Germany was divided in two by the Berlin Wall, built in 1961. Understand the environment between the two sides and what led to unification in 1990.

This site provides detailed information regarding Germany's role in the European Union. Content focuses on the historical progression of European unification.

Official site of the European parliament in Strassburg.

Prussian King Wilhelm I selected Bismarck as his minister president and, through a course of short term wars, managed to unify and create the German Empire through the latter half of the nineteenth century. Discover details of what went...

An account of the situation after the war of 1848/49 and Bismarck's unique contributions to German history, making imperial Germany a huge success.

Review the events of 1989 through 1990 that involved both East and West Germany to tear down the Berlin Wall and become unified as one nation.

Briefly describes the limited role Germany had in the scramble for African territories. A link to a map of colonial holdings during this period of New Imperialism is included.

The Congress of Vienna, following the defeat of Napoleon, eliminated small states scattered through out German and instead established the German Confederation. How did the Confederation work towards economic and political unity during...