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1850 - 1899
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Franco-Prussian War
In 1870 there was a conflict between Prussia and France. The prime minister Otto von Bismarck thought that France is the last hurdle to make the German empire. From a dispute over the place on the throne in Spain finally broke a decisive war, which made the idea of the German Empire a bit more clearer
That could be a reason why some people moved out of Germany. Maybe they feared the war. -
The Wilhelmine Period
In 1890 the Wilhelm ll had interest in new technologies and there were many new inventions. Also the relationship of Germany with out her nations was very good and it was one of the most powerful countries in the world.
Maybe that’s why people came to Germany. -
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1900 - 1945
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Global economic crisis
The global economic crisis started in 1930 due to the stock exchange crash in New York. It caused a huge poverty all around Germany. People had no jobs and a political fiasco took place -
WW2
WW2 started with Hitler's attack on Poland. More than 60 Millionen people died due to the war. The axis powers were fighting against the allies which caused a war all over Europe and included 60 countries. Jews were deported to concentration camps. -
Occupied zones in Germany
Atfter the end of WW2 Germany was divided into 4 crew zones which belonged to the allies: USA, Great Britain, France and the Sovjet Union. -
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1946 - 1989
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Federal Republic of Germany (BRD) and German Democratic Republic (GDR)
After the occupied zones were disbanded the BRD and the DDR were created. The BRD is a social market economy and the DDR was a central planning economy. -
Breakdown of the Soviet Union
In the early 1990s, the Soviet Union breakdown took place, what ended the Cold War. On November 9, 1989, as the Cold War began to thaw across Eastern Europe citizens of the GDR were free to cross the country’s borders. East and West Berliners flocked to the wall, drinking beer and champagne and chanting “Tor auf!” (“Open the gate!”). At midnight, they flooded through the checkpoints. -
War in the Balcans
Civil War in Yugoslavia -
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1990-2014
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Wave of immigrants
Immigrants came to Germany to live safely. They chose this country because of it stability in the government and society. The popultion rose fastly.
In fact the in the year 2015-2016 the population grew the most. -
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2015 - 2019
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4th election of Angela Merkel
After 12 years as Chancellor, Angela Merkel won her fourth election. But her power decreased as the right wing AfD (Alternative Liste für Deutschland) entered the German federal parliament for the first time.
