How did the Louisiana Purchase change the size of the US?
In 1803 the US bought the Louisiana Territory from France for about $15 million. The deal roughly doubled the size of the country.
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- When did Germany reunify?
“East and West Germany officially reunified on October 3, 1990, less than a year after the Berlin Wall fell.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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How did a press conference mistake open the Berlin Wall?
On November 9, 1989, East German official Günter Schabowski mistakenly announced that new travel rules took effect "immediately," and crowds rushed to the Berlin Wall that same night.
Which country has the largest population entirely within the European Union?
Germany has the largest population of any European Union country, at around 83 million people.