After World War II, Germany’s debt was cut into half
In 1952, Germany was debt-ridden and had no access to capital. The war-ravaged country had little industry and infrastructure (left)….
Adolf Hitler kept a portrait of Henry Ford in his office
Henry Ford, nowadays famous for establishing Ford and promoting assembly line production, was a rabid anti-Semite. He published works like…
a Soviet republic in Germany
Germany was a monarchy until the German Empire lost the First World War and its political system collapsed. Within a…
Germany is younger than Mexico, Nepal and Liberia
Germany was established in 1871 when 25 smaller states unified. The independent states of Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony etc. had jointly…
Caesar invented the Germans
Before Julius Caesar fought the Gallic tribes for Rome (58 to 50 BC), most Romans were unaware of “Germans”. Then…
Argentina used to be rich a century ago. Why is it poor now?
In 1914, Argentina was among the ten richest countries in the world and had a higher GDP per capita than…
The first country to find a former head of state guilty of genocide
For 36 years, from 1960 to 1996, Guatemala was stuck in a civil war in which various right-wing governments fought…
Nauru has the most overweight population in the world
I’m sure you can’t wait to find out why nearly 90 per cent of Nauru’s population is overweight. But before…
Women’s rights in Azerbaijan: no need to be euphoric
Azerbaijan granted women the right to vote in 1918 – as the first Muslim-majority country and one of the first…
Why is Cyprus made up of three different states?
Cyprus became a part of the Ottoman Empire in 1571. So its population has been part Greek and part Turkish…