And. on November 9. 1989. all restrictions on East German travel to the West were ended. effectively marking the beginning of the dismantling of the Berlin Wall which. for more than 28 years. symbolized the cold war and stood as a bulwark against peace and the reunification of Germany. After 7 months of negotiations. East and West Germany. along with the United States. Great Britain. France. and the Soviet Unionthe four legal occupying powers of WWIIfinally reached agreement on the reunification of Germany. And as of Tuesday. the two Germans are once again a single nation. German immigrants first reached Americas shores more than 300 years ago. First settling in Germantown. PA. on October 6. 1683.
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