Depth Study 5 - Reunification

Question 1

What was the size of West Germany’s economy compared to the East in 1987?

Answer 1

4 times larger

Question 2

When was the Berlin Wall built?

Answer 2

1951 with Checkpoint Charlie and Brandenburg Gate as key crossing points

Question 3

What did Ronald Reagan think of Germany’s division?

Answer 3

He pushed against it

Question 4

When did Reagan visit Berlin and make his speech?

Answer 4

1987

Question 5

When did Helmut Kohl join the CDU youth organisation?

Answer 5

1947 when he was 17

Question 6

When did Kohl become Minister President of the Rhineland?

Answer 6

1964

Question 7

When did Kohl become Chairman of the CDU?

Answer 7

1973

Question 8

When did Kohl first run for Chancellor?

Answer 8

1976 but lost

Question 9

When did Kohl first win a national election as Chancellor?

Answer 9

March 1983 in a CDU-CSU-FDP coalition

Question 10

What aims did Kohl believe in?

Answer 10

Centralised GV, no GV spending and support of NATO

Question 11

When did the Berlin wall come down?

Answer 11

9th November 1989

Question 12

When was the East German Social democratic party formed?

Answer 12

July 1989

Question 13

How many fled from East to West in 1989?

Answer 13

100,000

Question 14

When was the strike in Leipzig and how many protested?

Answer 14

70,000 on 9th October 1989

Question 15

When was the largest demonstration in German History and how many participated?

Answer 15

4th November 1989, 1 million

Question 16

Why was Honecker removed?

Answer 16

He refused to carry out reforms despite Gorbachev’s encouragement

Question 17

When was Honecker removed?

Answer 17

17th October 1989

Question 18

Who replaced Honecker?

Answer 18

Egon Krenz

Question 19

When did Krenz introduce free travel between East and West Germany for 30 days?

Answer 19

9th November 1989

Question 20

How did West Germany impact the fall of the Berlin Wall?

Answer 20

They encouraged immigration and the East was heavily reliant on the money

Question 21

What was the main consequence of the fall of the Berlin Wall?

Answer 21

Lots of immigration into the West from the East

Question 22

How many fled from East to West in the first two years?

Answer 22

400,000

Question 23

What were the populations of East and West after the fall of the Berlin Wall?

Answer 23

70m - West
20m - East

Question 24

How fast was Krenz replaced in office?

Answer 24

44 days

Question 25

How does the 10 point plan show that West Germany was fully committed to achieving unity?

Answer 25

Kohl became described as Chancellor of Unity

Question 26

How does the 10 point plan show that unity was supported internationally?

Answer 26

EEC was happy with a strong and rich Germany

Question 27

How does the 10 point plan show that unity was not supported internationally?

Answer 27

Thatcher was very fearful of another world war

Question 28

When was Brandenburg Gate symbolically opened?

Answer 28

22nd December 1989

Question 29

When was a currency union achieved?

Answer 29

May 1990

Question 30

What problems did the currency union cause?

Answer 30

20% unemployment in the East and West became unprofitable

Question 31

When was the reunification treaty signed?

Answer 31

31st August 1990

Question 32

When was the first all German free election?

Answer 32

December 1990

Question 33

How many of the Four Great Powers supported reunification?

Answer 33

Only the US

Question 34

How much did West Germany pay the USSR?

Answer 34

DM 12 billion

Question 35

When did Gorbachev declare Four Power control would be lifted?

Answer 35

16th July 1990

Question 36

When was the final four plus two treaty?

Answer 36

12th September 1990

Question 37

What was the maximum armed forces Germany could have?

Answer 37

370,000

Question 38

When was the day of National Unity?

Answer 38

3rd October