6.3 - 1946-55: Issues over Germany Flashcards
What were the top 2 similar ambitions in regards to Germany for the allies?
Demilitarisation and denazification
When did Britain and USA combined their zones in Germany to create Bizonia?
January 1947
What did Stalin envisage Germany to be?
Weak, united and neutral
When was the Deutschmark introduced into the 3 Western zones?
20th June 1948
How did the Soviets respond to the launch of the Deutschmark?
The Berlin Blockade
When did the Berlin Blockade begin?
23rd June 1948
What did Stalin not want West Berlin to become?
An outpost of capitalist democracy
What was Stalin’s main aim with the Berlin blockade?
To force the Western powers out of Berlin
What had West Berlin become by the time of the blockade?
A symbol of freedom against Soviet tyranny
When did the Berlin airlift begin?
26th June 1948
How often did a plane land in Berlin during the airlift?
Every 90 seconds
How many tonnes were brought into West Berlin via the airlift every day?
4500 tonnes
When did the Soviets lift their blockade of Berlin?
11th May 1949
How many people was Stalin willing to starve via his decision to blockade Berlin?
2 million
WHAT WAS THE EFFECT OF THE BERLIN CRISIS ON THE COLD WAR?
WHAT WAS THE EFFECT OF THE BERLIN CRISIS ON THE COLD WAR?
What did France agree to do once the blockade was lifted?
To merge their zone with Bizonia
When was the FRG created?
21st September 1949
Who was elected as the first chancellor of the FRG in September 1949?
Adenauer
When was the GDR created?
7th October 1949
Who was appointed as first secretary (leader) of the GDR?
Walter Ulbricht
How much did the USSR take in reparations from their zone by 1952?
$3.7 billion
When did Clay announce that the US would not collect reparations until their is a national plan for the German economy?
May 1946
When did US Secretary of State Byrnes tell Soviet foreign minister Molotov that the US would not collect reparations until Germany had a trade surplus, after Molotov had demanded that collect $10 billion?
July 1947
What did the USSR accuse the USA and UK of doing at the 1947 London Conference?
Of betraying Potsdam agreements
When was the 2nd London Conference, which the USSR was not invited to?
February to June 1948
