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Anders Gedacht 8
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abhören | to tap, secretly listen in on |
| ausbürgern | to deprive s.o. of citizenship |
| bespitzeln | to spy on |
| sich entscheiden | to choose, decide in favor of |
| fallen (die Mauer) | to fall |
| scheitern | to fail |
| teilen | to share, divide |
| überwachen | to watch, keep under surveillance |
| versorgen | to supply, provide |
| vorschlagen | to suggest, propose |
| das Ampelmännchen | (the little man depicted in WALK/DON'T WALK pedestrian lamps in the former East Germany) |
| die Bespitzelung | spying |
| der Einfluss, die Einflüsse | influence |
| der Plattenbau | the type of non-descript high-rise apartment building common in former East Germany |
| die SED (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands) | the Socialist Unity Party (official name of the communist party in former East Germany) |
| der Sektor, -en | sector, zone |
| die Spannung, -en | tension, suspense |
| der Spitzel | informer |
| Der Staat, -em | state, country as a political entity |
| die Stasi (Staatssicherheit) | the state security service of the former East Germany |
| die Teilung | division |
| der Trabi, -s (Trabant, -en) | model of car manufactured in former East Germany |
| der Überwachungsstaat | surveillance state |
| die Versorgung | supplying |
| die Währungsreform | currency reform |
| die Wende | turning point |
| die Wiedervereinigung | reunification |
| die Wirtschaft | economy |
| das Wirtschaftswunder | economic miracle, the rapid rebuilding and development of the West German economy after WWII) |
| idealistisch | idealistic(ally) |
| sozialistisch | socialistic(ally) |
| staatlich | of the state, administered by the state |
| verwanzt | bugged, wire-tapped |
| wirtschaftlich | economic(ally) |
| Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR) | German Democratic Republic (GDR) (official name of the former East Germany) |
| die soziale Marktwirtschaft | social market economy |
| die Berliner Luftbrücke | Berlin Airlift |
| der Bau / Fall der Mauer | construction/fall of the Berlin Wall |