Socialist Unity Party (SED)

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Germany 1925–1955.

Definition

The ruling Marxist-Leninist political party of East Germany, formed by a forced merger of communist and socialist parties in 1946.

Exam Context

Socialist Unity Party (SED) appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for Non-British Depth Studies, especially Germany 1925–1955 and War and Legacy 1939–1955.

Non-British Depth Studies Germany 1925–1955 War and Legacy 1939–1955

Found in Revision Notes

Non-British Depth Studies

Post-War Legacy: De-Nazification and Divided Germany

Germany 1925–1955 • War and Legacy 1939–1955

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