Germany KQ7

Question 1

Give 2 political reasons for the fall of communism

Answer 1

Bulgaria violently overthrow communists
Poland free elections
Reagan against communism - 1980

Question 2

Give 2 social reasons for the fall of communism

Answer 2

Crime, alcohol and drugs common in communist countries
People not putting up with spying
Chernobyl-people less accepting of nuclear weapons
Protests in east Germany 1989- Leipzig and Dresden

Question 3

Give 2 economic reasons for the fall of communism

Answer 3

Much richer in capitalist countries
Factories and mines out of date
Lost a lot in war with Afghanistan 1579

June 1982- 12% of the population had applied to emigrate

Question 4

What was meant to happen with the Berlin Wall?

Answer 4

More relaxed movement, still needed paperwork, in a few months

Question 5

What did schabowski say?

Answer 5

They could move whenever they wanted from that moment

Question 6

Give examples of the generosity of west Germany

Answer 6

Huge loans to east
133 million Deutschmarks to Soviets by 1997
Too high pensions and wages for old East Germans 39% increase

Question 7

When was the treaty of unification signed and when was Germany officially open again?

Answer 7

August 1990

3 October 1990

Question 8

When did kohl become chancellor of WEST Germany

Answer 8

1983

Question 9

What did kohl do in 1987?

Answer 9

Invited the east German leader to the west to discuss collaboration

Question 10

What did Gorbachev allow in communist countries?

Answer 10

Free elections

Poland and Czechoslovakia voted for capitalists then others followed

Question 11

Glasnost

Answer 11

Openness and transparency

Question 12

Perestroika

Answer 12

Freedom of speech

Question 13

What led to the fall of the Berlin Wall?

Answer 13

Gorbachev announced in Hungary in April 1989 that he was abandoning the Brazhnev Doctrine and he wouldn’t send the red army to crush European opponents
9th October 1989, large demonstrations in Leipzig and Dresden
18th October 1989, Honecker had to resign and Egon Krenz knew changes were needed to keep communism alive, resigned 6th December

Question 14

How were they reunified?

Answer 14

March 1990, 300k East Germans went to the west
Gorbachev told kohl that he wouldn’t oppose reunification
Overwhelming support in east Germany

Question 15

Fall of the USSR

Answer 15

Once controlled 15 countries
1985 Gorbachev takes over and allows free elections in USSR countries
Russia’s own leader Yeltsin tried to open the market