GermanyAufgabe 203 · History and responsibility
What was the economic system of the GDR called?
In the exam (German)
Wie hieß das Wirtschaftssystem der DDR?
- amarket economyMarktwirtschaft
- bplanned economyPlanwirtschaftCorrect answer
- csupply and demandAngebot und Nachfrage
- dcapitalismKapitalismus
Why?
In the GDR, the state planned the economy: it decided what was produced, how much and at what price, for example in five-year plans. This is called a planned economy (Planwirtschaft). There were often too few goods – people waited many years for a car. The Federal Republic, by contrast, had the social market economy.
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Wie wurden die Bundesrepublik Deutschland und die DDR zu einem Staat? — Die heutigen fünf östlichen Bundesländer sind der Bundesrepublik Deutschland beigetreten.
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With the accession of the GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany, the new federal states now also belong …Correct answer:to the European Union.
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Aufgabe 207
Which military alliance was the GDR a member of?Correct answer:the Warsaw Pact
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