Having experienced two autocratic systems – National Socialism in the whole of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and Soviet-Style Socialism in Eastern Germany from 1945 to 1990 – Germany presents another unique case to be analysed in terms of its social contract(s). The Western German social contract has been marked by a combination of economic prosperity and a conservative Welfare State Model that still strongly relates to a male breadwinner and a female part-time worker, limited childcare provisions, and a strong state support for the institution of marriage. The Eastern German social contract, in contrast, has been more gender egalitarian and more related to state welfare provisions. In 1990, reunification extended the Western social contract to the new Eastern states instead of renegotiating it. The former split between East and West Germany in terms of the social contract is remarkable until today, and is reflected in differing views on democracy and social cohesion.