The intrinsic color of liquid water may be demonstrated by looking at a white light source through a long pipe that is filled with purified water and closed at both ends with a transparent window. The light turquoise blue color is caused by weak absorption in the red part of the visible spectrum.
Nazi Germany surrendered on May 7th 1945 thus bringing World War Two in Europe to an end.On May 6th General Alfred Jodl arrived at General Dwight Eisenhowerâs temporary headquarters â a small schoolhouse in Reims, France â to sign the surrender document.Four versions of the surrender document were required: in English, French, Russian and German.he Germans were summoned a short time after to sign theAct of Military Surrender. One witness to the signing said that it was done without an air of celebration. For reasons of protocol, Eisenhower was not at the signing. He remained in a nearby room.
The purpose was to prevent residents of East Germany from fleeing poverty and an oppressive government, and escaping into West Germany. The Berlin Wall began to be torn down on November 9, 1989. East and West Germany completed reunification into a single country, Germany, on October 3, 1990.