What Are The Differences Between Joseph Stalin And Germany Differences

Between the years 1945-1991, Germany was a divided country with no national identity. Hitler had terrorized the world during World War 2 and left the country in guilt and depression. After the war the allies agreed upon splitting Germany up in divisions into to a West and East Germany. Along with the city of Berlin, which was split up itself between the Allies. The Allies worked together in rebuilding Germany one piece at a time, but there were conflicting issues between the Allies. For the Western Allies such as the United States, Great Britain, and France wanted to bring democracy into Germany. To help grow Germany back up in a safe and democratic way. But Russia did not want Germany to become a Democratic country. They wanted a communist like government just like their country is set up. Stalin believed the communist system of government was the better of the two, because of the power over the people …show more content…
This disagreement would become an epidemic shortly after the War. The divided line between the Western Allies German territory and the Soviet Union was known as the “Iron Curtain”. Which split Germany pretty much right down the middle. The German people would be split up from each other and become two different societies. So close to each other but so different in every aspect of policy and culture. The West Germans created their own government while the East Germans created theirs’s. In this research project I will argue how the two German governments and policy’s differ. To see how they worked and why I believe West Germany handled important events better than East Germany. When I say better I mean that Democracy and Capitalism works better than communism. By discussing major events like the Berlin Wall, Economic crisis, foreign relations, and the Rise of liberalism during the 60’s. The first thing to discuss is the differences between West and East Germany. Who supports each side and what are their