Before revision: From 1945 to the present After WWII, the German nation was divided into two states in 1949 , West Germany and East Germany, and the former German territories east of the Oder–Neisse line were made part of Poland and the Soviet Union .
After revision: From 1945 to the present After WWII, the German nation was divided into two states in 1949 , West Germany and East Germany, and the former German territories east of the Oder–Neisse line were made part of Poland and Russia .