Modern German history is a story of unity, division, and reunification. The proclamation of the German Empire in 1871 completed the unification of dozens of German states under Prussian leadership. Adolf Hitler's appointment as Chancellor in 1933 marked the beginning of the Nazi dictatorship, leading to the Second World War and the devastation of Germany. The Fall of Berlin in 1945 brought the Third Reich to an end, while the construction of the Berlin Wall became one of the defining symbols of the Cold War. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 opened the path to German reunification and marked the beginning of the end of Europe's post-war division. This campaign follows Germany's dramatic journey from unification through division to becoming one nation once again.
