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German Elections are coming after coalition collapse. How did it happen, and what is the historical context?
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At the end of a sentence with sourcing, something like this will appear:
"The sky is blue. The ocean is blue (17,89)."
In this example, the 1st number represents the source # from the source list in this description. The 2nd number represents the page number, if the source is a book. If the numbers are separated by a semicolon ie (2;3), the numbers represent two different sources.
1. “Germany’s social democrats name…” Politico. October 8, 2024. Nöstlinger
2. FDP ließ schon zweimal Koalitionen platzen, Tobias Bluhm 06.11.2024
3. “Gerhard Schröder (1998 - 2005)” Bundeskanzleramt. 27 April 2018
4. “Angela Merkel – her political career…” 17.07.2024 deutschland de
5. “Helmut Schmidt (1974 - 1982)” Bundeskanzleramt. 27 April 2018
6. Pollock JK. The German Elections of 1928. American Political Science Review. 1928;22(3):698-705
7. “A History of West Germany” Vol 1, Bark & Gress amzn.to/3UT3M0n
8. “Vizekanzler Robert Habeck: Liberale Demokratien unter Druck” Nov 9, 2024
9. 04.12.2017 “Freie Demokraten stehen für eine Politik der vernünftigen Mitte”
10. Tagesschau. “"Wir rücken nicht raus aus der Mitte” 05.05.2024
11. “Kanzler Scholz: „Mehrheit der Mitte ist viel größer“ 24.09.2024. Deutschlandfunk
12. ZDFheute “Ampel-Aus besiegelt: Bundeskanzler Scholz entlässt…” Nov 7 2024
13. “Germany's far-right AfD seeking to…” Reuters. Escritt March 12, 2024
14. Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Shirer. 1959. amzn.to/40KHbXD
15. ARD “Sahra Wagenknecht und ihr Weg in die Politik” Jun 10, 2024
16. Frontline PBS. “Why an Influential Figure in…” July 2024
17. Pew. “7 Facts about…” Ramones. Sept 20, 2024
18. Political Germany National Parliament voting intention
19. WELT. “US-WAHL 2024: Donald Trump” Nov. 6, 2024
20. Alice Weidel: „Trump ist ein Vorbild für die AfD“ November 2024
21. “Donald Trump would have little chance” DW. Fürstenau 11/01/2024
Further Articles I read in preparing this video:
Damien McGuinness for BBC. “Germany engulfed by political crisis”
Kinkartz for DW. “Germany's coalition government falls”
Ehl for DW. “What next for Germany”
DW. 11.6.24 “Germany's governing coalition collapses”
0:00 Intro
Mapping software licensed through MapTiler,and GEOlayers. Thanks to OpenStreetMap and Natural Earth.
Stock video and imagery provided by Getty Images.
German Elections are coming after coalition collapse. How did it happen, and what is the historical context?
★ My Substack: williamcfox.substack.com
★Support on Patreon: patreon.com/williamcfox
Social Media ▼
Twitter➜ @williamcfox
Instagram➜ @williamcfox
TikTok ➜ @williamcfox
★ NOTE ON SOURCING IN CAPTIONS:
At the end of a sentence with sourcing, something like this will appear:
"The sky is blue. The ocean is blue (17,89)."
In this example, the 1st number represents the source # from the source list in this description. The 2nd number represents the page number, if the source is a book. If the numbers are separated by a semicolon ie (2;3), the numbers represent two different sources.
1. “Germany’s social democrats name…” Politico. October 8, 2024. Nöstlinger
2. FDP ließ schon zweimal Koalitionen platzen, Tobias Bluhm 06.11.2024
3. “Gerhard Schröder (1998 - 2005)” Bundeskanzleramt. 27 April 2018
4. “Angela Merkel – her political career…” 17.07.2024 deutschland de
5. “Helmut Schmidt (1974 - 1982)” Bundeskanzleramt. 27 April 2018
6. Pollock JK. The German Elections of 1928. American Political Science Review. 1928;22(3):698-705
7. “A History of West Germany” Vol 1, Bark & Gress amzn.to/3UT3M0n
8. “Vizekanzler Robert Habeck: Liberale Demokratien unter Druck” Nov 9, 2024
9. 04.12.2017 “Freie Demokraten stehen für eine Politik der vernünftigen Mitte”
10. Tagesschau. “"Wir rücken nicht raus aus der Mitte” 05.05.2024
11. “Kanzler Scholz: „Mehrheit der Mitte ist viel größer“ 24.09.2024. Deutschlandfunk
12. ZDFheute “Ampel-Aus besiegelt: Bundeskanzler Scholz entlässt…” Nov 7 2024
13. “Germany's far-right AfD seeking to…” Reuters. Escritt March 12, 2024
14. Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Shirer. 1959. amzn.to/40KHbXD
15. ARD “Sahra Wagenknecht und ihr Weg in die Politik” Jun 10, 2024
16. Frontline PBS. “Why an Influential Figure in…” July 2024
17. Pew. “7 Facts about…” Ramones. Sept 20, 2024
18. Political Germany National Parliament voting intention
19. WELT. “US-WAHL 2024: Donald Trump” Nov. 6, 2024
20. Alice Weidel: „Trump ist ein Vorbild für die AfD“ November 2024
21. “Donald Trump would have little chance” DW. Fürstenau 11/01/2024
Further Articles I read in preparing this video:
Damien McGuinness for BBC. “Germany engulfed by political crisis”
Kinkartz for DW. “Germany's coalition government falls”
Ehl for DW. “What next for Germany”
DW. 11.6.24 “Germany's governing coalition collapses”
0:00 Intro
Mapping software licensed through MapTiler,and GEOlayers. Thanks to OpenStreetMap and Natural Earth.
Stock video and imagery provided by Getty Images.
