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But they were the same country before... they had equal starting position, both had same people, and pretty much both were equally destroyed West germany was a
by ajsnigrutin 5y ago
But they were the same country before... they had equal starting position, both had same people, and pretty much both were equally destroyed
West germany was a mark of "the best stuff" in many countries, and DDR had trabants...
- forinti 5y agoThey didn't really have the same starting point. The West had the Marshall Plan and the East had to reboot itself.
- sofixa 5y ago> But they were the same country before... they had equal starting position, both had same people, and pretty much both were equally destroyed Not really. The fighting and destruction in the East was much worse, and the Soviets initial plan was punishment - lots of industry was simply dismantled and shipped to the Soviet Union. While the Western allies realised early on they'll need Germany against the Soviets, and started investing in it ( the Marshall plan).