How was East Germany different from West Germany during the early Cold War?

A. East Germany was run by the Americans, while the French and British absorbed West Germany.

B. East Germany welcomed communism, while West Germany was a center of capitalist markets in Europe.

C. East Germany was jointly run by the capitalist allies, while West Germany became a satellite of the USSR.

D. East Germany allied with the Soviets, while West Germany fought to maintain a democratic government.

B. East Germany welcomed communism, while West Germany was a center of capitalist markets in Europe.

The people of East Germany did not welcome communism, it was imposed

on them by the Soviet Union.

You are correct. It was incorrect for me to say that the people of East Germany welcomed communism. The Soviet Union imposed communist rule on East Germany after World War II, while West Germany emerged as a democratic republic with a market economy.

D. East Germany allied with the Soviets, while West Germany fought to maintain a democratic government.