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History is the index of nations and German nation occupies a prominent figure in that index. Different historian’s belief that German history began in 9^th A.D century. Arminius a Prince of Germanic tribe known as the Cherusic vanquished three Roman legions in the Teutoburg Forest at present that is southeast of Bielefeld. He is considered as the first German National hero and the German nation constructed a huge memorial near Detmold in 1838-75.

 
The word “Deutsch” means German in the beginning it became the common currency in the 8^th century and initially the language was spoken in the eastern part of the Franconian realm. The empire which reached the zenith of its power under Charlemagne, incorporated peoples speaking both Germanic and Romance dialects. Later on the term “deutsch” was transferred from language to its speakers and ultimately to the region they lived in, therefore termed as “Deutschland”.
 
In the Middle Ages the transition from the East Franconian to the German “Reich” is usually dated from 911 A.D. when the Carolingian dynasty had died out, the Franconian duke Conrad I was elected king and regarded as the First German King. His official title was “ Frankish King and later became “Roman King” from the 11^th century the realm was “Roman Empire”,  from the 13^th century “ Holy Roman Empire” and in 15^th century it became  “of the German Nation”.

 
The French revolution broke out in 1789 in France but did not spread in Germany. Although there too, various individuals had over the years tried time and again to do away with barriers between the aristocracy and the common people and the leading thinkers welcomed the over throw in the west which started a new era. The France was the motherland of the revolution opposed the Germans as an enemy and an occupying power the struggled against Napoleon forged a new national movement which culminated in war of liberation.

 
 Last century was the century of wars for Germany because in 1914 the World War one was broke out and Europe was divided between two camps on one side England, Russia, France and Japan and on other side Germany, Austria, Hungary, Turkey and Italy. The war ended in 1918. After that Germany faced may political and economic crises. 1933 Adolf Hitler came in power he tried to over come difficulties which Germany was facing. He also raised the Military power of Germany. In 1939 the World War II started which lasted five and a half year and about 55 Million people were killed. After the defeat of Germany forces in 1945. The Germany was divided in to two Eastern and Western blocks, Eastern block was controlled by Soviet Union and Western block was controlled by U.S.A, United Kingdom and France. Modern unification of Germany took place in 1990. At present Federal Republic of Germany is one of the developed countries in the World.

By: Yasir Ahmed

The history goes back to 19^th century and I am writing about the person who is known as “Man of Blood and Iron” and he is the Bismarck. According to David Thomson the “Bismarck ranks among the greatest heroes of the German history and the most important statesman of the modern world. He was a massive man if stiff military bearing. He has a quick and sensitive mind. He possessed great personal charm. Acute intelligence and indomitable will power. He was a man of action”. Bismarck was born on April 1^st 1815. His father was Junker and mother was a daughter of distinguished civil servant. He was educated in Berlin and Gottingen and trained for diplomatic career. He traveled a lot in France and England.

 
In 1845 first time he became member of the provincial Diet of Pomerania and entered in Imperial Diet of Berlin in 1847. He was appointed Prussian ambassador in the Russia and served for three years. He tried to win Russia to the side Prussia. He also served as ambassador in Franc for short period.  He also played a vital role in unification of Germany. After his succession to the power he summarized his policy in following words “it is not by speechifying and majorities that the great questions of the time will have to be decided that was the mistakes in 1848 and 1849 but by blood and iron”.

Bismarck fought the Danish war of 1864, the Anglo Prussian war of 1866 and the Franco. Prussian war of 1870 – 71 to bought about the unification of Germany. When he defeated Austria in 1866 he became a recognized leader by his nation. By the end of the 1871 Bismarck could say that Germany was a “saturated state” and his policy after that became one of maintaining peace and avoid war”.

 
He made reforms like legal system of was transformed in to Unicode of law for the entire German Empire. Different currency system was introduced for different states. Imperial railway be aura was established in 1873. The railways were also linked up with military postal and telegraphic organization. Banks were established Reichsbank or Imperial Bank was established in 1876.

 
Bismarck ruled Reich Chancellor for 19^th years. Through a consistent peace and alliance policy, he tried to give the Reich a secure position in the new European balance of power. He made a lot of efforts for the unification of Germany. Later on in 1890 he was dismissed by the young Emperor William II.