Day: May 5, 2021

A Basic Understanding: The Creation of a Basic Treaty Between Two Germanys The Basic Treaty After a series of treaties and agreements between East and West Germany between 1969 and 1972, an agreement now known as the Basic Treaty was

A New Berlin The divided city of Berlin experienced quite disparate fortunes, with West Berlin flourishing while the Eastern side toiled. In search of better fortunes, thousands of East Germans fled west across the city’s border, weakening not only the