Answer:
East Germany had been formed from the area of Germany that the Soviet Union had occupied and so became a Communist state.
West Germany had been formed from the areas that Britain, France and the U.S.A. occupied so became a democratic capitalist state.
West Germany
- Had a free market economy
- Privately owned businesses
- Had a democratic government
East Germany
- Had a command economy
- Economy controlled by the Soviet Union
- Had a Communist government.
