<P> In 1871 , Germany became a nation state when most of the German states unified into the Prussian - dominated German Empire . After World War I and the revolution of 1918 -- 19 , the Empire was replaced by the parliamentary Weimar Republic . The Nazi seizure of power in 1933 led to the establishment of a dictatorship , World War II and the Holocaust . After the end of World War II in Europe and a period of Allied occupation , two German states were founded : the democratic West Germany and the socialist East Germany . Following the Revolutions of 1989 that ended communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe , the country was reunified on 3 October 1990 . </P>
<P> In 1871 , Germany became a nation state when most of the German states unified into the Prussian - dominated German Empire . After World War I and the revolution of 1918 -- 19 , the Empire was replaced by the parliamentary Weimar Republic . The Nazi seizure of power in 1933 led to the establishment of a dictatorship , World War II and the Holocaust . After the end of World War II in Europe and a period of Allied occupation , two German states were founded : the democratic West Germany and the socialist East Germany . Following the Revolutions of 1989 that ended communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe , the country was reunified on 3 October 1990 . </P>
when did germany become a country the first time
when did germany become a country the first time
1871
1871