When Frederick II the Great took the throne in 1740, Prussia was thriving. During his Rule, he transformed Berlin into a popular travel destination for the upper class, with the building of Theatres, Monuments and Palaces.

In the early 1800''s Napoleon Bonaparte ruled most of Europe, including Austria and Prussia. The Congress of Vienna intervened after the demise of Napoleon''s Empire and established a German Confederation. Otto von Bismarck turned this Confederation into a Great Empire, which was defeated in WWI.

Due to the collapse of the Empire, and the harsh restrictions put on the country through the Treaty of Versailles, the country experienced severe economic stagnation. With the effects of the suffering economy, the Nazi party rose to put Adolph Hitler into power in 1933. Hitler led Germany into WWII with his forceful imperialistic ruling.

Germany was split into 4 occupational zones after their defeat in 1945. The British, Russian, French and the Americans each had a zone. Due to disagreement between the 4 powers, Germany was split into two countries, the German Federal Republic and the German Democratic Republic. The GFR(West Germany) consisted of The French, American and British Occupational Zones and the GDR(East Germany) consisted of the Russian Zone.

Economic Recovery came to West Germany with the help of the Western Countries, while East Germany had fallen under Communist Rule. In 1961 the Berlin Wall was erected in order to prevent free travel between East and West Germany.

Reform in the 1980''s within Poland and the Soviet Union allowed the two countries to join as one, with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

Today Germany has established itself as a powerful economic leader and a key member in the development of the European Union.

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