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HISTORY

Before and after the wall ...

Frauenkirche, Dresden

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Overview of German history

Berlin wall - source: Wikipedia

From feudal states to reunification, read our potted history of Germany.

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Portrait: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Bonhoeffer - source: Wikipedia

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a priest and fought the Nazi-regime. Read more about his life (in German).

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Links

A brief history of Germany in English
www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de
German History from Two Millenia in Deutsches Historisches Museum
www.dhm.de
German History in Documents and Images
http://germanhistorydocs..ghi-dc.org
GCSE revision questions on German history
www.bbc.co.uk
1000 years of German history - told through short German films
www.diedeutschen.zdf.de
How would you feel if your country disappeared?
www.november1989.de
Picture gallery of the Berlin wall and reunification
www.dieberlinermauer.de
Chronicle of Germany's reunification - with testemonials and picture galleries
www.chronik-der-wende.de
Chronicle of the wall and related events - in English and German
www.chronik-der-mauer.de
A virtual tour through German history at the German History Museum (in German)
www.dhm.de
Detailed article on the fall of the Berlin Wall (In German)
http://www.kenni.net/geschichte
German Historical Institute, London
www.ghil.ac.uk
Modern Germany on the internet
www-staff.lboro.ac.uk
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