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What was East Germany’s biggest problem after it opened its borders?

East German citizens refused to give up communism.
Very few people wanted to move to West Germany.
East Germany lost large numbers of skilled workers.
Many East German social systems collapsed.

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East Germany lost large numbers of skilled workers.

When the borders opened, many East Germans — especially young and skilled people — moved to West Germany for better pay and opportunities, causing a damaging brain drain and weakening the East’s economy and services.