Pertinent Historical Information
The setting of this novel is Germany in the 1960s.
Berlin Wall: a wall that served as a barrier and surrounded West Berlin and prevented access to it from East Berlin and adjacent areas of East Germany during the period from 1961 to 1989. www.britannica.com/topic/Berlin-Wall Aftermath of World War II: The Allies (U.S., Britain, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Yugoslavia), won the war against the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria) and as a result of Germany's heinous crimes during the war, the country would face years of hardship and sorrow at the hands of the Soviet Union. www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii |