https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27 en-us 2021-02-22 00:42:51 UTC 2024-06-05 09:39:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1233246810 East Germany had many laws that restricted the freedom and opportunities of the East German citizens. To begin with, East Germany East Germany had a command economy law, similar to the economic system in the Soviet Union and other Comecon member states — in contrast to the market economies or mixed economies of capitalist states. Due to this economic law the people in East Germany were not able to thrive like those from West Germany and many citizens were poor lacking opportunity.]]> 2021-02-23 19:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1233246810 https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1233289802 East Germans were subjected to far more stringent restrictions. The East German constitution of 1949 granted citizens a theoretical right to leave the country, though it was hardly respected in practice. Not until 1972 were younger East Germans permitted to travel to the West, though few did so until the mid-1980s.]]> 2021-02-23 19:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1233289802 https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1233296024 2021-02-23 19:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1233296024 https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1237959980 It's quite difficult to think that a wall that kept people in a very low quality of living and in high poverty would be a good thing at all. In reality and in general terms it wasn't however, there are a few positive impacts that impacted the daily lives of individuals.]]> 2021-02-24 18:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1237959980 https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1237982900 To begin with due to the fact that it was extremely hard to escape East Germany you could stay close to family and friends and battle through issues together. Furthermore, another positive impact it had on the daily lives of people was the fact that due to the walls of East Germany it actually protected them from the outside world. On the eve of the wall's 27th anniversary, the official Communist Party newspaper published a lengthy article repeating long-standing allegations that the 13-foot-high barrier had blocked a planned attack from West Germany actually.]]> 2021-02-24 18:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1237982900 https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238007124 2021-02-24 19:03:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238007124 https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238019660 There were many things in East Germany that caused problems in the daily lives of individuals. First of all, there was no freedom of movement, which means that people couldn’t leave East Germany until 1972, but the fact that it took so long to be legal caused discontent on people. Another issue was that East Germany’s economy was very bad. There were many poor people and the few people who were economically stable were mainly composed of the rulers. ]]> 2021-02-24 19:05:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238019660 https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238054766 The people that were the most affected and suffered the most were the ones that lived in the east Germany, they are the ones that suffered most because the government change and put a lot of new rules that affect them the most. Due to the Soviet Union holding the government power in East Germany the Communist regime affected the inhabitants of East Germany in several different aspects. ]]> 2021-02-24 19:12:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238054766 https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238057114 Furthermore, the governmental power of East Germany suffered a lot because when the war ended they didn't have a strong and stable economy this led to people suffering from poverty and famine for example. Lastly, the government also had major interventions in the fact that they told all wall officers to shot on sight if anyone tried to escape therefore, everyone in East Germany had to suffer this and limited their lives and opportunities.]]> 2021-02-24 19:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238057114 https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238058016 2021-02-24 19:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238058016 https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238069770 Very few people in East Germany as a result of government intervention and the only people who would have would have been high ranking officials of East Germany. Furthermore, due to the government intervention it also indirectly benefited everyone in West Germany because due to the strict rules on the wall, West Germany stayed relatively peaceful from those from East Germany. There also would have been a large influx of poverty if East Germans would have been able to cross the wall easily. ]]> 2021-02-24 19:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238069770 https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238084803 The Communist party in the Soviet Union also benefited from the government interventions because it kept them in total control and power of East Germany and overall kept all the power of what would happen in East Germany in their hands.]]> 2021-02-24 19:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238084803 https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238093940 2021-02-24 19:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238093940 https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238102271 2021-02-24 19:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238102271 https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238109879 2021-02-24 19:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238109879 https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238114639 Another issue was that there was no freedom of press neither. People in East Germany were receiving manipulated and even false information through the news because they controlled the information. Finally, there were many manifestations across East Germany in multiple occasions demanding a better quality of life, and these manifestations were sometimes dangerous and they risked the lives of some citizens in East Germany.]]> 2021-02-24 19:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238114639 https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238118464 2021-02-24 19:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238118464 https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238120033 2021-02-24 19:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bradleyfmccormick/k3in4fcdnm5ghn27/wish/1238120033