After World War II, there was conflict over what should happen to Germany. It was then, Germany was divided into four occupations and then later two states. “In 1949, the two areas were formally split into the Federal Republic in the West and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in the East. In addition, the Basic Law, Germany's constitution, came into effect in 1949.” (European History/Europe: 1945 to Present.) To a degree, it can be comparable to the Treaty of Tordesillas. Although, there was also some ideals of the division that were extraordinarily different from the Treaty of Tordesillas.
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Portugal and Spain gained a great amount of resources from the Treaty of Tordesillas. When it came to the division of Germany, West Germany known as the Federal Republic of Germany were administered by Britain, France, and the United States; moreover, Russia had East Germany known as German Democratic Republic both side of the deal relishing from the lands resources
In both cases, with the division it made an impact on the culture of land. Because of the Treaty of Tordesillas, South America has native day Brazil. Moreover, the deal for Germany decided which side was capitalistic, Federal Republic of Germany, and which side was socialist, the German Democratic Republic. (European History/Europe: 1945 to Present.)
When the division were made, in both cases there were individuals who were living on the land had no choice on the outcome of these agreement. The natives of the land had no say on the matter. For the Treaty of Tordesillas, it was the native Americans, such as the Aztec, Inca, and Taino. (Carl-Sue. Treaty of Tordesillas.) For the division of Germany, it was the Germans that had no input. (Wikipedia contributors. History of Germany …show more content…
Germany was divided by materialistic divider called the Berlin Wall which separated east and west Germany during 1961. (European History/Europe: 1945 to Present.) Opposed to the Treaty of Tordesillas, where the divider was made on a map in a manner open to interpretation about how far the divider really was.
Opposed to the Treaty of Tordesillas, more nations played a role when it came to the decision. The Treaty of Tordesillas had only to nations pick apart the land, Spain and Portugal. The nations making the decision during the Yalta Conference it was Britain, the United States of America, and the Soviet Union who decided the division of Germany. (History.com Staff. Yalta Conference ends.)
Moreover, while the Treaty of Tordesillas was being made, the land was still vastly new to the individual making the decision muddled. The individuals did not truly know the outcome they were getting from this deal. Although, when it came time for the decision over who would get land, nations knew well what they will be getting from the