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A similar ideological question was the question whether to use " Berlin ( West )" ( the officially preferred name ) or " West Berlin " ().

The naming of the German Democratic Republic was also a controversial issue, West Germans at first preferring the names Middle Germany and " SBZ " ( Soviet Occupation Zone ), which was only changed under Willy Brandt when the West Germans started using the official name, German Democratic Republic or " DDR ".

However, many German newspapers, for example those owned by the conservative Springer company, always wrote " DDR " in scare quotes until 1 August 1989.