us attitudes to germany and berlin

Question 1

what was the most immediate practical issue that faced the west-east relations?

Answer 1

the question of reparations

Question 2

what did potsdam enable?

Answer 2

the ussr to take 15% of the industrial capital equipment from metallurgic, chemical and manufacturing industries from the western zones inexchange for a range of materials in the soviet zone such as food, coal, timber.

Question 3

what became a fundemental issue for the usa?

Answer 3

stalin’s agenda for the future of germany

Question 4

what did the usa start to minimise in thier occupation of germany?

Answer 4

the punishing elements

Question 5

how did the usa see the economic recovery of germany?

Answer 5

fundemental for the political stablity of germany and help weaken soviet inflence throughtout eastern europe

Question 6

due to germany’s location how has it always been seen?

Answer 6

the defense against an expansionist commnunism

Question 7

in 1946 how did the usa interpret soviet policy?

Answer 7

as an attempt to take over the whole country

Question 8

what 2 possiblities were the usa presented for germany?

Answer 8

.leave it as one entity susceptible to soviet influence

.unite the western zones together, cut them from the east and integrate them in western europe

Question 9

what 2 things did the soviets want of germany?

Answer 9

1. thier zones to proceed slowly towards socialism

2. to strip germany naked -militarily and economically

Question 10

what was an important area of disagreement?

Answer 10

German coal output

Question 11

what did the soviets want as reparations from the western zones?

Answer 11

coal

Question 12

what did the Americans want to use the coal for?

Answer 12

to assist in the rehabilitation of western Europe

Question 13

how did the soviet treat their zones?

Answer 13

as a self-contained economic entity which existed exclusively for thier economic benefit

Question 14

what did the americans do? in 1946 under general clay’s orders

Answer 14

stop the deliver of reparations from thier zones to the soviet zones as per the potsdam agreement

Question 15

what happened in east germany 1946? in relation to the parties.

Answer 15

the commnunist party(KPD) and the social democrats(SPD) merged in april to form the socialist unity party(SED)

Question 16

how was the merge of parties viewed and what did it lead to?

Answer 16

unpopular among the leaders of the SPD but was possibly supported by the majority of the ordianry people, this led ti tensions between the commnuist and the socail democrats in the western zones leading to an end of co-operation

Question 17

what did stalin’s lack of diplomatic expertise do?

Answer 17

gradually split the two halves of germany apart

Question 18

what did stalin believe as a marxist?

Answer 18

the whole of germany would eventually fall to socialism