German reunification

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Changes in Germany's territory and internal status, 1914–90

The unexpected fall of the Berlin Wall explained

Introduction of the deutsche mark in East Germany

The political journey of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl

Reunification of Germany: How it happened

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Mass exodus from East Germany in 1989

Learn how East German citizens seeking asylum at the West German embassy in Prague...

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The unexpected fall of the Berlin Wall explained

Learn about the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

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The path to German reunification

Overview of the reunification of Germany, including a discussion of the Berlin Wall's...

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Introduction of the deutsche mark in East Germany

Learn why the deutsche mark's becoming the official currency of East Germany in 1990...

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The political journey of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl

Learn about Helmut Kohl's political career, including his role in the reunification...

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Reunification of Germany: How it happened

Learn about the first free parliamentary elections in East Germany in 1990, which...

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How Mikhail Gorbachev helped end the Cold War and unite Europe

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Berlin Wall opening

People from East and West Berlin gathering at the Berlin Wall on November 10, 1989,...

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Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev (left), general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet...

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Changes in Germany's territory and internal status, 1914–90

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German reunification

The final “two plus four” (East and West Germany, plus the four main Allied powers)...

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