the two germaines pt.3 1955-1989 Flashcards
between 1961 and 1989 about 100 people were shot by east german security guards trying to cross the berlin wall.how many were killed in 1961
41
what military alliance did west germany join in 1955
nato
when west germany joined nato they also created a new army of west germany what was this army called
the bundeswehr
the job of organising the bundeswehr was given to general von manstein. why did his appointment cause outrage in east germany
he had been a leading genral in hitlers army
how many soldiers were in the bundeswehr by the 1970s
500,000
how did the soviet union respond to germany joining nato in 1955
they crated the warsaw pact
what name was given to the army of east germany created in 1956 response to the creatation of the bundeswehr
the nationale volksar mee
until 1969 west germany would not have diplomatic relations with any other nation that recognised east germany as a separate independant nation.what was this policy called
the hallstein doctrine
how did the hallstein doctrine affect east germany
it was internationally isolated as most countries wanted good trade relations with west germany
what was the name of the west german chancellor who introduced ostpolitik in the 1970s
erich honecker
what was the aim of ostpolitik
to reduce dangerous tensions caused by the cold war
ostpolitik- what was the moscow treaty of 1970
an non-aggression aggreement between west germany , east germany and the ussr
ostpolik- what was the berlin accord of 1971
an agreement between west germany and east germany that the division of berlin was permanet
what was not a consequence of ostpolitik
west germany left nato
how was willy brandt honoured for his policy of ostpolitik
he was given the noble prize in 1971
