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History of Germany
By 1900, Germany was the dominant power on the European continent and its rapidly expanding industry had surpassed Britain's while provoking it in a naval arms race. Germany led the Central Powers in World War I, but was defeated, partly occupied, forced to pay war reparations, and stripped of its colonies and significant territory along its ...
Timeline of German history
This is a timeline of German history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Germany and its predecessor states.To read about the background to these events, see History of Germany.See also the list of German monarchs and list of chancellors of Germany and the list of years in Germany