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1871 In 1871 the Prussian-ruled North German Confederation was united with the southern German states (except Austria; the so-called Lesser German Solution) to form the German Empire, the first modern German state. German Empire – 1914: Weimar Republic – 1930: German Reich – November 1938-March 1939: German Reich – Mar-Sep 1939
All maps by Alphathon and based upon Blank map of Europe.svg unless otherwise stated. Deutsch: Diese Karte ist Teil einer Serie historischer politischer Europakarten. Solange nicht anders angegeben, wurden alle Karten durch Alphathon auf Basis von Blank map of Europe.svg erstellt, sofern nicht anders angegeben.
The Southern states joined the federal state in 1870/71, which was consequently renamed the German Empire (1871–1918). The state continued as the Weimar Republic (1919–1933). Present-day Germany is a federal republic which combines the States of Germany.
The territorial evolution of Germany in this article include all changes in the modern territory of Germany from its unification making it a country on 1 January 1871 to the present although the history of "Germany" as a territorial polity concept and the history of the ethnic Germans are much longer and much more complex.
Prussian parade in Paris in 1871 Europe after the Franco-Prussian War and the unification of Germany The Prussian Army, under the terms of the armistice, held a brief victory parade in Paris on 1 March; the city was silent and draped with black and the Germans quickly withdrew.
The SPD lost seventy-six seats; the CDU-CSU coalition and the liberal Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) gained. [45] 2010: 23 April: European debt crisis: Greece requested a loan from the EU and the International Monetary Fund. 29 May Germany wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, with Lena and 'Satellite'. This was their second win. 2010 ...
The invasion of Russia included nearly 125,000 troops from German lands, and the loss of that army encouraged many Germans, both high- and low-born, to envision a Central Europe free of Napoleon's influence. [10] The creation of student militias such as the Lützow Free Corps exemplified this tendency. [11]
Map of the North German Confederation. Prussia with its provinces are shown in blue.. The North German Confederation (German: Norddeutscher Bund ⓘ) [1] was initially a German military alliance established in August 1866 under the leadership of the Kingdom of Prussia, which was transformed in the subsequent year into a confederated state (a de facto federal state) that existed from July 1867 ...