World War I ended on November 11, 1918. Watch clips from the final battles in France that forced Germany to ask for an armistice. Although they were within reach of Paris, the Allies were able to hold them off, and they finally retreated...

How did World War I start? While tension was building for years, the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was what drove Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia. Follow along as other countries started declaring war too, and...

Many walls came down at the end of the 1980s. Not only was the Berlin Wall finally taken down, but communist control in East Germany ended, too. Watch this short video clip to illustrate the emotions that the German people had due to...

This video shares an animated history of Germany, spanning from 300 B.C. to present-day. [4:28]

A report on Switzerland's wartime role as banker and financial broker for Nazi Germany.

This is the Web site of the German radio station Fritz. It includes information about all of Fritz's programming, as well as streaming audio. The station is geared towards adults and teens -- hip-hop, rap and pop music, and a morning...

Learn about the events leading up to when Italy backed out of the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I.

Audio of the BBC Radio 4 program "In Our Time." This episode discusses Otto von Bismarck. Experts discuss his role, motivation, and tactics in the unification of Germany. Listening requires RealPlayer. [43:00]

Short video gives a brief description of Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany in the 1920s and 30s. [4:33]

In this second video giving an overview of World War II, we see Germany and the Axis powers only continue to gain momentum in 1940. [6:13]