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…
Modern Berlin | Blending History with Modernity
Berlin – a city on the move, full of history, and yet modern. A city looking towards the…
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…
When Was the Berlin Wall Built?
NARRATOR: The calm before the storm – Berlin on August 12, 1961. Border checks at the Brandenburg Gate,…
1986 West Berlin discotheque bombing | Background, Perpetrators, Deaths, & Trial
1986 West Berlin discotheque bombing, attack carried out on April 5, 1986, in West Berlin, in which Libyan…