DDR Der Aufstand vom 17 Juni 1953

GDR The uprising of June 17 1953 Since its founding the German Democratic Republic GDR has repeatedly struggled with domestic political problems While the standard of living of the population in the western part of Germany steadily increased it stagnated in the GDR A onesided industryoriented reconstruction policy coupled with rapid militarization weighed on the countrys economy which was already under pressure from Soviet reparations demands A majority of the population did not identify with the socialist system which accordingly stood on shaky ground