In this country, after the Central Committee weakened the clergy, Catholic confirmation was replaced with a "youth consecration" involving an oath to the state at age 14.
In this country, after the Central Committee weakened the clergy, Catholic confirmation was replaced with a "youth consecration" involving an oath to the state at age 14. A workers' uprising in this country on June 17, 1953 is now celebrated as a "day of unity," but was put down at the time when the VoPo fired on civilians. It was the main manufacturing center for the (*)Trabant, a piece of plastic used as a car. Markus Wolf was an official in this country's secret police, which was known for employing as many as one in seven citizens as informants. The Stasi patrolled this country for leaders like Erich Honecker and Walter Ulbricht. For 10 points, name this Communist country reunified with its western neighbor after the Cold War.
In this country, after the Central Committee weakened the clergy, Catholic confirmation was replaced with a "youth consecration" involving an oath to the state at age 14.
East Germany [or German Democratic Republic; or Deutsche Demokratische Republik; or GDR]