ended up settling in Berlin with his…
Zelenskyy meets Merz in Berlin as Ukraine seeks more support from Germany
BERLIN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Tuesday in Berlin with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, whose country is…
Germany – Industrialization, Unification, Prussia
The speed of Germany’s advance to industrial maturity after 1890 was breathtaking. The years from 1895 to 1907…
Germany – Federalism, Democracy, Unity
Constitutional framework The structure and authority of Germany’s government are derived from the country’s constitution, the Grundgesetz (Basic…
Germany – Culture, Arts, Cuisine
Cultural milieu The birthplace of the modern printing press and of influential schools of philosophy and artistic styles,…
Germany – Rivers, Forests, Mountains
Rhine RiverBarge on the Rhine River, with vineyards in the background, at the town of Kaub, Germany.(more) Germany…
Germany – Partition, Reunification, Cold War
Allied occupation and the formation of the two Germanys, 1945–49 Following the German military leaders’ unconditional surrender in…
Germany – Reunification, Berlin Wall, Cold War
Mass exodus from East Germany in 1989Learn how East German citizens seeking asylum at the West German embassy…
Wolf bites woman in a shopping area in Germany’s 2nd-biggest city
BERLIN — A wolf bit a woman in a shopping area in Hamburg before it was pulled out…