currncy reform Flashcards
why was a separate confernce held in london and when? who attended it?
february to june 1948 to dicuss the establishment of bizonia, attended by the france, britian, usa and the benelux states(belgium, netherlands and luxemburg)
who opposed the bizonia idea?why
france, due to germany invading them 3 times under 50 years
what did the usa argue to do in order to ease the fears of the french?
pleged to station troops in western europe to maintain peace and the uk and the usa promised to control tightly the new german government and west germany would accept occupation status
why did the western government introduce the deutschmark?and when?
.to facilitate the marshall plan and eliminate the black market and provide more goods to the german people
. and did this without informing the soviets
.june 1948
what did the soviets do in respone to the west intorducing a new currnecy in west germany?
introduced the east german mark into thier controlled areas and the whole of berlin
why did the soviets begin a blockade of west berlin? and when?
to counter the west introduction of the deutschmark in 23rd june 1948
what did the soviets believe the blockade would do?
force the west to abondon their plan at creating a west german state
what did bevin argue the reason for the blockade was?
a soviet move to spread commnuism
how did the british and americans overcome the blockade?
by using planes to fly into west berlin
what were the french persuaded to join? what was it known as?when
the british and the americans in a joint administration of west berlin, known as trizonia in 1949
when was the blockade called off?
12th may 1949
