Why was the postwar situation in
germany especially bad?

Post war situation in Germany was bad because they were weak

Explanation:

After the war, reconstruction of Germany was very hard and it was a long process. The lives of people and the industries over there suffered a huge loss. Millions and millions of people were killed during the war the countries and the cities were damaged heavily in the bombing.

Many people from the war were in prison for several years and they were forced to do labor works in the Western Allies and in the Soviet Union. Agricultural practices were diminished and the rate of crop growth was reduced this led to drought and famine.

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