... through mobilization measures, the labour reserve of the GDR was behind the demand of the East German national economy, and, most importantly, far behind the economy of the competing Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). Thus the governance of the GDR was forced to consider the possibility or bringing foreign workers from other socialistic states into the GDR. In most instances ... focused on cooperation with socialistic developing countries like the SRV, because it had a greater bargaining position towards them, regarding their relative wealth in contrast to other socialistic countries. Be...

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... quite some time; in 1848 the Liberal Nationalists saw the opportunity to unite Germany following the revolutions of "48, and the subsequent changes in government and constitution, on this occasion the nationalist outcry resulted in the formation of a Federal Diet at Frankfurt. This German Confederation excluded Austria, because of her anti-unity policy, preferring rather a loose "middle-Europe" coalition. Ever ... since first being appointed Prussian representative to the Federal Diet in 1851, Bismarck had urged the Prussian Government to seize power in the German Confederation. He had b...

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