Economy
This side of divided Germany had a market economy
What is West Germany?
The language spoken by both East and West Germany, which is still spoken in unified Germany today.
What is German?
The ruling party of East Germany
What is the Social Unity Party of Germany (SED)?
This German footwear brand, founded in 1774, survived divided Germany and remains a popular sandal of the youth around the world today.
What is Birkenstock?
The migration of this demographic group from east to west has negatively effected the economy of eastern Germany.
Described as loud, slow, poorly designed, and badly built, this was the East German car produced from 1957-1990.
What is the Trabant (Trabbie)?
Following unification, this person was the first chancellor from East Germany.
Who is Angela Merkel?
Of our two professors, she grew up in West Germany
Who is Professor Gohr?
The unemployment rates in eastern and western Germany today.
What is 6.5% and 4.7%?
What is Levi's?
The most popular party following unification.
What is the CSU/CDU?
In October 1989, right before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Alex Kerner, is living with his mom, Christiane, and sister, Ariane. But when the mother, a loyal party member, sees Alex participating in an anti-communist rally, she falls into a coma and misses the revolution. After she wakes, doctors say any jarring event could make her have a heart attack, meaning the family must go to great lengths to pretend communism still reigns in Berlin.
What is "Goodbye, Lenin!"?