Why were east germans in a worse financial position than west germans? east germans frequently fled the country. east germany suffered greater devastation in world war ii. the east german communist command economy limited economic prosperity. east germany had fewer natural resources.

East Germans were in a worse financial position than West Germans because the East German communist command economy limited economic prosperity.

Explanation:

East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic, was a state that existed from 1949 to 1990 in the former Soviet occupation zone of Germany. The country was a member of both the Warsaw Pact and Comecon. It state ceased to exist on October 3, 1990, when its states, which had earlier applied for entry into the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), were reunited with West Germany.  

The Republic saw itself as a "socialist state of workers and peasants". Like the other real socialist Eastern Bloc countries, it remained largely dependent on the Soviet Union during the four decades of it existence.

answer: the risk-return relationship. generally, the higher the potential return of an investment, the higher the risk. there is no guarantee that you will actually get a higher return by accepting more risk. diversification enables you to reduce the risk of your portfolio without sacrificing potential returns.

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