In the middle of it all lay Germany, divided and occupied by the four allies. ... The Western Allies occupied West Germany and the Soviet-Union occupied East Germany. ... The East German people elected Konrad Adenuer leader of the Christian Democratic Republic. ... On August 13, 1961, East Germany leader backed by the Soviets authorized the sudden construction of a wall between West and East Berlin; where hundreds of thousands of East Germans had continued to flee to the West. ... The new government had no intention of changing the Federal Republic Governments policy towards the East. ...

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On the other hand, the German Democratic Republic in the east allied itself with the Soviet Union and the other members of the Warsaw Pact and became a socialist follower of the Soviet Bloc. ... Even with 86 million people living in Germany and it being right in the middle of Europe its population is not very diverse. ... The government and powerful industry are what have kept standards of living equal even though the west transfers in excess of $70 Billion to the East each year for integration and modernization. ...

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In the east, Poland received parts of West Prussia and Silesia. Finally, Czechoslovakia received the Hultschin district from Germany; and Memel, a small territory in East Prussia along the Baltic Sea, was ultimately given to the Lithuanians.1 In addition to the loss of land, reparations had to be paid to the Allies by Germany. ... He identified himself as a guardian of law and order, private property, national pride, and stability, which won him a following among the middle class and wealthy industrialists. ...

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The middle-class nationalistic leaders in central Italy wanted a fusion with Sardinia. ... Bismarck realized that the middle class would want national unity then conservative leadership, so he put together a federal constitution for the North German Confederation. ... Germany established protectorates over African kingdoms and tribes in Togo, South Africa, and later East Africa. ...

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