German

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German
Cultural Assignment
By Kali Buchholz 8K
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German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
- Capital East Berlin Currency East German
Mark Population 16,111,000 West Germans were
allowed to go out of the country and I think
many, who didnt have families in the west, would
have chosen to. It was also far easier for West
Germans to get into Esst Germany than the other
way around.
Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
- Capital Bonn Currency German
Mark Population 63,254,000 Although many people
preferred West Germany, East Germans werent
allowed to leave the country and West Germans
were allowed to go wherever they wanted.
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Wirtschaftswunder
Wirtschaftswunder is German for economic
miracle. The term is used to describe the
successes of West Germanys (and Austrias)
recovery after the second World War. This
economic miracle began in 1948 but was put
under strain in the early 1990s largely due to
the cost of unification. A combination of growth
and strength in the economic system made it one
of the most respected in the world.
The division of Germany was caused by the
differences in opinion of the four largest
powers. These powers were France, United States,
Great Britain and the Soviet Union. After Germany
gave in, the four powers, no longer unified in
their visions of post-war Europe, decided to
divide Germany into four military zones with a
joint military government until they could agree
on Germanys future. This didnt work and Germany
soon became the battlefield for the Cold War.
This resulted in the division of Germany into two
states. The Soviets zone became East Germany and
the other three became West Germany.
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Berlin Wall
Construction on the Berlin wall started on August
13 1961 and November 9 1989 is considered the day
the wall fell.
The wall was constructed because the four powers
controlled different parts of Germany and Berlin
as well and when they couldnt agree they divided
the country and Berlin as well.
Where the wall bisected the city and where the
checkpoints, where people could pass from East to
West Germany and the other way round, were.
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Border of East and West Germany
Fence that divided East and West Germany
The fence was built around East Germany to
separate East and West Germany after the
division. It wasnt so much to keep the West out
but to stop the East defecting to West Germany or
somewhere else.
Berlin Wall
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Dictionary Definitions
Patriot one who loves his or her country,
supports its authority, interests and may defend
it if necessary.
Defector to forsake one cause, party or nation
for another, possibly a rival, often because of a
change in ideology
Communism a system in which goods are owned in
common and are available to all as needed a
totalitarian system of government in which a
single authoritarian party controls state-owned
means of production
Democracy - a government in which the supreme
power is vested in the people and exercised by
them directly or indirectly through a system of
representation usually involving periodically
held free elections rule of the majority.
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Communism

• 5 Advantages
• Everyone is equal
• All health care is free
• You get what you need
• Youll always have a job
• You dont have to adjust to new leaders and
  policies

• 5 Disadvantages
• You cant choose your government
• Everyone has to work
• You cant always choose your job
• All boys have to join the army at some point
• You cant vote out leaders or policies you dont
  like

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The New Federal Republic of Germany
East and West Germany reunited on October 3 1990,
to form a single country, the new Federal
Republic of Germany.
When the two countries reunited to become the
Germany we know today Berlin was chosen as the
new capital.
Berlin was chosen because of the unification
treaty.
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Industry
The Trabant 500 and 601 were the cars that were
made in East Germany between 1957 and 1991, these
cars were the only cars made in East Germany.
They were made mostly of Duroplast, a type of
plastic.
The Volkswagon Beetle and Karmann Ghia were two
of the cars made in West Germany. Volkswagon
became an important symbol in West Germanys
economic recovery.