Creation of the FRG, 1945-49 - intro Flashcards
1
Q
When did Germany sign the final surrender of WW2?
A
7 May 1945 - G signed the final surrender
2
Q
When was the Potsdam Conference + where is Potsdam + what was it about?
A
17 July - 2 August 1945
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just outside Berlin
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to plan german reconstruction
3
Q
What was decided at the Potsdam Conference?
A
Germany to be divided into 4 zones
- USSR, Br, Fr, USA
+ Berlin to be divided into 4
4
Q
What was the focus of the Potsdam Conference?
A
disarming, demilitarising, decentralising, de-Nazifying Germany
5
Q
What was a negative of defeating Germany?
A
no common enemy = differences between the Allies grew
espc. communist USSR vs. Western nations = increasingly suspicious of each other
