Margaret Thatcher was fearful of German unification because she believed that this would bring an immediate and formidable … - Douglas Hurd

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Margaret Thatcher was fearful of German unification because she believed that this would bring an immediate and formidable increase of economic strength to a Germany which was already the strongest economic partner in Europe.

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