Eduqas GCSE History · C100

West and East Germany, 1949-1991

What you need to know

Explain why political, economic, and social conditions diverged so sharply between West and East Germany after 1949.
Analyze the initial division of Germany by the Allied powers.
Understand the rapid economic recovery and democratic development in the West.
Evaluate the systems of control, repression, and economic struggle in the East, culminating in the physical separation of Germany by 1961.