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The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall

The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall   German Reunification After World War two, the result was the division of Germany into two states: the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German...

World War I – Germany

World War I – Germany WWI began in the summer of 1914 and continued for four years to 1984. The war was triggered by the assassination of Austria’s Franz Ferdinand by Serbian-sponsored...

New German Cinema

New German Cinema Overview The Second World War eroded Germany’s cultural and film industry identity significantly. The United States secured the right to Americanize German films and enticed its...