History of Germany

Did you know that Germany is a relatively new country? Its many different states only united in 1871, and it reunited after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.Germany is one of the richest and most influential countries in the world, which is amazing when you consider that the nation is only about the size of the US states of Oregon and Washington combined. It’s even more astounding when you consider that at the end of World War II, every major German city (and many minor ones) had been flattened by the Allied bombing campaign. Still more amazing is that the country has gone from international pariah and home of the Holocaust to one of the most well-regarded and humanitarian nations on Earth.In this book, you find out more about:The intrigue and wars of the famous 'Iron Chancellor' Otto von Bismarck and how his political maneuverings united the German states into oneThe bizarre upbringing and strident personality of Kaiser Wilhelm IIThe rise of Germany to world power between 1871 and 1914The reasons for Germany entering World War OneThe German experience of World War One and its startling defeatThe Versailles Treaty and why it was hated by most GermansThe horrible hyperinflation of the early 1920s when the German government printed 100-billion mark notes that were worthlessAnti-Semitism in Germany and EuropeThe wild culture of Weimar BerlinThe rise of Hitler and why it happenedHitler’s Germany and WWIIThe post-war division of GermanyThe Berlin WallThe reunification of Germany in 1989 and moreScroll up and click the 'add to cart' button to learn more about Modern Germany! 3