what happened to germany after the fall of the nazi regime?

Question

where did germany go from there?

Answer 1

Germany, especially the major cities, and some not so major, was destroyed. There was no infrastructure left, so life was hard and resources like food and agriculture, medical care, education, domestic governing bodies, etc. etc. were scarce.

Germany was divided into four occupation zones, representing the four main allied powers, the U.S., the British, the Russians, and the French. (I know. I've always wondered why the French should have been included.)

The occupying force of each sector was responsible for assisting the remaining Germans to rebuild and survive, and they did. The Western powers also implemented many civic and educational programs aimed at "denazification", that is, teaching the Germans in their areas to be a democracy in order to eventually resume control of their country. There were also programs in the Russia sector, but they seem to have consisted of a show of arms and notifying the citizens that they were now communists.

Along with this Germany was partitioned into two Germanys, East Germany, under the control of the communists, and West Germany, which became self governing and achieved great success in the world of industry, science, and trade. As we all know, the communist system failed and Germany was reunited in the early 90s, to the chagrin of some West Germans, because West Germany then had to assist the deprived East Germans in many ways so that they could develop to the level of the West Germans, and this assistance was very expensive.

Answer 2

Well, from a political perspective...

Germany was split into four occupation zones (one each for Great Britain, France, the USSR, and the United States). The capital, Berlin (which was located completely within the Soviet zone of occupation), was also split into four zones (one for each country listed above). The idea was to complete the de-Nazification process, and then rebuild the country (beginning with a new government).

Unfortunately, the four powers couldn't agree on the form a new government should take--while citizens in the zones controlled by the U.S., France, and Great Britian voted to create democratic republics with (relatively) free market economices, citizens in the Soviet zone voted (surprise, surprise) to beome a communist nation.

So, Germany was split into two parts--East Germany (communist), and West Germany (democratic republic, capitalist). Germany become a central battleground of the Cold War between the Eastern Bloc and the Western Bloc (with such events as the Berlin Airlift and the building of the Berlin Wall). This split lasted until 1991, when the country was reunified after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Answer 3

It was divided into four parts, with France, England, USA all controlling the western areas, and Russia/USSR controlling the eastern areas. The three western areas were later unified into one nation West Germany, but the USSR refused to go along with this and developed a communist state in East Germany, and built a wall to separate the two areas. Berlin was also divided into fours and even though it was in the middle of East Germany, it followed the same pattern.