Question

If East and West Germany had not reunified, it is most likely that____. A. East Germany and West Germany would have remained equally strong. B. West Germany would have grown much stronger than East Germany. C. East Germany and West Germany would have grown increasingly weak. D. East Germany would have grown much stronger than West Germany.

Answer 1

If East and West Germany had not reunified, it is most likely that WestGermany would have grown much stronger than East Germany. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option or option "B". I hope that the answer has come to your help.

Answer 2

The correct answer is - B. West Germany would have grown much stronger than East Germany.

After the split of Germany into West and East Germany, the two parts had very different developments. While the western part was developing very quickly, became a market economy system, investing in technology and science, becoming a strong industrial country, the eastern part was under the rule of communism, where it struggled to do anything properly, with the economy constantly being on the verge of bankruptcy, and the people very often suffering because of lack of food even.

If the two didn't united, Western Germany was going to be much more advanced and stronger in any way than East Germany. While West Germany would have been one of the main forces in Europe in every sector, East Germany would have had the path of the other post-communist countries, with hard transition, change of the whole system, change of economy, slow development etc.