The antecedents of reunification of Germany and Germany

Since 1945, Germany has been divided, and the policy implemented by the German Democratic Republic strictly controls the flow of people between the two countries. 1On March 28th, 989, the GDR began to implement new border management regulations, relaxing the control on citizens leaving the country, which directly triggered a certain scale of flight tide. In less than a year, about10,000 East German citizens immigrated to Western Europe through various channels, forming the third wave of East German residents fleeing. 1September 1989, East Germany further relaxed its border management, and West German citizens could even spend the night in East Germany. On the contrary, the looser border management has further aroused the wave of protests from East German citizens. Large-scale rallies and demonstrations broke out in cities such as Leipzig, demanding that the East German authorities carry forward democracy, implement reforms, improve goods and services, open overseas travel and relax restrictions on the news media.