Topic 1 - Establishing and consolidating communist rule in the GDR,
c1949-61
● Why did events in the years 1945 to 1949 lead to the division of Germany?
● To what extent was the system of government in the GDR democratic?
● How successful was the development of the GDR’s economy in the years 1949-61?
● Why did the GDR find it necessary to build the Berlin Wall in 1961?
c1949-61
● Why did events in the years 1945 to 1949 lead to the division of Germany?
● To what extent was the system of government in the GDR democratic?
● How successful was the development of the GDR’s economy in the years 1949-61?
● Why did the GDR find it necessary to build the Berlin Wall in 1961?
