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Why was Germany divided after World War II?

Germany’s defeat in World War II led to its division, a turning point that shaped the Cold War. This video explains why the ...
AOL

Angela Merkel on Putin, Trump, and a post-Cold War world still divided

We met former German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a fitting place for her: the museum in Berlin dedicated to the Wall, that great symbol of the Cold War division between East and West. Parts of the ...
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Fears of Russian invasion of Europe soar in Germany while faith in US backing wanes, poll shows

A majority of Germans now consider Europe’s security situation more dangerous than the Cold War era amid growing doubts about the willingness of the United States to come to the Continent’s defense, ...
24/7 Wall St

All the Countries Germany Occupied in World War II

World War I broke out in 1914 as a result of ethnic rivalry between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbia. A web of secret alliances dragged country after country in until the continent was divided ...
The National Interest

The Cold War Never Ended

While 1991 is often given as the end of the Cold War, the truth is that the Cold War never ended; it just paused before resuming again. With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the reunification of ...