USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The German Democratic Republic (GDR), German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), often known in English as East Germany, existed from 1949 to 1990. It covered the area of the present-day German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin (excluding West Berlin), Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, and Thüringen.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the Communist regime, democratic meant the people got to vote, but the party chose who could run in the elections, it was a one party system. If you were not a member of the Communist party you would never be elected. East Germany is now part of Germany and it is democratic.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Soviets responded by forming the German Democratic Republic (GDR) to govern their occupation zone. The United States refused to recognize the GDR until 1974.

Detailed explanation-4: -The German Democratic Republic, or GDR, also simply known as East Germany, was founded as a second German state on October 7, 1949-four years after the end of World War II.

Detailed explanation-5: -The German Democratic Republic (GDR), or Communist East Germany, ceased to exist at midnight on 3 October 1990. It was neither democratic, nor was it a republic. It was a dictatorship in which there were no free elections, no division of powers, and no freedom of movement.