The Unification of Germany The end of the Second World War led to an unusually long period of European peace. The nation states of Europe were closer to each other than ever before. The twenty-seven states that made up Europe at that time changed to thirty-seven within fifty years of the end of the second world war. This time of peace allowed the European states to figure out their political and social problems. One strong …showed first 75 words of 829 total…

…showed last 75 words of 829 total…be a stronghold for all European states. Although, many of the problems surrounding Germany were self induced, the state fought back after the cold war and rose above the rest as far as social, political, and economical aspects. Between the 1945, to the present, Germany has taken huge steps to unify itself as an independent country and an example of what it takes to recover after the downfall of the Soviet Union and the Berlin Wall.