Lesson 20: Germany

  • Germany surrenders

    On May 8th 1945 Germany surrenders and the allies divide "Occupation Zone Germany" into four military occupation zones- France in the southwest, Britain in the northwest, the U.S. in the south, and the Soviet Union in the east
  • Split of Germany

    Germany was split between the two global blocs in the east and the west this was a period known as the division of Germany in 1945.
    Dates: July 17th to August 2nd 1945
  • Postwar

    after the war the saw a spread of chemical fertilizers and other things
  • Unemployment

    their unemployment raised 4.4% that year
  • Economic boom

    they had an economic boom it was a period of economic prosperity in the mid 20th century and lasted until the early 1970