Why is the period in autumn 1989 in the GDR called "Die Wende"? During this time the GDR changed politically …

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Warum nennt man die Zeit im Herbst 1989 in der DDR "Die Wende"? In dieser Zeit veränderte sich die DDR politisch …

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from a dictatorship to a democracy.Correct answer
B
from a liberal market economy to socialism.
C
from a monarchy to social democracy.
D
from a religious state to a communist state.

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In autumn 1989 the Monday demonstrations forced the SED to step down and opened the way to free elections in March 1990. The GDR was neither a market economy nor a monarchy but a communist dictatorship. It was also not a religious state but organised on secular-socialist lines.

The 1989 turn: from dictatorship to democracy.

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Official BAMF question catalogue dated 7 May 2025. BAMF

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