Identify the characteristics of East Germany and West Germany.

East Germany was under democratic influence during the Cold War against the Soviet Union. It was prosperous, there were tons of businesses as it had a capitalist economy. People would breathe easily there. In West Germany, it was similar to the Soviet Union. People were oppressed, the economy was communist/command. The government controlled and censored everything. This also in turn made West Germany a less modernized part of Germany. East Germany was very modern compared to the West.