Why did West Germany recover faster than East Germany following WWII?

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According to historians, the seed of World War II can be found in the Treaty of Versailles which ended the First World War. The winning nations blamed Germany for creating the first World War. The blaming caused a strong nationalistic feeling growing inside the minds of German youth, they also thought that Germany was defeated only because of poor leadership quality. All these factors contributed to the rise of Hitler and he eventually bring out the Second World War in 1939. After the defeat of Hitler and his force, the winning nations divided Germany. Thus, there were two German territories, the West and the East. 

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