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68 Cards in this Set
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the main thing
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die Hauptsache
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the assign, piece of homework
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die Hausaufgabe (sing.)
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the noise
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der Lärm
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the disadvantage
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der Nachteil
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the note; mark in school
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die Note
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studies (college)
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das Studium
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the unification (book)
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die Vereinigung
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the re-unification (class)
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die Wiedervereinigung
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the advantage
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der Vorteil
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the goal
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das Ziel
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to educate
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ausbilden
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to occur to
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einfallen
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to hold; to stop
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halten
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to regard as
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halten für
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to think something of someone
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halten von
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to afford
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sich (dat.) leisten
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to scold; to swear; to grumble
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schimpfen
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to think about, consider
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sich (dat.) überlegen
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even if
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auch wenn
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European
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europäisch
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again and again
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immer wieder
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altogether; all in all
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insgesamt
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in the middle of
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mitten in (dat.)
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responsible for
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verantwortlich (+ für)
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the collective feeling of belonging (Emily's word!)
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das Zusammengehörigkeitsgefühl
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greedy (class)
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gierig
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"out of the hat," impromptu (slang, class)
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aus dem Stegreif
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the unification (short)
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die Wende
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to understand (slang, class)
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mitbekommen
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the translator (class)
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der Dolmetscher
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the bias (class)
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das Vorurteil
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to tattle, and the tattler (class)
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bespitzen, der Spitzel
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trust issue (class)
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das Vertrauen
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health insurance (class)
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die Krankenkasse
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nostalgia (class)
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die Nostalgie
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nostalgia over DDR (pun, class)
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die Ostalgie
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secret police (class)
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die Stasi
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uncountable, "oodles" (class)
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unmengen
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Day of German Unity, October 3 (class)
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der Tag der Deutschen Einheit
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equal rights (class)
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die Gleichberechtigung
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to recognize (class)
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erkennen
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the euphoria (class)
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die Euphorie
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the currency (singular)
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die Währung
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Significance of 17 Juni 1953, the "rebellion" of Berlin's people
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Stalin's Tod
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the European community (class)
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die europäische Gemeinschaft
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to flee the country (class)
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fliehen
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to resign (class)
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zurücktreten
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to join (class)
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beitreten
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the barbed wire (class)
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der Stacheldraht
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the iron curtain (class)
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der eiserne Vorhang
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BRD's Government System
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die Kapitalismus
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BRD's Economic System
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die freie Marktwirtschaft
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DDR's Government System
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die Sozialismus
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DDR's Economic System
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die zentrale Planwirtschaft
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Vorteil 1 über der DDR (if you remember in order, it will be easier!)
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soziale Sicherheit
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Vorteil 2 über der DDR (if you remember in order, it will be easier!)
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Arbeitsplätze für alle
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Vorteil 3 über der DDR (if you remember in order, it will be easier!)
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niedrige Mieten
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Vorteil 4 über der DDR (if you remember in order, it will be easier!)
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staatlich subventionierte, niedrige Lebensmittelpreise =)
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3 Freedoms missed in DDR
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Reisefreiheit, Meinungsfreiheit, und Pressefreiheit
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the brand variety (class)
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die Markenvielfalt
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no selection (class)
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keine Auswahl
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Was sind teurer nach 1990 in Ostdeutschland? (3)
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Mieten, Lebensmittelpreise, und Verkehrsmittelpreise
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women losing jobs (class)
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die Frauenarbeitslösigkeit
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financial aid (acronym...or the whole word if you dare, class)
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BAFöG oder...das Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz
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the tank (class)
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der Panzer
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the street fights (class)
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die Strassenkampfe
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the pupil (class)
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die Schüler
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the older student (pl, class)
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die Studenten
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