The Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and German reunification followed soon afterwards. East Germans had hoped (and were promised) that their lives would be much better in a unified Germany. However, the former GDR still has not fully caught up with western Germany.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
02:08 The Stuff You Already Know
05:09 Looking West
09:06 The GDR Was Complicated
16:16 Die Wende
23:04 Reunited And It Feels So Good?
25:07 The Treuhand
28:18 "Ich werde nicht mehr gebraucht"
32:13 Ossies und Besserwessies
36:09 Conclusion


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