Unable to come to an agreement with the Soviet Union on a government for a unified Germany, the allies (the Republic of France, the United Kingdom and the United states) give diplomatic recognition to the free-market Federal Republic of (West) Germany.

       NOTES:

• So ended the U.s.’ ninth attempt at nation building, bringing its total success/failure record to (successes, 0; failures, 8; and one toss-up).
• While “nation-building is a laudable goal, Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution for the united States says that “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government”; it does NOT state that “The United States shall guarantee to every nation on this planet a Republican Form of Government” [emphasis added].

       [added 5/17/2025]