DDR: 1953 UPRISING Flashcards
1
Q
What was the overall number of deaths as a result of uprisings?
A
Official SED stats: 21.
Could be as high as 125.
2
Q
How did the uprising end?
A
USSR sent in tanks and Red army troops on 17th June.
3
Q
What were the other underlying issues that caused the uprising?
A
Workers resentment low wages, high taxes and rising food prices.
Farmers resented low prices for crops.
Independent businessmen feared their businesses would become nationalised.
4
Q
What was the short-term cause of the uprising?
A
Ulbricht’s May directive in which he increased the work norms by 10%.
5
Q
When was the uprising?
A
17th June 1953.
