What was Germany like in 1871?

How important was the growth of national identities to unification?

How did the authorities react to 1848?

What role did international circumstances play in the formation of a German nation state?

What role did individuals and the military play in the formation of a German nation state?

The Origins of East Germany, 1945-49

The Berlin Airlift, 1948-49

The Economy of East Germany

The Insurrection of 1953

The Rise of the Berlin Wall, 1961

The Fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989

Why was housing seen as so important to the building of a socialist society?

Were women more emancipated in East Germany than in the West?

To what extent did Stasi surveillance shape life in East Germany?

How important was repression for the stability of the GDR?

What was the role of the Protestant church in East Germany?

How did Ostpolitik change relations between West and East Germany?

To what extent did economic factors accelerate the demise of the GDR?

To what extent were Gorbachev’s policies responsible for the collapse of communist rule in East Germany?

To what extent was the Protestant church significant in the collapse of communism in the GDR?

To what extent did external influences contribute to the collapse of the GDR?

How important was popular dissent in bringing about the demise of the GDR?

How accurate is it to say that Helmut Kohl was the main driver of reunification?