21.11.2012, 15:48
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The Late Bloomer: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Germany's Capital
It wasn't until 1871, with the establishment of the German Reich, that Berlin finally took its place among other European capitals. Its wild race to catch up was cut short by World War II and then hindered by division. Now, more than a century later, Berlin is still trying to find itself.
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22.11.2012, 10:14
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Being a normal city is the worst what could happen to Berlin. It's never been an ordinary town. Given the size of governments nowadays (don't forget the lobbyists) is it imaginable that the former revolutionary city could become a residence town like Dresden or Karlsruhe.
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24.11.2012, 05:58
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Join Date: 09.04.2011
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Correction to historical errors/exaggerations
Not a bad article, but it contains a few historical errors. Germany was not led into WW1 by 'the feeling of having arrived too late on the scene, of having missed out on a place in the sun and of being underestimated by neighboring nations', but by the rather more prosaic matters of Austria Hungary's escalating dispute with Serbia and Russia, followed by Russian (and French) general mobilisation also. Or more broadly the general tense situation of European politics and alliances and Germany's difficult position in the centre of it all. The Romans also practiced human sacrifice, especially for sporting purposes (in the arena), and actually wanted quite a bit to do with the Germans (as subjects) until they suffered a major defeat at their hands in the Teutoburger Wald. And lastly the RAF raids on Berlin started before the London Blitz, which did not get underway until September. The first one was nominally in retaliation for an accidental bombing of London by a few planes against orders, but as the RAF had been bombing German cities since May 1940, it may in fact have simply been an extension of the same campaign with a fortuitous excuse. At any rate the sequence and dates are not in doubt and given by all historians of the subject. Deliberate bombing of the capital was commenced by Britain not Germany, other factors aside.
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