GDR 2b.3

Question 1

what % of housing had been destroyed by 1945

Answer 1

approx. 14%

Question 2

1950s
rooms

Answer 2

over 1/2 of homes had one or 2 rooms only
less than 1/3 of homes included 3+ rooms

Question 3

1950s vs 1970s
what % of homes had central heating

Answer 3

1950s - 3%
1970s - 20%

Question 4

1950s
what % of homes had a toilet

Answer 4

30%

Question 5

1950s vs 1970s
what % of homes had a bath/shower

Answer 5

1950s - 22%
1970s - 50%

Question 6

what cities were created to house the industrial workers

Answer 6

Halle-Neustadt: founded in 1967 to house workers at the new chemical plant
Hoyerswerda: founded in 1955 to house workers at the brown coal processing plant