Vocabulary and Key Concepts from East Germany Lecture
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Flashcards of key vocabulary related to East Germany, its political and social structures, and significant historical terms.
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Abhauen
To run away.
Erkennen
To recognize.
Erleben
To experience.
Erwachen
To awaken.
Schaffen
To create/manage.
Erfahren
To learn/experience.
Retten
To save.
Klassenfeind
Class enemy; used to label anyone seen as opposing Socialism (in the GDR).
Marshall Plan
A plan designed to aid European economic recovery after WWII and to prevent the spread of communism.
Brain drain
The emigration of skilled workers and professionals from East Germany for better opportunities in the West.
Der Staat
The state.
Die Planwirtschaft
The planned economy.
Der Genosse / Die Genossin
Comrade (male/female).
Der Sozialismus
Socialism.
Die Mauer
The wall.
Die Grenze
The border.
Der Trabant
The Trabant (East German car) 'Trabi'.
Die FDJ (Freie Deutsche Jugend)
Free German Youth.
Der Plattenbau
Prefabricated building (apartment).
Die Volksarmee
People's Army.
Der Klassenfeind
Class enemy.
Staatssicherheit (Stasi)
State Security Service (secret police in the DDR).
Parteimitglied
Party member.
Ossis
Colloquial term for East Germans (often used after reunification).
Wessis
Colloquial term for West Germans.
Eiserner Vorhang
Iron Curtain.
Kapitalismus
Capitalism.
Sozialismus
Socialism.
Kommunismus
Communism.
Sowjetunion
Soviet Union.
Die Bundesrepublik (BRD)
Federal Republic.
Die NATO
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
Der Mauerfall
Fall of the Wall (November 9, 1989).
Der antifaschistische Schutzwall
Anti-fascist protective barrier (official term for the Berlin Wall in the DDR).
Die Grenztruppen
Border troops.
Die Republikflucht
Escape from the Republic (attempt to flee East Germany).
Der Checkpoint Charlie
Famous crossing point between East and West Berlin.
Der Fluchthelfer
Escape helper (those who helped people flee from the East).
Der Todesstreifen
Death strip (the area between the inner and outer walls with guard towers and patrols).
Die Berliner Luftbrücke
Berlin Airlift.
Die Luft kennt keine Grenze.
Double meaning: The air knows no borders.