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Marshall Plan
Germany recieved a great amount of money to repair their country. -
Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces after World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany who allegedly planned, carried out, or otherwise participated in The Holocaust and other war crimes. The trials were held in the city of Nuremberg, Germany. -
Germany gets land taken.
In 1949, West Germany was formed from the French, British and American zones, while the Soviet zone formed East Germany. -
Seizure
By the early 1950s the Soviet Union had seized reparations in the form of agricultural and industrial products and demanded further heavy reparation payments. -
Germany's Debt
In 1953 it was decided that Germany was to repay $1.1 billion of the aid it had received. The last repayment was made in June 1971.[48] It is arguable, however, that recovery would have been possible without the initial economic boost as well as the modernization of infrastructure provided by the economic recovery plan. -
First Political change
In 1990, the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic unified and became one country under the name and constitution of the former. At the time, the Chancellor of Germany was Helmut Kohl. -
Second Political Change
After 16 years of the Christian–Liberal coalition, led by Helmut Kohl, the Social Democratic Party of Germany together with the Greens won the elections of 1998. Gerhard Schröder was the chairmen of the party at the time. -
Third Political Change
New for the 2005 election was the alliance between the newly formed Electoral Alternative for Labor and Social Justice and the PDS, planning to fuse into a common party forming a new overnment. -
Germany's Economy (Present)
Germany is the richest country in Europe, and the second richest in the world after the United States, in terms of the number of high wealth households worth more than $100 million. -
Germany's Present Politcial status
The 18th federal elections in Germany have been succeeded by the renewed re-election of Angela Merkel and her parliamentary group of the parties CDU and CSU, reaching 41.5% of all votes. -
Germany Map
Present day map of Germany
