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1.
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL
Photo by
Hindrik S
2.
G.D.R
Formed in 1949, eastern Germany. USSR zone
WWIIs direct consequence
Satellite State
Stasi and apparatchik
A highly controlled society.
Photo by
thonk25
3.
A UNIQUE STATE
Received important subsidies from the UUSR and the FRG
Exposed to the Western World
Best high education institutes within the Eastern block
Photo by
TH Nomad
4.
ECONOMICAL STRUGGLES
Subsidies were a tool to keep prices down.
Weak econonomy
Well educated individuals usually escaped the GDR
Substantial war reparations were payed to the USSR
Photo by
tinou bao
5.
A PEACEFUL REVOLUTION
Eric Honecker
GDRs society took seriously Gorbachev Reforms
Emigration as a political statement
During 1989 at least 100 k had escaped the country
A movement inspired by the fall of Hungary and Czech regimes
Photo by
masochismtango
6.
THE LAST STAGE
The power of demonstrations
September 4th 1989
By October, half million citizens took the streets
Nor the army or the police dare to repress the people
The government lost it's political power.
Photo by
roger4336
Carlos Terán
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