Word: germanize
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Lutheran Church sources said some marchers in Leipzig shouted, "The Wall must go!"--demanding demolition of the Berlin Wall, symbol of East German repression for three decades...
...Follow the West German example of encouraging joint ventures by establishing a fund that would insure companies against Soviet default or expropriation...
...wasn't it just two weeks ago that East German President Egon Krenz said he would not include opposition groups in a national dialogue? Last week a member of the East German Politburo met with the largest reform group to hear its ideas...
...future of the Continent as a whole. Will Gorbachev's "common European house" mean political as well as economic integration with the West? Will the Warsaw Pact remain intact? Will the two Germanys reunify? "Before you start taking an old structure down," says Karel Doudera, a Czech expert on German affairs, "it is not a bad idea to have in hand the materials for the new one. But in this case...
...discussion of disintegrating military alliances leads to the question of German reunification. And that prospect will probably keep the Poles firmly tethered to the Warsaw Pact. Polish mistrust of the Germans cuts deep, dating back to the 13th century. Logic dictates that Poland, repeatedly divided during the 18th and 19th centuries, should sympathize with the Germanys' desire to reunite. But the thought of 78 million Germans under one flag next door is enough to give even the most zealous reformer pause. "We already detect a growth of German assertiveness," warns a leading Polish economist. Says Bromke: "The Warsaw Pact...