We will finally finish our course on Friday 18 February at 2pm when we will at last concentrate on the German Democratic Republic. Or, as it was also called, East Germany.
The German Democratic Republic came into existence in opposition to the Federal Republic of West Germany and its currency. The Soviet Union thought that Germany would be occupied for 20 years by the Allies and would not have its own government and currency etc. When the West set up West Germany the Soviet Union gave its approval for the German Democratic Republic to come into existence.
The German Democratic Republic started with many problems. It had no natural resources. It had no hard currency. It had a reducing population. It had to pay reparations to the Soviet Union. Its heavy industry was mostly confiscated by the Soviet Union. It had West Berlin right in the centre of the country. So it had lots of problems. It's surprising it lasted for 40 years.
We will be examining how the country was governed and the methods used in the administration of the country. This will be a detailed examination.
I would like to invite members who have an interest in this topic but did not attend last year to join us on Friday 18 February at 2pm in the U3A meeting room. The session will include a slide presentation of photographs of East Berlin in 1970 which may be of interest.
All welcome!
Neville Gibb
The German Democratic Republic came into existence in opposition to the Federal Republic of West Germany and its currency. The Soviet Union thought that Germany would be occupied for 20 years by the Allies and would not have its own government and currency etc. When the West set up West Germany the Soviet Union gave its approval for the German Democratic Republic to come into existence.
The German Democratic Republic started with many problems. It had no natural resources. It had no hard currency. It had a reducing population. It had to pay reparations to the Soviet Union. Its heavy industry was mostly confiscated by the Soviet Union. It had West Berlin right in the centre of the country. So it had lots of problems. It's surprising it lasted for 40 years.
We will be examining how the country was governed and the methods used in the administration of the country. This will be a detailed examination.
I would like to invite members who have an interest in this topic but did not attend last year to join us on Friday 18 February at 2pm in the U3A meeting room. The session will include a slide presentation of photographs of East Berlin in 1970 which may be of interest.
All welcome!
Neville Gibb
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