Booklet 5 - Reunification Flashcards
What was the basic treaty and when did it come out?
Both states confirmed eachother to be legal states. Acknowledging eachother.
1972
When did Gorbachev become leader of the USSR?
1985
What was Perestroika?
Gorbachev’s policy of restructuring the USSR and Communism
How much did the GDR borrow from the FRG in the early 80s?
DM 1.95 Billion
Why did the FRG not support emigration from the GDR?
1) Too expensive to house migrants
2) Feared its cause a recession in the GDR
Between 1987-88 how many people could see their relatives in the west?
1987 - 5 Million
1988 - 6.2 Million
How many East Germans traveled to Hungary on holiday?
10,000s this was because it was easy to escape into the FRG through Hungary
On the 20th August how many refugees illegally crossed the Austrian border?
500 GDR refugees
What happened to the train heading for Prague (filled with emigrants)?
10,000 east germans swarmed it and tried to clamber on board
What happened two days after Gorbachev visited the GDR?
70,000 person protest in Leipzig against communist rule
What happened to Honecker?
Leader of the GDR
Sacked in 1989 for being unable to keep peace in the GDR (too many protests and migrations)
When was the fall of the Berlin wall?
11:20Pm, 9th November, 1989
During the fall of the Berlin wall, what did the Soviet soldiers do?
All 1.5 million soldiers remained in their barracks
Why did Kohl announce a ten point plan for reunification?
The CDU was polling low and this could get them votes again
When was Germany Reunified?
Midnight 2nd - 3rd October 1990
