How Long to Read The East German Leadership and the Division of Germany

How Long Does it Take to Read The East German Leadership and the Division of Germany?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read The East German Leadership and the Division of Germany by Dirk Spilker

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Would it have been possible to build a unified and democratic Germany half a century before the fall of the Berlin Wall? This book reassesses this question by exploring Germany's division after the Second World War from the point of view of the SED, the communist-led and Soviet-sponsored ruling party of East Germany.Drawing on unpublished documents from the SED archives, Dr Spilker rejects claims that the East German comrades and their Soviet masters had abandoned their struggle for socialism and were willing to accept a democratic Germany in exchange for a pledge to neutrality. He argues that the communists' sudden switch to a multi-party approach at the end of the war was a tactical move inspired not by a desire for compromise but by the mistaken belief that they could win political hegemony - and thechance to introduce socialism throughout Germany - through the ballot box.Communist optimism, as this book shows, rested on specific assumptions about the situation after the war, all of which revolved around the prospect of political instability and social unrest in West Germany. The comrades in East Berlin did not just say that their regime would ultimately prevail, they genuinely believed it. Nor should their hopes be dismissed as a mere fantasy. In the aftermath of the war, the economic gap between the two Germanies was still relatively narrow and West Germany'sfuture success as a magnet for the people in East Germany was by no means guaranteed.

How long is The East German Leadership and the Division of Germany?

The East German Leadership and the Division of Germany by Dirk Spilker is 309 pages long, and a total of 80,031 words.

This makes it 104% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The East German Leadership and the Division of Germany Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read The East German Leadership and the Division of Germany aloud.

What Reading Level is The East German Leadership and the Division of Germany?

The East German Leadership and the Division of Germany is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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