Library of Congress
Loc: Country Studies: Age of Enlightened Absolutism 1648 1789
Europe following the Thirty Years War, focusing on the rivalry between Germany and Austria, in particular the competition between the Hohenzollern Dynasty of Brandenburg and Prussia, and the imperial Habsburgs of Austria.
Library of Congress
Loc: Bismarck and Unification
An account of the situation after the war of 1848/49 and Bismarck's unique contributions to German history, making imperial Germany a huge success.
Library of Congress
Loc: Country Studies: Hitler and the Rise of National Socialism
The rise of Adolf Hitler to dictatorial power as the leader of the NSDAP, the failed putsch of 1923, the Great Depression and its consequences for the growth of nationalistic ideas in Germany in the thirties.
Brigham Young University
The World War I Document Archive
Conventions, treaties, and official papers, organized by title, country and year. The site also includes sections on memorials and reminiscences, a biographical dictionary, an image archive, the maritime war, the medical front, as well...
The History Place
The History Place: The Wannsee Conference
On January 20, 1942 a conference took place near Berlin convened to "coordinate the Final Solution of the Jewish Question", to exterminate the entire Jewish population of Europe, an estimated 11 million people. You can read the minutes...
PBS
Pbs Nova: Who Killed the Red Baron?
Articles and a slide show giving many different scenarios about the death of Manfred von Richthofen, the German World War I pilot known as the Red Baron.
Other
Die Entwicklung in Preussen
This site starts with the death of king Friedrich Wilhelm III. in 1840. It explains what led to the revolutionary situation and describes the Revolution in 4 phases.
Other
Deutsches Histoisches Museum: 1921 Chronik
This site by Deutsches Histoisches Museum chronicle of events in the year 1921. Site in German.
Other
Deutsches Histoisches Museum: 1922 Chronik
In German, the Deutsches Histoisches Museum chronicles of events in the year 1922.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: White Rose a Lesson in Dissent
This site contains an account of civil bravery, the German resistance group "Weisse Rose" with the the siblings Scholl as its most prominent members. They were murdered by the Nazis.
Other
Hansestadt Lubeck
This section of the larger Lubeck site sheds light on city's special role within the Hanseatic League. Many events and facts like the war with Denmark or commerce with Portugal and Spain are described. In German, the site is easy to...
Library of Congress
Loc: The German Confederation 1815 66
The situation in Europe at the beginning of the 19th Century with its political and economic trends toward unification.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Saxon Dynasty 919 1024
This site from The Library of Congress describes the period of the Saxon dynasty in the 10th century and the founding of the Holy Roman Empire under Otto I. The article is medium in length, and provides worthwhile information on the...
Library of Congress
Loc: Country Studies: The Hohenstaufen Dynasty 1138 1254
This site gives an account of the life achievements of Friedrich I, also known as Barbarossa (for his red beard), second ruler of the Hohenstaufens. He was succeeded by his son, Henry VI. This site also gives information about the Empire...
Library of Congress
Loc: Country Studies: Resistance to Lutheranism
This site describes the resistance to Protestantism, mainly by Charles V who sought to unify the German empire under Roman Catholicism. In 1555 the Peace of Augsburg was signed, giving each ruler (king, duke, etc.) the right to designate...
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University: The Armistice Demands
The Brigham Young University provides information on the terms set by the WWI allied powers for the Armistice. Official release by the German Government, published in the Kreuz-Zeitung, November 11, 1918.
Other
Scrapbookpages.com: The City of Nurnberg
This site from the Scrapbookpages.com provides information about Nurnberg, the unofficial capital of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Famous people who lived and worked in Nurnberg (e.g., the artist Albrecht Durer) are...
Other
Euronet: World War Two Links
Only one of the many links from Euronet is in German, for those of you who may be up to it. As of this writing, some links are no longer active. But of what remains there is still more information than you could ever work through!
Other
Lebendiges Museum Online: 1918 Chronik
This site, which is provided for by the Lebendiges Museum Online, gives a chronicle of events in the year 1918. The site is written in German.
Other
Le Mo: Waffenstillstandsbedingungen Alliierten Compiegne
This site from the Lebendiges Museum Online provides the terms of the Armistice agreement of 1918. The site is entirely in German.