
Germany: East and West Unite
Throughout the Cold War, many Germans, East and West, kept hope alive for national unification. President George H.W. Bush and Secretary of State James Baker III endorsed Chancellor Helmut Kohl’s 1989 proposal seeking unity, despite resistance from Britain and France. U.S. and German diplomats worked collegially together on the Two Plus Four Agreement – Two Germanys and Four Allies, finally bringing an end to conflict that emerged in post-War Germany. On Aug. 31, 1990, two Germanys signed a Unification Treaty and on Oct. 1, 1990, the Allies suspended rights to Germany. On October 3, East and West Germany joined together. A new national holiday was born.
Germany: East and West Unite
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