when did ziess stop making scopes in west Germany?
Q. Yes I know the company is still making scopes. How ever they have moved the scope manufacturing part to Hungry. This happened about 10 years ago.The scopes that were made in West Germany were of a higher grade optics. I was trying to find out the exact date so I would know about how difficult a true ziess would be to find.
Asked by shdw7208 - Wed Jan 2 11:26:38 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The Optic Lenses are still manufactured in West Germany. They are assembled however in Hungary...
Answered by JD - Wed Jan 2 12:47:42 2008

What were the differences in East Germany and West Germany government during the cold war?
Q. What were the differences in East Germany and West Germany government during the cold war?
Asked by Christin - Wed Nov 11 11:28:40 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. East Germany was a communist dictatorship, West Germany a western democracy.
Answered by rdenig_male - Wed Nov 11 11:41:17 2009

when will the snow come in north west germany?
Q. im currently in niederkrutchen and the kids are wanting snow, can anyone tell me when its going to snow and how much this region gets?
Asked by Rhiannon s - Wed Nov 21 16:21:30 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. in Jan/Feb. about 2"
Answered by Richard P - Wed Nov 21 16:29:32 2007

Was there a wall between the West Germany and East Germany like the Berlin wall ?
Q. Why did people try to cross the Berlin wall into West Berlin, wasn't it easier to walk across the borders between East and West Germany instead?
Asked by Aan - Mon Nov 16 03:43:47 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The Wall extended all along the Border. The Elbe River was another, natural Border. Eventually, Hungary let people from East-Germany cross into Austria and the Wall was obsolete.
Answered by Secular Humanist - Mon Nov 16 03:49:51 2009

How did the size of West Germany compare with that of East Germany?
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Asked by p_jamir - Tue Feb 17 20:38:12 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. West Germany was about twice the size of the East. The West was created out of the US, UK and French zones of occupation in 1949 while the East was the Soviet Zone.
Answered by Warren S - Tue Feb 17 23:24:50 2009

why did turks migrate to west germany after ww2. what was it that pushed them from their homes in turkey?
Q. I thought turkey was neutral during most of the second world war. there wasn't much destruction or fighting there so why would turks want to move out.
Asked by Anomynous - Sun Nov 30 04:33:50 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. They left because the economy in turkey was not so great and there were not as many jobs available. So they went to europe. The only country in europe making money or i should say making any serious money is germany so that should be the choice for anyone trying to immigrate to europe looking for a job.
Answered by Juv64 - Sun Nov 30 04:42:06 2008

how did stalin react to the allies plans for the west germany and west berlin?
Q. hurry please i have a final tomorrow!!!
Asked by ~Liito GiiRL~ - Tue Jun 10 23:04:09 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Hmmm. Essentially, he reacted to the formation of West Germany by fashioning a Communist puppet state, along the lines of what had happened in Poland, Hungary, etc, in his portion of Germany, the DDR (German Democratic Republic, the initials are from the German). As far as West Berlin-depends on what you mean. The blockade was an attempt to end the Western presence in Berlin, but it failed. After it's failure, the Berlin Wall was erected to prevent mass emmigration from the Soviet-controlled Eastern Germany, but that was in 1961, over 8 years after Stalin's death. Does that help?
Answered by Coyote13 - Tue Jun 10 23:17:59 2008

How did Germany get split into the nations of West Germany and East Germany?
Q. please help, i dont really understand how it all happened.
Asked by Drea Babe - Fri May 15 02:55:54 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. After Germany fell to the allies, the country was temporarily divided into four parts: one part administrated by the U.S., one by Britain, one by France, and one by the U.S.S.R. The U.S., French, and British parts were eventually re-consolidated, but by then the Cold War had started, and the Soviets established a separate communist government with their part.
Answered by bonzo_dog - Fri May 15 03:20:25 2009

What were the populations of both East and West Germany, respectively.?
Q. I need accurate statistics of demographic and population trends in East and West Germany from the Iron Curtain until current. possibley a link would be of use, or picture?
Asked by noam c - Sun Nov 26 04:00:29 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. According to my old encyclopaedias, printed before the wall came down, the population of the German Democratic Republic, (East Germany,) was, in round figures, 18,000,000. The Federal Republic of Germany, (West Germany,) had a population of 62,000,000. The current population is over 82,000,000. "Brittanica" has lots of info.
Answered by cloud43 - Sun Nov 26 04:20:11 2006

who would win if east Germany and west Germany were to fight each other?
Q. yeah i know it one country now, but by them selfs with no other help who would have won if they were to fight? no millitary!!?? what are you for real!!!??? yes they did!!! go type into google east german millitary,- i have a east german vopo helmet, there are tons of pictures out there of there army,- im sure there were allot of restrictions and all the other stuff that went along with that, but they had one.
Asked by Our blood will touch the ground! - Mon Aug 27 16:47:44 2007 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Back then there were 2 US Army Corps equipped with tactical nukes. Brits, French and Canadians were there as well as a skilled German Army. Since we were facing The Soviet Union not the East Germans or the Czech Army it's pointless. ssg us army 73-82 Edit: Not sure what your rant about no east German Army is about. They had a small army. The Soviets were the dominate force. We supported 11th ACR helicopters and had regular contact with the Aviation Bn. I knew a guy up in Fulda in that group. Most of the guards were Soviets in East German uniform according to the Army. There was occasional contact in the woods where there was no fence. They were Soviets not East Germans. There was an incident where a AH1Q Cobra flew into East Germany in… [cont.]
Answered by Wayne C - Mon Aug 27 17:18:22 2007

What was the legal status of West Germany during cold war?
Q. I know before 1990 West germany didnt had fully soveranity,but it was still an independent nation ,so I dont understnad in what way wasnt W.Germany a completley independent country
Asked by FAB S - Wed Jan 23 13:49:39 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It was occupied by US, Britain, France and USSR
Answered by It's me back again! - Wed Jan 23 14:36:51 2008

How valuable is jewelry stamped West Germany?
Q. I have a cameo pin that I bought years ago in a antique store. Paid very little for it. It has a black background with a frosted cameo on it. It is edged in gold paint(?) design. The pinback is very basic(gold tone) and stamped West Germany. I would prefer answers from people in the vintage jewelry industry, please. Already checked Ebay, I don't feel that is a good judge of what the market will bear.
Asked by hazeleyedbeauty1967 - Mon Jan 21 07:57:56 2008 - - 3 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Without any visual aid it is impossible to tell. The stamp does not tell us anything except that it is probably made in west Germany...but why it does not say "(West) Deutchland" is a mystery to me. It may mean it is a mass produced export piece. I guess you payed the right amount for it and the price has not increased the last years.
Answered by Puppy Zwolle - Mon Jan 21 08:20:22 2008

What are some nice places to visit in the west of Germany?
Q. I live in Holland near the German border, and would like some suggestions for day or weekend trips in Germany -- historic towns & villages, nice scenery, etc. Any suggestions welcome!
Asked by Thalia - Mon Sep 17 09:42:01 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. One of the greatest towns there to visit is called Rothenburg ob der Tauber - it's a historic town, truly stuck in mideval times. They have the old fortress walls, cobble stones - everything you could ask for. The city I lived close to is Bremen - they have a great little inner city called the Schnoor.. the old quarter where the sea captains used to live. Bremen also has the largest old wine cellar in Europe and they offer guided tours. Plus the Dom (Cathedral) is quite beautiful - and to boost they have a small collection of eight mummies that were found in the basement of the church. This link will take you to a short description of the Schnoor, but the website itself can give you some more touristy things to do as well: There are… [cont.]
Answered by xajide - Mon Sep 17 10:18:02 2007

How did the east Germans flee to West Germany?
Q. What were the different ways they tried to achieve this, i have read about balloon escapes..but what other ones were there?
Asked by alex - Mon May 18 11:24:58 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The inner German border (German: Innerdeutsche Grenze or Deutsch-Deutsche Grenze, informal Zonengrenze) between the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) was 1,381 kilometres (858 mi) long. Similar to the Berlin Wall, the communist East German government created an extensive system of fortifications on its soil, along the entire length of the border. From 1952 to 1990, during the Cold War, the border system was used by the East German government to prevent its citizens from escaping to the West (Republikflucht). It was formed by a series of 3 4-metre (12 15 ft) high metal fences, walls, armed guards, guard dogs, barbed wire, electric alarms, trenches, watchtowers, automatic… [cont.]
Answered by D S - Mon May 18 14:46:24 2009

how old could a nystrom globe that has east and west germany be?
Q. it also has hawaii and alaska not as states. lastly vietnam is not one it is still north and south vietnam.
Asked by the beast of 007 - Thu Jun 26 00:54:31 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. with Alaska and Hawaii as states, it would be before 1959 with a divided Germany, it would be after World War 2 South VietNam split from the north in 1955, so that give you a four year range for the globe
Answered by Paladin - Thu Jun 26 04:57:08 2008

During the time of the Berlin Wall what currencies were used in East and West Germany?
Q. Am I right in thinking that one of them had the Deutschmark? Which one was this? And what did the other side of German use?
Asked by Suite-Pee - Sun Apr 13 12:05:50 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. West Germans used the Deutschmark. East germans used the Ostmark. Now Germans use the Euro.
Answered by Barry K - Sun Apr 13 12:09:30 2008

Will the East and West germany how finally uniting? Will the Soviet Union collapse follow suit?
Q. they are breaking apart...the central government in moscow...the Soviet empire is lowly loosing its dominance. will the soviet republics declare Independence soon? how will this effect our geopolitical structure? is this likely to happen?
Asked by Case - Sat May 30 02:52:26 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. What decade of the 20th century are you living in?
Answered by Curt J - Sat May 30 02:57:18 2009

considering that Berlin was totally in east Germany how come the west part was consider to be west Germany?
Q. to enter berlin u had to enter east germany first even if u where going to West berlin.I m confused:)
Asked by FAB S - Wed Jan 23 10:01:43 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. With Berlin having been the capital of the "Weimarer Republik", it was agreed to to have all four of the Allies control the city. Therefore the city was actually parted into 4 so called "Sectores", each sector controlled by one of the allied states, much as was all of Germany (the Russians controlling what was former east Germany, the US being in the south, the French in the West and the British in the north). As the disagreements between the four allies rose, Russia decided to close off their part of Germany, including their sector of Berlin, and as this conflict hardened, the rest of the allies grew more determined to keep Germany one state without inner borders, expressing that by absolutely refusing to give over their parts of Berlin,… [cont.]
Answered by frackledJJ - Wed Jan 23 10:57:24 2008

How was Berlin divided into East and West after WWII, when Berlin was located in the heart of East Germany?
Q. How was the western part connected to West Germany then? See map:
Asked by Mark - Thu Aug 13 13:51:37 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The countries who won the WW2 decided to divide Germany to make sure that the Germans won't rebuilt another nationalism and other than that the allies wanted to enlarge their power. Germany was devided in that way: Everybody tried to enforce their political form. And then there was the capital city...Berlin Everybody wanted a piece of Berlin and that's why they also split this city into 4 pieces. Berlin: The three allies in the west and the Soviets didn't really like each other xD as one side wanted to enforce capitalism and the other side was communist. Some people moved from EastBerlin to Westberlin since it was in some ways better. To avoid that the East wouldn't run out of citizens living their they created a wall around Westberlin. [cont.]
Answered by unknown - Thu Aug 13 16:43:19 2009

Does anybody know a source where I can find anti-nazi propaganda that was used in East and West Germany?
Q. I mean Propaganda that was used in Germany in East and West (whether for communism or not) after World War II
Asked by Joseph Smith - Mon Jun 23 18:16:07 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Define anti-nazi propaganda. Denazification took place after WW2 in the the western zones of occupation (later West Germany) and the Soviets just replaced Nazism with Communism in their zone (later East Germany). --- Thanks for the clarification. Try this web site to start:
Answered by Ice - Mon Jun 23 18:31:57 2008