FRG: Kohl And Reunification

Question 1

Helmut Kohl was and unelected chancellor, what did he do?

What was the result?

Answer 1

Sixth of March 1983, he called early elections

CDU/CSU had 50% of the vote and validated his position, but he did phase opposition in the Bundestag from the greens on the left and the Republicans

Question 2

Helmut Kohls initial promises

Answer 2

Promised continuity and his economic policies, and Ostpolitik follow those of earlier governments

Question 3

Kohls reasons for wanting stability

Answer 3

Sustained outbreak of terrorism directed at the government free example, the bombing in the Frankfort airport in 1985.

So he wants to focus on stability, so he works for unification with East Germany, but still seemed distant prospect, despite changed in Soviet policy, that gave them greater freedom to communist Eastern Europe

Question 4

Examples of east Germany, relaxing their borders

Answer 4

1 January 1989, relax travel restrictions so by September 160,000 people applied to emigrate.

Hungry allowed Germans to cross any borders and Austria abolished Visa requirements from Hungarian and East German citizens.

Demonstrations for the border to be opened on November 9 government announce travel restrictions lifted and people flooded through the Berlin points, and Germany was visiting United