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The first stage of German industrialization begins in 1835 with the building of the first German railway. At around the same time ...  |
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At the turn of the century, the British chemist Sir William Crookes delivers a lecture to the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Bristol titled "The Wheat Problem." ... |
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After the First World War, the situation for the population in Germany is alarming: The Kaiser has abdicated and the economic outlook is dire. Reparations, the dismantling of factories, a scarcity of coal and inflation prevent economic recovery ... |
The post-war years are marked by streams of refugees, a shortage of housing and unemployment. City centers, residential areas and industrial plants lie in ruins ... |
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Germany's economic boom continues until the mid-1960s, but in 1967 the country slides into recession for the first time. Gross domestic product ... |
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