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	East Germany
		East Germany, formally known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR) (German Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR)), was a Communist satellite state of the former Soviet Union which, together with West Germany, existed from 1949 to 1990 in Germany.
		East Germany was situated in the center of territory that once belonged to Germany, the place was known historically as "Mitteldeutschland" (Middle Germany).
		East Germany was heavily under the influence of the Soviet Union, becoming a Stalinist-style socialist country, and part of the Warsaw Pact.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/gd/GDR.html (941 words)

	East Germany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		East Germany under Soviet influence adopted a Marxist-Leninist official ideology and became part of Warsaw Pact while West Germany influenced by the became a liberal parliamentary republic and part NATO.
		Many who had to East Germany as anti- fascists who were opposed to the quick of Nazi functionaries and industry in the found themselves captives of a dogmatic and weak state which alone was forced to reparations to the Soviet Union.
		Thus on October 3rd 1990 the East German population was the from the Eastern Bloc to join the European Union as a part of the reunified Federal Republic of Germany.
	www.freeglossary.com /East_Germany (1586 words)

	East Germany
		East Germany, formally the German Democratic Republic (GDR), German Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), was a Communist satellite state of the former Soviet Union which, together with West Germany, existed from 1949 to 1990 in Germany.
		Many who had come to East Germany as anti-fascistss who were opposed to the quick reinstatement of Nazi functionaries and industry in the west found themselves captives of a dogmatic and economically weak state which, alone, was forced to pay reparations to the Soviet Union.
		Thus, on October 3rd 1990 the East German population was the first from the Eastern Bloc to join the European Union as a part of the reunified Federal Republic of Germany.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/e/ea/east_germany.shtml (1113 words)

	Hekmat-Germany
		Germany is bounded on the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; on the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; on the south by Austria and Switzerland; and on the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and The Netherlands.
		Principal Cities Germany's largest cities tend to be either the capitals of former or present states-for example, Berlin, the capital of former Prussia; Munich, the capital of Bavaria; and Dresden, the capital of Saxony (Sachsen).
		The Tribal Duchies By the 10th century, East Francia was being buffeted from the north and east by new waves of pagan invaders.
	www.hekmats.com /germanyhistory.htm (21639 words)

	2. The German Democratic Republic (East Germany). 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		The outbreak of the cold war left eastern Germany in the Soviet sphere of influence.
		The new German state that emerged east of the Elbe, constructed in conformity with Soviet social, economic, political, and cultural patterns, became one of the Eastern European bloc of countries known in the Soviet Union as people's democracies, referred to in the West as satellites of the USSR.
		Still, held up in comparison with Eastern Europe generally, the economy in East Germany during the 40 years after the Second World War was one of the most successful in the region.
	www.bartleby.com /67/3011.html (307 words)

	Reunified Germany
		East and West Germans were eager to achieve a strong economy and funds were sent to the former East Germany to help rebuild its shattered states.
		Though the East may lack the level of restoration seen in the West, both former nations are reunified in one crucial respect--the desire to rejoice in Germany's strengths and achievements.
		The Eastern economy remains an embarrassment and a hindrance to the prosperity of Germany.
	www.wm.edu /so/monitor/fall99/paper3.htm (3942 words)

	East Germany - Chapter 3. The Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		East Germany is a major supplier of advanced technology to the other members.
		East Germany's heavy industry capacity was very low, and its raw material supplies, except for lignite (low-grade) coal and potash, were almost nonexistent.
		East Germany after these early troubled years is not as easy as many assert.
	www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-5094.html (404 words)

	Germany Economy, Germany People, Culture, Flag
		Germany had a flourishing economy, which however, was forced onto a decline curve after the unification of East and West Germany in 1990.
		It was the differences between the economic systems of the two portions that caused the economy of East Germany to deteriorate.
		Even today, improving the East Germany's economy amounts to be a costly affair, with annual transfers from west to east working out to roughly $70 billion.
	www.mapsofworld.com /country-profile/germany1.html (461 words)

	NTU Info Centre: East Germany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), German Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), was a Communist Party-led state that existed from 1949 to 1990 in the former Soviet occupation zone of Germany.
		East Germany adopted a socialist republic and became part of the Warsaw Pact, while West Germany became a liberal parliamentary republic and part of NATO.
		Thus, on October 3 1990 the East German population was the first from the Eastern Bloc to join the European Union as a part of the reunified Federal Republic of Germany.
	www.nowtryus.com /article:East_Germany (1485 words)

	ipedia.com: East Germany Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The territories of East Germany were initially settled by Slavic Wends and conquered by Germany in Middle Ages.
		This territory was known as "Mitteldeutschland" (Middle Germany), while "East" was reserved for provinces such as eastern Pomerania, eastern Brandenburg, Silesia and East and West Prussia.
		East Germany, under Soviet influence, adopted a Marxist-Leninist official ideology and became part of the Warsaw Pact, while West Germany, influenced by the USA, became a liberal parliamentary republic and part of NATO.
	www.ipedia.com /east_germany.html (1567 words)

	Cold War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The post-war state of Germany was grim: about 1/4 of housing had been destroyed, the economic infrastructure had largely collapsed, inflation was rampant, there was a shortage of food, and millions of homeless Germans from the east were returning.
		East Germany was established as a Stalin-style Socialist state.
		Germany was both under subjugation by an outside force and also under the power of the armed minority that the Russians would soon put into power in the form of the DDR (Deutsches Demokratische Republik).
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Rhodes/6916/cold.htm (2811 words)

	East & West Germany Struggle To Become A Unified Nation
		While West Germany became part of the United Nations and the European Community and quickly developed economic wealth, East Germany was forced to adopt the planned economy of the USSR, and their production was dictated by political preferences, not by the demands of the people.
		East Germans were dissatisfied seeing the amount of their pensions decline, but the levels have gradually been raised.
		Although universities in East Germany are probably as good as those in the West, most students try to find a place at a university in the West.
	baltimorechronicle.com /east_west_germany.html (1195 words)

	Germany - Economy
		Germany's affluent and technologically powerful economy - the fifth largest in the world - has become one of the slowest growing economies in the euro zone.
		The modernization and integration of the eastern German economy continues to be a costly long-term process, with annual transfers from west to east amounting to roughly $70 billion.
		Germany's aging population, combined with high unemployment, has pushed social security outlays to a level exceeding contributions from workers.
	www.exxun.com /Germany/e_ec.html (575 words)

	Naomi Craine, Few Jobs in Germany as Economy Slips
		The same day the December unemployment figures were released, private economists announced that the German economy contracted by as much as 1 percent in the fourth quarter of 1995.
		Thirty thousand metalworkers struck in eastern Germany, and 200,000 workers demonstrated across the country, in 1993 to demand the national wage parity that was promised following reunification of the country.
		In large part it is based on a construction boom that followed the reunification of Germany in 1990, which is largely exhausted.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/61/215.html (887 words)

	ZNet Commentary: Germany: Monday's Demonstrations are Back
		Disproportionately affected by this new Poverty: the German East, the territory of the former GDR.
		But "unified" East Germany - the former GDR - is special, an anomaly, so to speak: to be taken over by a historically and linguistically linked nation, West Germany, with its vastly different economic/social system is an experience none of the other former Eastern Bloc States had to undergo.
		The unemployed (man) in the East is the brother of the unemployed in the West and the single mother in the East without a job is the sister of the single mother in the West without a job".
	www.zmag.org /sustainers/content/2004-09/21noll.cfm (1781 words)

	Kiel Institute of World Economics Duesternbrooker Weg 120 24105 Kiel (Germany) (SMEALSearch) - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Analysis in terms of the two-sector open economy shows that in bringing the market economy to East Germany, West Germany seems to have disregarded important fundamentals.
		Premature formation of a currency union led to a substantial real appreciation of the East German currency.
		Both measures made East German production possibilities and employment decline.
	smealsearch2.psu.edu /4425.html (222 words)

	East Germany - ECONOMY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Gross National Product: Estimated US$1637 billion in 1984; US$9,800 GNP per capita, with 3 percent growth rate.
		Economy centrally planned and controlled by communist party.
		Energy and Mining: Country energy deficient; relies on imported crude oil and natural gas from Soviet Union and domestic lignite.
	www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-5022.html (130 words)

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