GERMANY PARTITION

Differences between the East and West Germany

Differences between the East and West Germany

Introduction

After the surrender of Germany in the World War II, it was divided in the West and East partitions. The remaining German territory and Berlin were partitioned by the Allies into four military occupation zones. This paper is discussing the social, economic and political differences between the East and West Germany.

Social Differences

Since 1968, a number of elite studies in the former Federal Republic were carried out, making it possible to trace the changes in the social composition, the career paths, the value orientations and political cleavages within the ...