Why is Germany Divided? (Part 1)
The two parts of Germany are still very different. Although the country was reunited in 1990, for 40 years it was divided into the FRG and the GDR. The Berlin Wall became their border. It was one of the most tense points on the map during the Cold War between the USA and the USSR.
What was life like in the GDR? How did the Berlin Wall fall? How did Germany reunite? And how is it living today?
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Contents
00:00 – Intro
01:40 – 1945: Two Germanys
07:05 – 1961: The Wall
13:46 – 1989: Unification
17:55 – 2024: Now
20:54 – Results
Sources:
Hoyer, Katja (2023). Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949–1990
Taylor, F. (2006). The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, 1961-1989
Saratt, M. E. (2014). Collapse: The Accidental Fall of the Berlin Wall
Milton, G. (2021). Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World
Jarausch, K. H. (1994). The Rush to German Unity
Crawshaw, S. (2004). Easier Fatherland: Germany and the Twenty-First Century
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