alliances and shifts Flashcards
who is konrad adenaur?
the first chancellor of the fedral republic of germany
why did america support west german’s reintegration into europe?
the usa saw it as a safeguard against communist expansionism
what did the petersburg argreement allow the fRG to join?when? and when did they become a full member?
the coucil of europe as an associate member in 1949 until it became a full member in 1951
what was the organisation of european economi cooperation(0EEC)?
the organisation which administered the marshall plan
what alternative plan did the french put out? and when? what was it?
the Pleven Plan in 1950, would allow Germany a limited number of troops but only as part of a western European army, within the new european defence community.
when was the general treaty signed? and what did it do?
in may 1952, abolished the statute of occupation and reognised the full sovereignty of the Fedral rebulic, although a pledge to work for the future reunification of the whole germany was also included
what did adenaur recognise?
the best way of re-accomodating his country was to win the support of the western world
why did the EDC collapse?
the french national assembly refused to ratify the treaty in 1954
what did Adenauer voluntarily do?
agreed to renounce nuclear weapons and to keep the west german army limited in size and under strict civilian control
what was the result of adenauer’s decision?
the british plan, to admit germany and italy to the brussels pact and rename the european defence organisation as a western European union was adopted
when did west Germany join NATO?
in may 1955
what did the ussr do in retaliation to west Germany joining nato?
recongnised the sovernity of the GDR and created the warsaw pact with the GDR as a member
what happened on the 14th of may 1955?
the soviet union and most of the communist countries in Eastern Europe signed an offical treaty of friendship,cooperation and mutual assistance, known as the warsaw pact
what were the countries in the warsaw pact pleged to do?
defened on another should they be threaned by an external aggresor, in this case specifically nato forces led by the USA
