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The Brandenburg Gate depicted by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner in 1912
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History of Berlin
Margraviate of Brandenburg (1157–1806)
Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918)
German Empire (1871–1918)
Free State of Prussia (1918–1947)
Weimar Republic (1919–1933)
1920s Berlin
Assassination of Talat Pasha
Greater Berlin Act
Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
Welthauptstadt Germania
Deportation of Jews from Berlin
Bombing of Berlin in World War II
Battle of Berlin
West Germany and East Germany (1945–1990)
West Berlin and East Berlin
Berlin Wall
Berlin Blockade (1948–1949)
Berlin Crisis of 1961
"Ich bin ein Berliner" (1963)
"Tear down this wall!" (1987)
Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
Federal Republic of Germany (1990–present)
History of Germany and History of Europe
See also
Timeline of Berlin
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The history of Berlin starts with its foundation in the 14th century. It became the capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1417, and later of Brandenburg-Prussia, and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia grew about rapidly in the 18th and 19th centuries and formed the basis of the German Empire in 1871. The empire would survive until 1918 when it was defeated in World War I.
After 1900 Berlin became a major world city, known for its leadership roles in science, the humanities, music, museums, higher education, government, diplomacy and military affairs. It also had a role in manufacturing and finance.
During World War II, bombing, artillery, and ferocious street-by-street fighting destroyed large parts of Berlin. Berlin was subsequently divided among the four major Allied powers and for over four decades it encapsulated the Cold War confrontation between West and East. With the reunification of Germany in 1990, Berlin was restored as the capital and as a major world city.
The historyofBerlin starts with its foundation in the 14th century. It became the capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1417, and later of Brandenburg-Prussia...
Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World...
The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer, pronounced [bɛʁˌliːnɐ ˈmaʊɐ] ) was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlinof the Federal Republic...
East Berlin (German: Ost-Berlin; pronounced [ˈɔstbɛʁˌliːn] ) was the partially recognised capital city of East Germany (GDR) from 1948 to 1990, although...
Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's...
Battle ofBerlin, designated as the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall ofBerlin, was one of the last...
The Berlin Crisis of 1961 (German: Berlin-Krise) was the last major European political and military incident of the Cold War concerning the status of the...
In December 2019, the city-state ofBerlin had a population of 3,769,495 registered inhabitants in an area of 891.82 square kilometers (344.33 sq mi)....
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University ofBerlin (German: Freie Universität Berlin, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public research university in Berlin. It was founded...
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fall of the Berlin Wall (German: Mauerfall, pronounced [ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌfal] ) on November 9, 1989, during the Peaceful Revolution, marked the destruction of the...
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University ofBerlin (official name both in English and German: Technische Universität Berlin, also known as TU Berlin and Berlin Institute of Technology)...
Golden Twenties was a particular vibrant period in the historyofBerlin. After the Greater Berlin Act, the city became the third largest municipality in...
West Berlin (German: Berlin (West) or West-Berlin, German pronunciation: [ˈvɛstbɛʁˌliːn] ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin...
The state flag ofBerlin, Germany has three stripes of red-white-red, the two outer stripes each occupying a fifth of its height, the middle the remaining...
Museum Berlin (Jüdisches Museum Berlin) was opened in 2001 and is the largest Jewish museum in Europe. On 3,500 square metres (38,000 square feet) of floor...
Friedenau locality (then part of Schöneberg, and since 2001 part of the merged district of Tempelhof-Schöneberg) of West Berlin. The entertainment venue was...
The following is a timeline of the historyof the city ofBerlin, Germany. 1163 – Berlin founded by Albert the Bear (approximate date). 1183 – Oak beam...
Wings of Desire (German: Der Himmel über Berlin, pronounced [deːɐ̯ ˈhɪml̩ ˈʔyːbɐ bɛɐ̯ˈliːn] ; lit. 'The Heaven/Sky over Berlin') is a 1987 romantic fantasy...
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