Chapter 4 (1947-49) Flashcards
Bizonia, currency reform, the Berlin Blockade, NATO
Date of the merging of American and British zones into Bizonia
Jan 1947
Place where country-wide decisions in Germany were made and had to be unanimous
Allied Control Council (ACC)
What did the USSR want for Germany after formation of the 4 zones?
Soviet centralisation of Germany, whole-Germany communist movement, wanted the Ruhr under joint allied control
What did the USA want for Germany after the formation of the 4 zones?
Initial want for joint occupation to work, dislikes soviet desire for a centralised Germany, does not want the Ruhr to be under joint allied control
Why were Britain and America concerned about the Ruhr?
Economic importance = at centre of Germany’s economic recovery, Soviet influence = access to further reparations, weaken Germany’s economic recovery and strengthen shift towards communist support
Date of the formation of NATO
April 1949
Dates of start and end of the Berlin Blockade
June 1948 - May 1949
Date of introduction of the new currency into Western zones
June 1948
Date of the start of the Berlin airlift
June 1948
Consequences of the Berlin Blockade
Division of Europe, catalyst for the creation of NATO, division of Germany and Berlin
Who was the military governor of the US zone from 1947?
Clay
Name of the currency introduced into the eastern zones of Germany?
The Ostmark
What was decided in June 1948, at the London conference by the western powers?
Formation of Trizonia
Two ways in which the West responded to the Berlin Blockade
The Berlin airlift, America sent B-29 bombers to Britain
Who became the first leader of the West German state?
Adenauer
