The GDR: Birth, History, and Politics - PSMLS Audio

We have a wonderful class for you: a lesson on the German Democratic Republic taught by Comrade Angelo. Learn of the birth, anniversary, and history of this important place through this lesson conducted 71 years after its inception. Please enjoy! Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information No Literature Used In This Class Recommended Literature on the GDR: From My Life by Erich Honecker https://archive.org/details/NeoColoni...​ The Neo-Colonialism of the West German Federal Republic: A Documentation https://archive.org/details/NeoColoni...​ We Shall Continue On Our Good Road Of Peace and Socialism: New Year's Message by Walter Ulbricht https://archive.org/details/weshallco...​ The German Democratic Republic Acts In The Interests Of The German Nation https://archive.org/details/germandem...​ Stasi State or Socialist Paradise? by Bruni de la Motte & John Green (2015) https://ia800109.us.archive.org/4/ite...​ PSMLS Website: http://peoplesschool.org/contact/​ Party of Communists USA Website: https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/​ Timecode Key: (Q&A) = Question & Answer/Resposne 0:00​ Introduction 0:56​ GDR National Anthem 3:40​ Anthem Analysis 4:30​ History of GDR Formation 5:33​ Allies introduce a new currency 7:20​ Formation of GDR 8:00​ The anti-fascist wall 8:25​ Consequences of the wall falling 8:53​ East Germany post-wall? (Q&A) 11:09​ Conditions of Berlin? 12:09​ U.S.S.R. & socialist "satellites" 13:44​ Allies & the Nazis 14:17​ Economic reasons for the Berlin Wall 15:23​ GDR "brain drain"? (Q&A) 16:56​ U.S.A. comparisons 17:45​ The Marshall Plan 20:36​ Neo-nazis in the West German Government 21:33​ Anti-Fascism in the GDR 21:58​ Fraternal Help 24:50​ Meir Vilner 25:21​ Operation Paperclip 25:41​ Pay & western investment? (Q&A) 27:45​ Marshall Plan & European education? (Q&A) 28:50​ Marshall Plan vs. the communist movement 30:33​ NATO and the Warsaw Pact 33:48​ Suicide in East Germany 34:32​ U.S.S.R. & reparations? (Q&A) 35:07​ Cost of Medical care? (Q&A) 36