division of Germany Flashcards
At the end of WWII, the Allied leaders met in Postdam, Berlin, to discuss the future of a defeated Germany. :
what were the resolutions ?
1 Germany would be divided into four Allied- controlled zones.
Britain, France, the USA and the USSR would occupy and administer a
zone.
Germany would be demilitarised
because of the different ideas of communism and capitalism between the allies
a) what did Britain, France and the USA join
to form West Germany
b) what did the Soviets form east Germany into
a) Britain, France and the USA formed West Germany into a capitalist, democratic country with freedoms
b ) the soviets formed East Germany into a communist , one party country with no freedoms
how did the German in the east find Stalins rule
what dd they do
Germans in the East became dissatisfied with
Stalin’s rule,
they escaped to the West looking for wealth and freedom.
what’d did Stalin try to do with the west
He tried to take control of West Berlin by blocking off all supplies to the city by road, canal and railway.
what did Stalin eventually do after the west retaliated for 10 months
ad what did this result in for Stalin
Stalin eventually lifted the siege resulting in an Allied cold war victory.
