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

When did Kohl become bankrupt?

Answer 16

1983

Question 17

Why was Honecker removed?

Answer 17

He refused to carry out reforms despite Gorbachev’s encouragement

Question 18

When was Honecker removed?

Answer 18

17th October 1983

Question 19

Who replaced Honecker?

Answer 19

Egon Krenz

Question 20

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

Answer 20

9th November 1983

Question 21

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

Answer 21

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

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Lots of immigration into the West from the East

Question 23

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

Answer 23

400,000

Question 24

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

Answer 24

70m - West
20m - East

Question 25

How fast was Krenz replaced in office?

Answer 25

44 days

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Kohl became described as Chancellor of Unity

Question 27

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

Answer 27

EEC was happy with a strong and rich Germany

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Thatcher was very fearful of another world war

Question 29

When was Brandenburg Gate symbolically opened?

Answer 29

22nd December 1989

Question 30

When was a currency union achieved?

Answer 30

May 1990

Question 31

What problems did the currency union cause?

Answer 31

20% unemployment in the East and West became unprofitable

Question 32

When was the reunification treaty signed?

Answer 32

31 August 1990

Question 33

When was the first all German free election?

Answer 33

December 1990

Question 34

How many of the Four Great Powers supported reunification?

Answer 34

Only the US

Question 35

How much did West Germany pay the USSR?

Answer 35

DM 12 billion

Question 36

When did Gorbachev declare Four Power control would be lifted?

Answer 36

16th July 1990

Question 37

When was the final four plus two treaty?

Answer 37

12th September 1990

Question 38

What was the maximum armed forces Germany could have?

Answer 38

370,000

Question 39

When was the day of National Unity?

Answer 39

3rd October