German Democratic Republic, or Deutsche Demokratische Republik, or DDR, or East Germany, or Ostdeutschland (hist. nation, Ger.)

• major ref. in Germany [Ref 1] passim to [Ref 2]
• agriculture
• arts
  • architecture
  • motion pictures
  • theatre [Ref 1]; [Ref 2]
• athletic training
• broadcasting
• economics
  • banking
  • Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
  • economic planning
  • International Bank for Economic Cooperation
  • postwar economy [Ref 1], [Ref 2]
• education
• government [Ref 1], [Ref 2]
• history (1945-89)
  • Berlin blockade
  • Berlin uprising [Ref 1]; [Ref 2]
  • Berlin Wall
  • conscientious objector policy
  • democratic uprising
  • German partition [Ref 1]; [Ref 2], [Ref 3]
  • German reunification
  • Oder-Neisse Line
  • Soviet satellite incorporation
• housing
• leisure activities
• publishing
  • government controls [Ref 1], [Ref 2]
  • national bibliography
• religion [Ref 1]; [Ref 2]
• rural settlements
• standard of living
• transportation
• see also Germany [Cross ref]; and significant persons and historical events by name