Landeskunde Deutschland, Von Der Wende Bis Heut... Review

The transition from a planned economy in the East to a social market economy was a monumental task.

: To fund the reconstruction of the East (the Aufbau Ost ), a special tax was introduced to improve infrastructure and environmental conditions. Landeskunde Deutschland, von der Wende bis heut...

The modern German state was forged through the (Peaceful Revolution) in the GDR. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, events moved rapidly toward formal unification. The transition from a planned economy in the

: On October 3, 1990 , the GDR officially joined the Federal Republic of Germany (BRD), ending over 40 years of division. 2. Economic Restructuring and the "Aufbau Ost" Following the fall of the Berlin Wall on

: This international agreement between the two German states and the four World War II victors granted Germany full sovereignty.

: This agency was responsible for privatizing East German state-owned enterprises, which often led to high unemployment and industrial collapse in the "new states".