Why Did Germany Split in Two?

Why was Germany divided in two? In this video, we clearly explain how Germany went from being a defeated country in 1945 to being divided into West Germany (FRG) and East Germany (GDR), becoming one of the first battlegrounds of the Cold War. After World War II, Germany ceased to exist as a unified country. The victorious powers occupied it, divided it into zones, and unwittingly transformed it into the center of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. This documentary explains why Germany ended up divided in two, how West Germany (FRG) and East Germany (GDR) were born, and what caused that division to last 45 years, from 1945 to 1990. 📌 CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 00:41 The End of World War II 01:20 Germany's Territorial Losses 02:28 The Occupation Zones 03:08 The Beginning of the Division 03:50 The Berlin Blockade 04:52 The Rise of Two Germanys 05:37 The German Economic Miracle 06:27 Difficulties in East Germany 07:05 Tensions Rise 07:08 The Berlin Wall 08:40 Willy Brandt and His Ostpolitik 09:24 Sport in the Two Germanies 10:00 Perestroika and Glasnost 10:32 Crisis in the East 11:27 Schabowski's mistake? 11:49 The fall of the wall 12:33 Reunification 13:46 What happened next