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Germany became a focus of Cold War politics and as divisions between East and West became more pronounced, so too did the division of Germany. In 1949, Germany formally split into two independent nations: the Federal Republic of Germany (FDR or West Germany), allied to the Western democracies, and the German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany), allied to the Soviet Union.
It was on 9 November 1989, five days after half a million people gathered in East Berlin in a mass protest, that the Berlin Wall dividing communist East Germany from West Germany crumbled. East ...
in Europe (dark grey) Show globe Location of West Germany (dark green) in Europe (dark grey) Show map of Europe Territory of West Germany Lands of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), claimed by West Germany until 1973 Lands of pre-1937 Germany that were annexed by Poland and the Soviet Union after World War II, claimed by West Germany until 1972 Show territorial claims Capital Bonn ...
22 de abr. de 2023 · The Division of Germany. After World War II, Germany was divided into two separate states: the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). This division was a result of the Potsdam Conference, which took place in July and August of 1945, and was attended by the leaders of the United States, the ...
31 de mar. de 2023 · In the late 1980s, the level of surveillance in East Germany was at an all-time high, yet the information gathered often went unused. This created a division in East German society, with some resenting the constant state of alert and politicisation of daily life, while others sought meaning and belonging in contrast to what they viewed as the superficial consumerism of the West.
A map showing East Germany (orange) and its neighbouring states. East Germany was a socialist nation, formed in 1949 after the division of Germany. East Germany was, in many respects, the first child of the Cold War. When Germany was invaded by the Allies and the Soviet Union at the end of World War II, they agreed to occupy different zones.
The texts, images, and audiovisual materials included in this volume trace the developments beginning with the immediate aftermath of the Second World War and leading to the physical manifestation of Germany’s division: the building of the Berlin Wall. Its twenty-eight chapters cover topics ranging from denazification and war crimes trials ...
