As a new government came to power, the hopes and dreams of the Germans would become reality. The new East German government removed travel restrictions for their citizens on November 9, 1989 (Berlin Online). ... The West German government had begun to plan for reunification by preparing for the modernization of East Germany. ... The German Government imposed a tax on West Germans for investment in the East German infrastructure, but this tax, which was temporary, was extended at least twice due to the horrible conditions of East Germany. ... (Duke), we surely must realize that the toll of...

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The three Western zones were united as the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). ... Unlike Germany, however, it was allowed its own central government. ... At Yalta, Stalin had promised to include non-communists in the new Polish government and to hold free elections. ... The provisional government, established in Poland at the end of the war, was controlled by communists. ... When elections were finally held in Poland in 1947, the communists" provisional government claimed victory. ...

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These three parts formed West Germany. when all the land was divided the Soviet Union controlled East Germany. ... In East Germany there was almost nothing. ... At noon the riots had gotten really bad and the workers from East Germany were marching through the Brandenburg Gate into West Germany with to combine with workers from West Germany. ... The people were from East Berlin, and the government of East Germany knew that they couldn't loose all of these people. ... It stunned people from both East and West Germany. ...

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The people believed the change they sought could be accomplished by voting in the Labour Government. ... The Labour government started the groundwork for the release of their land outside the motherland starting with India. ... "While the Western Allies wanted a strong Germany at the center of Europe, Stalin was determined that the Germans would never threaten his nation again." ... Because of Stalin's refusal to reunify Germany, the Western Powers attempted a unification of their parts of Berlin and other German territory to form the Federal Republic of Germany, later known as West Ger...

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They agreed to separate Germany. Sections of Germany under the control of the United States, France, and Britain formed the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). The land controlled by the Soviet Union became the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). ... The government of East Germany built the wall to stop this exodus to the West. ... This reunited East and West Berlin and paved the way for German reunification. ...

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In Germanys pivotal arena. The zones of the allied occupations began to harden into political entities. 1949 the west and east German governments had been organizing and finalizing the division of the continent. ... The east German government built tank traps and ditches along their side of the wall but they said "this was just to keep their people in the country". ... After a while east Germans started to tear down the wall and reunited with west Germany in 1990 as one nation. The Federal Republic of Germany. ...

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The German Democratic Republic was a communist government, which most people didn't like because they suffered under repressions of the communists. ... By 1961, the communist government knew it had to stop the exodus. ... After this huge evacuation, mass demonstrations against the government and the system in East Germany began at the end of September and lasted until November 1989. ... The new government that formed prepared a new law to lift the travel restrictions for East German citizens. A member of the new East German government was asked at a press conference when the new East ...

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By 1948, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Albania and Yugoslavia all had Communist governments. ... This was further reiterated by the Berlin Blockade in the same year, when Stalin blockaded the German city of Berlin for 11 months in response to the allies plans to unify their occupation zones in Germany and establish the country, Western Germany. ... Firstly, for three years, Russia fought the war against Germany alone and unaided from the west. ... In Yalta, it was agreed that Russia would be allowed to set up a government of their choice in Eastern Europe. However, Truma...

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It didn't just separate East Germany West Germany but also drew a line in the minds of Western Berliners with Eastern Berliners. ... During the parting of East and Western Germany I would have not tried to escape to the western part of Germany. ... The government paid for medicine and even babysitting. ... You can't retaliate against the government, and you can't stand up for your rights. ... The government doesn't pay for medicine or babysitting. ...

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For instance, as Hungary shifted towards independence, the government lifted restrictions on free travel between it and Austria. Thus, the almighty "Iron Curtain" was breached by allowing East Germans to pass into Austria through Hungary and then onto West Germany. ... Furthermore, the autumn of 1989 brought tens of thousands of East Germans feeling to West Germany which in turn led to mass demonstrations (i.e. ... In November 1989, the East Germany government decided to undertake the most moving ceremony in Europe since 1945 by officially opening the Berlin wall. ... It is possible he wanted ...

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He understood the power of propaganda, and filled German cities with massive posters appealing to the German sense of disempowerment after the end of World War 1. ... While Europe took its first steps towards unity, the German dictator lashed out and said no - we are German and we must fight for the continued existence of the German culture. ... Until 1532 the democratic constitution of Florence was outwardly upheld, but the Medici exerted actual control over the government without holding any permanent official position. ... Peter not only reorganized the Russian army but he also reformed th...

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East Germany built the wall to prevent East Germans from emigrating to the West. On November 9, 1989, the East German government ended its restrictions on emigration and travel to the West by its citizens. ... East Germans tore down the wall, with the eventual help of many Westerner, and soon reunited the city of Berlin. ... How would the government react? ... Young innocent people, who wanted a new form of government, were being killed for no apparent reason. ...

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It established both the German Empire and the French Third Republic. ... Germany was the last, signing its armistice on November 11, 1918. ... The treaty's declaration that Germany was entirely to blame for the war was humiliating to the German people. ... On December 11th, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. ... They had different ideas about economics and government. ...

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Joseph finally got the chance to meet Lenin in 1905 at a conference in Finland Lenin noticed that Stalin was very dedicated and loyal to Lenin's cause so Lenin appointed Joseph to work for his cause by raising money for the Bolsheviks by any means necessary this involved robbing banks and government money. ... With the Germans in Moscow for the winter Stalin showing his ruthlessness sent his armies in for a counterattack, most of the red army was crushed but they managed to gain some ground. In January 1943 the German armies thought that if they conquered the city of Stalingrad the ...

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In 1941 Hungary entered WWII on Germany's side, but in 1944 Germany occupied Hungary because they didn't think that they could trust them as an ally. ... Hungarian communists were gradually gaining control of Hungary's government. Matthias Rakosi was head of the communist party, and head of the government. ... Along with governments that were once friendly to the U.S.S.R. ... The Cold War ended with the collapse of the Berlin Wall, and the reunification of East and West Germany. ...

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The containment policy was definitely quite successful in the initial stages by probating founding, weapon and supplies to those governments who were fighting against the communist threat. ... After World War II, the Soviet Union controlled East Germany and West and East Berlin while the US controlled West Germany and West Berlin Which was in East Germany. The Soviet Union had a wonderful plan to starve the people in Berlin by blocking all the supplies going into Berlin because they controlled East Germany where Berlin was. ... In North Korea, a communist government was established by the Sov...

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The threat of Russian progression in Europe and in Asia was enough to worry the top officials in the United States and British governments. ... The American government also wanted revenge for the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. ... If the Germans had won that race they probably would have used it constantly in Russia and Britain until Hitler got what he wanted which was world control and the elimination of the Jews and others and the ascent of his "superior race" of Germans. ...

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As the WWII drew to a close in 1945, European countries involved in the war were left with debilitated lands, economies, armies, and in some cases, even governments. ... In addition, the Soviets wanted to keep Germany very weak so that it could never be a threat to peace again. The Western allies, however, did not agree with this strategy and, not wanting to deal with Germany as harshly as the Soviets did, believed that the Soviet Union should withdraw from Eastern Europe. They believed that if Germany was allowed to keep some military strength it could act as a useful buffer zone between West...

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What is Von Trotta's primary objective: to tell a personal story about a love affair or compose a narrative essay on the history of German division? ... Twelve years later they finally meet again when Konrad arrives as part of an East German scientific delegation. ... Incredibly, this was the first German film to deal with the issue on the German divide in any way other than the genre of documentary. ... This symbolizes the way the DDR government is represented throughout the film. ... Though Von Trotta's subordinates the history of the German divide it still plays a huge...

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To make things safer Stalin wanted to make Poland bigger and weaken German. ... Finally after a while the three leader agreed that Germany would be split into three zones. ... By 1948 communist governments controlled Poland, Albania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romina Czechoslovakia and the Russian Zones in Germany. ... Germany was split into 4 zones just like Berlin, its capital. ... The Marshall Aid showed those in East Germany the standard of living in the West. ...

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At the Potsdam Conference, there was already a division between the partners where Truman and Churchill were determined to secure political freedom and democratic governments throughout post-war Europe whilst Stalin was determined to dominate all of Europe and impose communism on its nations. ... One of the main outcomes was the commitment to the opening of a second front against Nazi Germany by the Western Allies. ... This had frustrated Stalin as he was hoping the German troops to be withdrawn from the Russian Front leading up to more tensions arising. ... The development of various bombs pa...

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This region would remain under French control until France surrendered to Germany. When the French surrendered to German forces, it left French Indochina in disarray. ... Vietnam was decided to have a national election to determine the official government of Vietnam, which unfortunately led to the Vietnam War. ...

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The Cold War began after the collapse of Germany in May 1945(http://www.coldwar.org/indexrus.html). ... Also the Russian government was seeking revenge on the United States because the United States did not enter the war effort soon enough and that caused for more Russian casualties. After WWII, Germany was divided into four zones and occupied by Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union. ... The west decided to create a separate government in their zones. ... Another way to prevent the Cold War from happening was when Hitler broke the treaty between Russia and Germany. ...

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In fact, we decided not to fight the Germans from the east when cities such as Stalingrad were being destroyed, so if anything the Soviets have the right to distrust us. ... Communism is a theory of government in which the people are all considered equal. The government owns the businesses and pays equal wages to all. ... There could be a government which practices the Communist ideas of the government ownership of business while having the democratic ideals of checks and balances with the people voting for officials. ... Even the socialist governments of the world take responsibility for t...

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Each year you would have to hand over a certain amount of grain to the government which you would eventually get paid for. ... Although Stalin was extremely harsh, after the three Five Year Plans were complete USSR's industry challenged Germany's and improved by four hundred percent. ... Even though USSR and Germany were on peace terms, he knew that an attack was inevitable. He was building up his army, but still was totally surprised when Germany invaded in 1941. ... Electing more top western generals he eventually ran Germany back. ...

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