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1.3d How far did Western influences have an impact on life in the GDR in 1961-85? Flashcards

1
Q

What restrictions were put on East to West travel?

A

Permits and passports

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2
Q

Which 2 groups of people were able to meet between the FRG and GDR, still with harsh restrictions?

A

Diplomats and athletes

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3
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What were ‘Secret Carriers’?

A

Citizens with access to state information

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4
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How were ‘Secret Carriers’ restricted?

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Completely banned from travel including Scientists, SED officials and army officers

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5
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What were the requirements for travelling from the GDR to the FRG and why was this?

A

Needed:
Over 26
Married
To give them incentive to return

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6
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What was the German name for being granted travel?

A

Reisekader - Travel Cadre status

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7
Q

Who were the people that were typically granted Reisekader?

A

Businessmen or skilled workers

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8
Q

What were people expected to fill out upon their return to the GDR from the FRG?

A

Reisebericht (Travel report)

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9
Q

What details had to be given in the Reisebericht (Travel report)?

A

Every detail of their trip

Reports of any military personnel seen

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10
Q

What kind of things were allowed back in the GDR from the FRG?

A

Currency and goods such as kiwi, pineapple and banana

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11
Q

How did the allowing the right to travel benefit the GDR?

A
  • Gave people something to strive for

- Consumer products helped keep the GDR content

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12
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How did the allowing the right to travel hinder the GDR?

A
  • Constant reminder that Germany was divided

- Ostpolitik was successful in its long term goal of reminding the East that there was a divided Germany

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13
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How did the SED reduce travel?

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Brought in a higher currency exchange qualififcation

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14
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Why was West to East travel restrictions tightened?

A

A rise in political tension from NATOs announcement of having nuclear missiles

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15
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When did NATOs announce having nuclear missiles?

A

1983

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16
Q

What made access to Western music easier in the 1970s?

A

Mass production of TVs

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17
Q

How did East Germans bypass the law forbidding watching Western TV?

A

Just did it anyway

18
Q

When was watching Western TV stations made legal again?

A

1972

19
Q

Give an example of a Western pop group that was particularly popular?

A

‘Beat-Club’

20
Q

How were the FDJ used to stop people listening to Western broadcasts?

A

‘Lightning against NATO transmitters’

Reported those who ariel pointed to the West

21
Q

How could people avoid detection of watching Western TV?

A

Use indoor ariels

22
Q

Why were Western films often showed several years after their release?

A

Because the GDR had a limited budget to show Western films

23
Q

In 1980, what percentage of cinema audiences were youths?

A

70%

24
Q

Name 3 foreign films popular in the East?

A

‘ET’
‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’
‘Fame’

25
Q

What popular film was banned in the GDR because it glorified Western spies?

A

James Bond

26
Q

What was ironic about James Bond being banned in the GDR?

A

Honnecker watched them on videos brought in for him by the Stasi

27
Q

Through which medium was Western influence most influential?

A

Popular music

28
Q

Which 2 Western radios were broadcast across the GDR?

A

Radio Luxembourg

NATOs own station RIAS (American station broadcasting from West Berlin)

29
Q

In the 1960s, what British music groups were played in the GDR?

A

Beatles

Rolling Stones

30
Q

What was the restriction percentage of Western music?

A

The amount of Western music that could be played was restricted to 40%

31
Q

Give 2 evaluation points of the GDR restricting music well?

A
  • Cassette tapes made it difficult to restrict

- Difficult to enforce underground groups

32
Q

How did the government attempt to restrict youth use of illegal music?

A

Encouraged them to make pledges not to listen to music from the West

33
Q

Give an example of a Western youth magazine that became popular?

A

‘Bravo’

34
Q

Give an example of a Western fashion trend that came from the FRG?

A

‘the mushroom head’

35
Q

How did the GDR music compare to that of Western music?

A

More exciting and dangerous

36
Q

Why was Dresden not effected much by radio?

A

They were too far from the FRG and couldn’t pick up radio frequencies

37
Q

How was Dresden known?

A

‘The valley of the clueless’

38
Q

How was Western music used to rebel?

A

Showed their unwillingness to conform

39
Q

Name the notorious gang in Dresden?

A

The Capital Gang

40
Q

How did the authorities deal with beat boys and punks?

A

Put them in prison and shaved their heads

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