What ended Communism in Germany?

Answer 1

Assuming you mean in the German Democratic Republic, more commonly known as East Germany, it was a process relating to the fall of Communism in neighboring countries.

In the 1980s, as the Soviet Union began to lose power, and countries like Poland and Romania started turning against their Communist overlords, even the extremely repressive East German government started to feel the same pain. Despite this, the East's government resisted relaxing of their oppression, even though the Soviets and others were doing just that.

The last straw was when countries like Hungary began opening their borders in 1989. Since the 1960s, East Germans found it incredibly difficult to visit West Germany- the East German government was afraid their people would visit the West and find out they liked it better there, and then not want to come back. With other countries opening their borders, suddenly East Germans could visit the West again, and it worked out just as the East's government feared. East Germans began crossing the border with Hungary in large numbers, and from there, would go to Austria, and then West Germany.

The anti-government demonstrations in East Germany continued. The Berlin Wall, a major symbol of the East's oppression, became a focal point of the protests. In November 1989, the Eastern government finally gave in and officially began allowing Germans to cross the border freely; East Germans began tearing down the Berlin Wall on November 9th. Huge demonstrations broke out, especially a huge one in the city of Leipzig, and it became clear that the East German government was no longer able to control things. The East's government collapsed when all of the government officials resigned at once, and a temporary government immediately began negotiations for East Germany to rejoin with West Germany. The reunification process was completed almost a year later, on October 3, 1990, which is now a national holiday in Germany.

Answer 2

People got bored with it.