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Relations With W. Germany Flashcards

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What was the 1955 Hallstein Doctrine?

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A policy implemented by the post WW2 chancellor which threatened to cut diplomatic ties with any country that recognised the GDR expect the USSR

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Did the FRG recognise the GDR pre Ospolitik?

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No

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What was Ospolitik?

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A policy of reconcilistion implemented by Brandt (chancellor of W. Germany)

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Reasons for Ospolitik

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  • Brandt realised that more could be gained by directly negotiating with the GDR since reunification was not an international priority
  • A desire to improve relations
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(Effects of Ospolitik- economic dependence) who was the GDR’s largest trading partner by the 1980s?

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The FRG

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(Effects of Ospolitik- economic dependence) how much money did visa charges bring in?

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DM 16 billion from 1968-1989

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(Effects of Ospolitik- economic dependence)
total value of financial transfers from the FRG to GDR?

How much of this went directly to the government?

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DM 91 billion

DM21 billion

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(Effects of Ospolitik- economic dependence) what did the FRG demand in exchange for payments that were free of interest?

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  • improved emigration

- end of minefields and automatic firing devices at the border

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(Effects of Ospolitik- economic dependence) what did the FRG demand in exchange for 2 credit free loans?

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35 000 exit permits

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(Effects of Ospolitik- relaxation of travel restrictions)

visits from W. Germans in the 60s vs post Ospolitik

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60s- visits were restricted to family emergencies and Christmas

Post ospolitik- over 2 million W. Germans could visit for extended periods

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(Effects of Ospolitik- relaxation of travel restrictions)

Phone calls between the FRG and GDR 1969 vs 1989

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1969- 500 000

1989- 40 million (10 million had been made in 1988 alone)

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(Effects of Ospolitik- relaxation of travel restrictions)

Exchanging gifts

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W. Germans would exchange gifts with E. Germans which meant that E. Germans were more aware of western life and if they had family in the FRG, they would have better access to CGs

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(Effects of Ospolitik- sale of political prisoners) what happened to the selling of these prisoners

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Intensified

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(Effects of Ospolitik- sale of political prisoners) how much money did the FRG pay per prisoner

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DM 96 000 in 1977

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(Effects of Ospolitik- sale of political prisoners)

How much did the FRG pay to reunite families separated by the wall?

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DM 4500

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(Effects of Ospolitik- sale of political prisoners) how much did the FRG pay in total to buy prisoners and reunite families

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DM 3 Billion

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