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Berlin ( /bɜrˈlɪn/; German pronunciation: [bɛɐ̯ˈliːn] (
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First documented in the 13th century, Berlin was the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918), the German Empire (1871–1918), the Weimar Republic (1919–1933) and the Third Reich (1933–1945).Berlin in the 1920s was the third largest municipality in the world. After World War II, the city became divided into East Berlin—the capital of East Germany—and West Berlin, a West German exclave surrounded by the Berlin Wall (1961–1989). Following German reunification in 1990, the city regained its status as the capital of Germany, hosting 147 foreign embassies.
Modern history, or the modern era, describes the historical timeline after the Middle Ages. Modern history can be further broken down into the early modern period and the late modern period after the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. Contemporary history describes the span of historic events that are immediately relevant to the present time.
The modern era began approximately in the 16th century. Many major events caused Europe to change around the turn of the 16th century, starting with the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, the fall of Muslim Spain and the discovery of the Americas in 1492, and Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation in 1517. In England the modern period is often dated to the start of the Tudor period with the victory of Henry VII over Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.Early modern European history is usually seen to span from the turn of the 15th century, through the Age of Reason and the Age of Enlightenment in the 17th and 18th centuries, until the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century.
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The time of our lives we would like to forget
The constant reminders, the constant regret
Driving in circles all night long
Could you turn up the volume? It's my favorite song
Watch your step, careful what you say
They're bound to be talking by the end of the day
We see your true colors, pink, yellow, white
The old folks they love it, losing their sight
We've been here far too long to understand the Modern World
Let's break away
These homes are all broken, kids haven't a clue
If you were as wasted, neither would you
We tried to outrun you, fast as we can
If you are a lion, I am a lamb
A bitter remark, a slap in the face
Here comes your mother, falling from grace
Look in the mirror, what do you see?
The one thing you hated
Don't you know that we...
We've been here far too long to understand the Modern World
Let's break away
We've been here far too long to understand the Modern World