The Divisions of Germany (1945-1949)(2) Flashcards
What were the reasons as to why Germany was so significant in the development in thee cold war?
Stalin was worried about Germany trying to start war again if they had enough power
Multiple economic factors: Germany was a kay centre of industry for resources such as coal
Germanys size and location in Europe
What was the USA’s aims for Germany in 1945?
wanted a post war world based on normal self determination
wanted Germanys economy to be capitalist
make Germany a single economic market
didn’t want Germany to pay reparations
wanted de-Nazification
wanted decentralisation to reduce the threat of Nazi takeover
What was the UK’s aims for Germany in 1945?
saw Germanys geostatic significance in Europe as supreme.
wanted Germany to have control
wanted self determination and democracy
wanted the German economy to recover however doesn’t want them to outcompete them.
wants to preserve security and balance of power
wants decentralisation and denazification
What were the USSR’s aims for Germany in 1945?
no democracy and no self determination
want reparations from Germany and help the USSR reconstruct
a centralized strong government
wants security that Germany wont threaten them in the future
wants US troops to be removed
wants a buffer zone
Originally did any power want a divided Germany?
No
When did the KPD and the SPD merge to form the SED?
February 1946
When was Bizonia formed?
January 1947
What were Stalin’s motives for introducing the berlin blockade?
hoping the west will leave berlin
prove divided Germany wont work
hope west will reverse the new currency they introduced
find an excuse to invade Germany
When was the Berlin Blockade?
June 1948- May 1949
When did the USSR block the rail and road links to west Germany and west Berlin?
24th June 1948
On which date did the first RAF aircraft fly into Berlin?
28th June 1948
How many landings were achieved in the first 3 days of the landing?
500
What items were carried into Berlin?
food, supplies, coal, other necessities
When did the blockade end?
12th My 1949
What triggered the blockade?
When did the KPD and SPD merge to form the SED?
February 1946
When does Clay block USSR reviving reputations from the west?
May 1946
When was the North Rhine Westphalia created?
August 1946
When was the speech of hope?
6th September 1946
When was the Paris peace conference?
1946-47
When was Bizonia created?
January 1947
When was the Moscow conference?
March - April 1947
When was cominform created?
September 1947
When was cominform created?
September 1947
When was the London conference?
Nov-Dec 1947
When was the WEU formed?
March 1948
When was the new currency introduced in West Berlin and west Germany?
20th June 1948
When was the Berlin Blockade?
June 1948- May 1949
When did the USSR block rail and road links to west Germany and West Berlin?
24th June 1948
When was NATO formed?
4th April 1949
When was Adenauer elected president of west Germany?
May 1949
When was the Warsaw pact made?
May 1955
What were the consequences of the Berlin Blockade?
represented a propaganda victory for the west
It hardened attitudes towards the soviet union and was seen as hard evidence that Stalin planned on expanding his sphere of influence by the west
creation of NATO
What was the soviet view on why the Blockade was necessary?
Stalin claimed the blockade was a defensive measure to protect the soviet union being swamped by the new currency
What was the Western view on why Stalin ordered the Blockade?
Stalin was trying to force the USA out of Berlin
Thought Stalin was trying to spread communism across the whole of Germany and that taking over West berlin was the first step
What was the FRG?
West Germany
What was the GDR?
East Germany
Who was the FDR’s first elected leader?
Konrad Adenauer
How did the soviet response to NATO?
Creation of the Warsaw pact
Saw it as an aggressive alliance
