Why was East Germany inferior to West Germany during the Cold War?

Speaking of the Cold War, people familiar with history must know East Germany and West Germany at that time, and they will also remember the huge gap between them. In the eyes of most people, West Germany is prosperous and strong, while East Germany is poor, decadent and dilapidated. So what is the reason for such a big gap between the two sides? Let's analyze the reasons.

First of all, the first point is that the foundation of East Germany is not as good as that of West Germany. Germany's most developed economic zone along the Rhine and Ruhr are almost all located in the west of Germany, and these places have high-rise buildings and houses as early as the Middle Ages, and their commerce and trade are very developed. After the industrial revolution, they also entered the industrial age for a long time, so their own foundation is much better than that of East Germany. Although there are industrialized areas such as Brandenburg and Silesia in eastern Germany, the economic development is late and the economic situation is not as good as that of West Germany. So this is also one of the reasons for its own defects.

The second point is that during World War II, East Germany was very close to the Soviet Union, so when the Soviet Union attacked Germany, it was the first area to attack. There have also been many bitter battles in East Germany, so their development is much slower than that in West Germany. First of all, he has to regain his vitality before he can develop. Compared with West Germany, time is also very short.

Moreover, during the war, many industrial equipment in East Germany was also removed by the Soviet Union, so they not only needed time, but also needed the economy to stand up again, and the lack of money and backwardness led to the gap between them and West Germany.