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Two Germanys on the Cold War front line

Two Germanys on the Cold War front line

The German Democratic Republic, or GDR, was created in the Soviet occupation zone on 7 October 1949. Its western rival, the Federal Republic of Germany, or FRG, had been founded a few months earlier on 23 May 1949.

The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90 Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level History The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.

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