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WW2 (War Nazi Opposition (Resistance groups: White Rose - run by Hans,…

- - - - Deutsch Demokratische Republik (DDR)
        GDR - Elected assemblies, multi-party state, president
        SED - East German Communist party, dominant force
        Lead by W. Ulbricht - DE, deeply committed communist
      - Life in East Germany
        Some fled to West, most were just trying to survive
        Some welcomed communism - Victor Klemperer
        (Bitter hatred for NZs, hoped for a bright future)
      - Rebuilding
        Harsher experience; '45-47 Stalin wanted DE to pay
        Took food, equipment (1.4k factories) other resources
        '48 - Phase ends, new gov. under W. Ulbricht, continued on
        7k large landowners had estates given to peasants
        Abolished private school, free education for all
      - Deprecation
        State control of agriculture - food shortages
        Tried to grow food to feed w/ surplus for USSR
        Re-militarisation - 10% of GDP, unpopular conscription
        Expensive food basics (butter, sugar etc.) ; suppression
        Challenges dealt with harshly
      - Protest
        Jun '53 - Berlin strike, 1M people
        GDR police, Soviet army - crushed it
        500 died, 5k arrested, 1.2k prison time
      - '50 - WU scraps dem. re-org. SED similar to USSR
        Central committee, Politburo, run by WU; opponent purge
        Controlled education, media; Stasi kept eye on suspects
        '52 - WU starts programme: Building of Socialism
        Might bring improvement - disappointment ensues
        No miracle; No goods production meant no boom
        Stalin wants GDR to solely support USSR