What happened when Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany in history?

East and West Germany are divided into four parts: the United States, France, Britain and the Soviet Union according to their respective occupations during World War II. Because of the end of World War II, Britain and France suffered great losses, and the strength of the United States increased greatly, which was actually equivalent to the occupation of Germany by the United States and the Soviet Union.

1On May 8, 945, Hitler surrendered unconditionally. According to the Crimean Declaration and the Potsdam Agreement, the defeated Germany will be temporarily occupied by the Soviet Union, the United States, Britain and France, and the capital Berlin will also be controlled by the four countries.

1949, 12 in may, the western occupied area agreed to the basic law adopted by the german parliamentary Committee, namely the Bonn constitution. On September 20th, the Federal Republic of Germany was formally established, referred to as the Federal Republic of Germany or West Germany.

In the same year1October 7th, 10, the German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany for short) was established in the Soviet-occupied area.

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In the 1990s, West Germany was the largest economy in Europe, while East Germany was far behind. Take 1988 as an example, the per capita GDP of East Germany is only 1/4 of that of West Germany, the average monthly salary is only one third of that of West Germany, and the level of science and technology is 20 years behind that of West Germany.

After the war, eastern European countries began to adopt the Soviet model: ignoring the development of light industry and service industry, workers' wages could not be raised and people's living standards could not be improved. By the end of 1980s, hundreds of thousands of East Germans fled to West Germany every year.

The wave of drastic changes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe swept through eastern European countries, and countries began to reform and get rid of the limitations of the Soviet model. As a victim of the Soviet model, East Germany also wants to get rid of this economic situation as soon as possible. Joining or merging with West Germany is undoubtedly a good choice.

1in the summer of 990, under the fierce debate of experts, East Germany introduced the West German mark, which contributed to the economic and monetary union between the two sides. 1In August 1990, the East German People's House decided to merge East Germany into West Germany, and soon signed a unified contract with a thickness of 1 100.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Unity of Germany and Germany