Government
This political party, formed in 1946 under Soviet influence, held all real power in East Germany.
Socialist Unity Party (SED)
In East Berlin, this type of economy meant the government controlled all production decisions.
Command economy
This part of Germany was also known as the German Democratic Republic.
What is East Germany?
This type of public transport was more common in East than West Berlin.
What is a tram/streetcar system?
This physical barrier separated East Berlin from West Berlin from 1961 to 1989.
What is the Berlin Wall
The SED was formed by the forced merger of these two German political parties.
Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party
Unlike in a free market, in East Berlin, _____ were set by the government, not supply and demand.
Prices
Families with children received monthly payments from the government based on how many kids they had until their kids were in which grade?
What is 10th grade?
Rather than private homes, East Berlin promoted this type of shared housing experience
What is collective living?
This is the name of the secret police group in East Berlin that hid cameras and listening devices to detect any anti-communist speech/escape plans.
What is the Stasi?
Though there were four other bloc parties in East Germany, this is why they held no real power.
They were controlled by the SED and couldn't act independently
These state-run stores sold Western goods but only accepted hard currency, which was available only to exclusive communist party members.
Intershops
This official art style promoted idealized, happy scenes of life under communism.
What is Socialist Realism?
This iconic tower in East Berlin symbolized socialist architectural achievement, and it even stands today.
Fernsehturm aka the TV Tower
This is the German currency that was used until 1999, before Germany adopted the Euro.
What is the German Deutschemark?
This ideology guided East Germany’s government and society.
Communism (or building a socialist society)
This unofficial system allowed people to trade goods and services in short supply, often for Western currency.
The gray market
East German mothers received this many weeks of fully paid leave after giving birth
What is 20 weeks?
Decisions about city development and housing in East Berlin were made using this economic system
What is centralized planning (or a centrally planned economy)?
This was the year that East and West Berlin unified.
What is 1990?
This global superpower closely influenced East German politics and governance throughout the Cold War.
The Soviet Union
This type of illegal trading system allowed people to get Western goods, though it was punishable by law.
black market
This negative term used in West Germany described working mothers as neglectful.
What is rabbenmutter (raven mother)?
This type of housing, made from concrete slabs, was built to address East Berlin’s housing shortage.
What is Plattenbau?
This is the half of Germany (East or West) that West Berlin was in.
What is East Germany