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Germany has a long and complex history that made it one of the richest nations within Western Europe. ... After the Second World War in 1945, the German population found its territory occupied by the victorious Allies (US, UK, France, USSR) and then divided four years later, into two German states; Western Germany and Eastern Germany. ... In January 1999, Germany and ten other European Union countries adopted a common European currency, the Euro. Clearly, Germany could be viewed as the product of centuries of social, political, and cultural evolution that lead to the building of a strong nation-state which is nowadays a leading power in the world. ... Prussia as a nation state
Until 1871, Germany was composed of two large but divided powers: Prussia and Austria. ...
Under its chancellor Bismarck, Prussia defeated Denmark, Austria and France and dominated both Northern and Western Germany. Thus, Germany became one of the largest powers in the world through military expansion at the expense of its neighbors. Bismarck was successful in maintaining the foreign and domestic stability that clearly differentiated Germany from the other countries between 1871 and 1890. ... Nazi Germany
The Weimar Republic, mainly composed of intellectuals but not politicians, was unable to deal with the economic depression of 1929. ... In January 30th, 1933, Adolph Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany and in March 5th of the same year, the Nazi Party won the elections. ... As he strongly believed in dictatorship, his aim was to obtain full power and make Germany an expansionist country. ... Dominating Germany during approximately 12 years, the Nazis destroyed totally the old order. ... Germany after the Second World War
On May 8, 1945, The Allied Powers of the USSR, Britain, the United States, and France defeated Germany in World War II and the rule of terror directed by Nazis ended. ... , 2000)
At that time, Germany was divided into two main parts. East Germany that was occupied by the Soviet Union never attained real legitimacy in the eyes of its citizens. To illustrate this, East Germany built in 1961 the Berlin Wall in order to stop the mass departure of millions of East Germans that wanted to move to West Germany as it was much more democratic. In fact, the second main part constituting Germany was West Germany. ... The same formula for division was applied in Berlin in the sense that it was also separated into West and East Berlin even though Berlin is located in Eastern Germany. ... Germany after the reunification
Both the breaching of the Berlin Wall built in 1961 and the beginning of the reunification were mainly the result of the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe in 1989. Actually, the two sister-foe "Germany" were reunited on October 3, 1990, after being divided for approximately half a century. That day, East Germany joined West Germany by accepting to apply its constitution known as the Basic Law. The entire territory was unified as it became an integral part of the Federal Republic of Germany. Germany faced many years of political discontinuity. ... The reunification of Germany had finally been achieved within only one year.
After the reunification, the past East Germany had to experience lots of changes. ... The infrastructure had to be quickly modernized and the administration started to be localized in the Capital of Germany: Berlin. Concerning the economy of Germany, it was necessary to adapt it to the market economy. ... It is a fact that the reunification of Germany served to change its situation to a much better one. In other words, even if nowadays unified Germany still faces some internal problems, its past social disorder was reduced and the foreign help revitalized the its entire economy. Even though reunification was viewed as deliverance for the German population, there is still a tension between West Germany former East Germany. ... The executive power
In Germany, the federal president is the head of the state but has many symbolic political responsibilities. ... , 1996) The actual Chancellor of Germany is Gerhard Schroeder who was appointed since 27 October 1998.
Approximate Word count = 3342
Approximate Pages = 13.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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