History of Germany

The war was coming to an end in May 1945. Most of the large cities were in ruins and people were displaced from their homes.

Ebert was tame and timid and had a veritable horror of revolution. Moreover, World War 1 had led to a serious split between those in the SPD who supported World War 1 (the vast majority of the SPD in the Reichstag) and the small minority who opposed it ... The USPD and KPD arose from the latter group. After the fighting between the SPD and its bands of mercenaries on the one hand, and the Spartakists (USPD and KPD) on the other in January 1919 the chances of any reconciliation were very remote.

The treaty of Versailles required Germany to pay 33 billion dollars (£6.6 million) in reparations for the cause of WW1.

The soviets soon realized that their efforts in blockading Berlin were unsuccessful since the British and Americans were flying in supplies, and so the Soviets lifted the blockade in May 1949.

NO - it wasnt a defensive war on Germanys part. PART of what started it was that Hitler wanted more land. Then of course the destruction of the Jews, which is what is focused on in today's history teaching (with good reason). Hitler was greedy and a mental basket case.

In many ways life in East Germany, like in most Eastern Bloc countries, was drab and dreary - and of course regulated by the state. The economy was not very well geared to consumers. The essentials of life (food, housing, basic clothing, public transport) were cheap. Most other things were regarded as luxuries and were quite expensive. There were very few shops apart from those selling food. There were of course the much resented restrictions on foreign travel ... Also, one had to be careful what one said, too. On the positive side, educational standards were high. Obviously, this is only a thumbnail sketch.

Germany is a democratic and peaceful country, and enjoys good or excellent relations with all its neighbours. It is also an active and respected member of the European Union and co-operates well with other European countries. It has NO ambition to expand. Many surveys of public opinion over many decades have consistently shown that about half the voters would like to opt out of international politics as far as possible and would like Germany to become 'a second Switzerland'. Joncey

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Dorothea Erxleben (nee Leporin) was the first woman to be be awarded a doctorate at any German university. She was awarded a doctorate in medicine by the University of Halle in 1754.

No further doctorate was awarded to a woman by a German unviersity till 1788, when Dorothea Schloezer was awarded a doctorate in philosophy by the University of Goettingen.

Note that all women awarded doctorates in Germany before 1900 had to get special permission to present themselves as candidates for the degree.

Hitler's rise to power in Germany began (at least formally) in September 1919 when Hitler joined the political party that was known as the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (abbreviated as DAP, and later commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). This political party was formed and developed during the post-World War I era.

He was in power between January 30th 1933 intill April 30th 1945 so he rules germany for 12 years and 3 months

Hitler would have been the prime architect of the Nuremberg laws however he would have been advised by a number of people regarding the language of the laws.

The NSDAP formed these laws to take away many of the freedoms and liberties that Jews held in Germany prior to these laws.

mHitler Island hopped and took over the Sudetenland and had an appeasement with them. Hitler also made a non aggressive pact with Joseph Stalin and he broke the pact. Stalin had to fight Hitler with what he had and won and Germany surrendered

Johann Gutenberg's full name was Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg.

Because marinus vander lubbe who was found guilty of startingths fire was a communist, hitler had an excuse to ban communists. He said that they were a threat and were trying to take over using violent revolution as the fire shows.

Banning them means he has a majority in government and can make all the decisions he wants because communists were his main opponent.

Some thought the fire was so convenient to the nazis that marinus may have been framed. He was gullible and maybe told to be in the reichstag with fire lighters.

Jan 1933 chancellorship

Feb 1933 Reichstag fire

March 1933 enabling act

his ideas lead to its creation his ideas lead to its creation

The Berlin Wall was not meant to solve Germany's problems. It was meant to resolve the issue of Germany -as- a problem.

After WWII Germany was partitioned. England, France, and the U.S got West Germany and Russia got East Germany. Russia wanted to dismantle Germany so that there would never be another World War. (Germany started the Second World War and was unfairly held responsible for the First World War.) They also wanted to turn Germany into a security-zone, a sort of buffer against any future invasion from the West.

This was a problem because the Americans had a very different goal in mind. They wanted to rebuild Germany and establish a functioning, democratic system so that the Germans could choose their own destiny and reunify via self-determination. They would be respected as an independent sovereign nation…which the Russians saw as a threat.

At first the Russians wanted to stay forever but it wasn't really an option after a while. So, everyone agreed Germany would eventually have to be reunited and left alone. The United States wanted it reunified as a modern, democratic power. The Russians wanted it reunified as an agricultural, communist power that would ultimately be just another puppet-state in the Soviet Sphere of Influence.

The Americans were afraid that the Russians would want to invade West Germany and take over by force. They were also worried that after turning over power to the German people they would willingly go red. When Russia built the Berlin Wall these fears were assuaged. It sent a message to the world that Russia was not in a position to annex West Germany and that the German people did not -want- communism. They had to be -made- to accept it with a concrete barrier.

So in this way it was a temporary solution to the "German Problem." As to whether or not it solved Germany's problems (possessive now,) the answer is...sort of yes but mostly know. It depends on what you mean by "Germany's problems."

At the time there was no unified Germany. There was West Germany and East Germany. East Germany had a problem with citizens flooding into West Germany. Doctors, lawyers, scholars, and the likes wanted out. This was an issue because they played a vital role in the community and economy and without them East Germany could not function. So the Russians built the Berlin Wall to keep them in and for the most part it worked. There were occasionally people managing to slip past, but by and large it was effective.

So in that sense, yes. It solved -EAST- Germany's problem with emigration. On the other hand it caused a lot of serious issues and ultimately did more bad than good. As a whole it served to keep Germany disunited until it was finally dismantled.

Incidently, you can still buy pieces of the Berlin wall at gift-shops and the likes.

What happened was that Russia had promised to defend Serbia in the event of an Austrian or Turkish attack, and so when Serbia was attacked by Austria and her Bulgarian allies, Russia declared war.

6 million jews were killed in ww2 in the holocast

The Nazis made a lot of different anti-Jewish Decrees that they introduced slowly at first in an effort to keep civilians from realizing exactly how strong Nazi Antisemitism was. They were anything from publicly burning Jewish books and publications to school closings and deportations. They were considered 'actions' and decrees.

No. The Berlin Wall came down in 1989 with the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the division of East and West Germany. Nobody still thinks that the Berlin wall still exists. It came down and the two countries (East and West Germany) and the two cities (East and West Berlin) were reunited and everyone knows that for a fact. Everything connected with the Wall was torn down.

Pan-Slavism

It wanted Norway's ice free harbors and access to iron ore from mines in Sweden. It invaded Denmark so it would be easier to invade Norway.