Einheit
English meaning: Unity
Definition
The state of being united. Germany's reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) on 3 October 1990 — when East Germany (DDR) joined West Germany after 45 years of Cold War division — was one of the most dramatic events of the 20th century. The Berlin Wall's fall (9 November 1989) symbolized the end of communist Europe.
Example
“Die Deutsche Einheit wurde am 3. Oktober 1990 wiederhergestellt.”
In English: “German unity was restored on October 3, 1990.”
Literary Heritage
“Was die Erfahrung aber und die Geschichte lehren, ist dieses, dass Völker und Regierungen niemals etwas aus der Geschichte gelernt und nach Lehren, die aus derselben zu ziehen gewesen wären, gehandelt haben.”
“What experience and history teach is this: that peoples and governments have never learned anything from history and have never acted in accordance with lessons that could have been drawn from it.”
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