because it did
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Germany is a single country now. After World War Two and up through the late 1980's Germany was divided between the free democratic West Germany (FRG-Federal Republic of Germany) and the communist dictatorship run East Germany (DDR).
The city of Berlin was in the middle of the Soviet zone. The Soviet zone is the part of German that ended up becoming Communist East Germany. But then in the city of Berlin you had occupation as well except in the city they were called 'sectors'. And just like the Soviet zone, the Soviet sector of Berlin ended becoming East Germany (the capitol, in fact). However the American, British and French sectors in the west part of the city stayed 'free' after the whole Berlin Blockade/Airlift debacle of 1948 and ended up a part of West Germany, although the capitol was moved to Bonn, and Berlin always had special legal and political status applied.
Stalin wanted Germany to be weak & divided up by the victorious powers, especially by the Soviet Union.
No, it was after World War II. They decided to save that part for the sequel.
The Reichstag, home to Germany's ruling body.
yes
Germany did not exist as a country until around 1875 (I am not exactly sure of the date without researching it). Up to then, what we now call Germany was a conglomeration of independent self-ruling provinces or states.
The Potsdam Conference. Russia, the UK, the US and France divided up Germany for its administration and occupation.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
after world war 2 the Alies ( side against germany) divided the country in to 4 diffrent miliary occupation zones fance- in the southwest britain- in the northwest united states- in the south Ussr (russia)- in the east
Germany is a single country now. After World War Two and up through the late 1980's Germany was divided between the free democratic West Germany (FRG-Federal Republic of Germany) and the communist dictatorship run East Germany (DDR).
Great Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Portugal
Great Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Portugal
4 zones.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(e2020 answer)It was divided up into 2 parts: East Germany and West Germany. West Germany was controlled by the Americans while East Germany was controlled by the USSR.
The city of Berlin was in the middle of the Soviet zone. The Soviet zone is the part of German that ended up becoming Communist East Germany. But then in the city of Berlin you had occupation as well except in the city they were called 'sectors'. And just like the Soviet zone, the Soviet sector of Berlin ended becoming East Germany (the capitol, in fact). However the American, British and French sectors in the west part of the city stayed 'free' after the whole Berlin Blockade/Airlift debacle of 1948 and ended up a part of West Germany, although the capitol was moved to Bonn, and Berlin always had special legal and political status applied.
During the cold war era each European country was classified as part of either Free Western Europe, or of Communist Eastern Europe which was mostly dominated by the Soviet Union until the Soviet Union broke up.