West Germany: FOREIGN POLICY AFTER ADENAUER

Question 1

How did Kiesinger change the foreign policy after 1966?

Answer 1

Adopted Ospolitik

Question 2

What evidence is there that Brandt was committed to the policy of Ospolitik?

Answer 2

• March 1970, Brandt visited GDR
• Aug 1970, Brandt signed non-aggression pact with ussr
• Dec. 1972, Brandt signed basic treaty with GDR -> allowed visits across borders of two nations

Question 3

What was Khol working towards in the 80s?

Answer 3

unification with the GDR?

Question 4

Describe teh events in Germany in 1989?

Answer 4

• Eastern european countries began to open borders
• Put pressure on GDR to do so
• Jan 1st 198, GDR relaxed travel restrictions
• Sept 1989, 161,000 east germans applied to emigrate
• Thousands demonstarted for borders bewteen FRG and GDR to open
• Borders opened on Nov 9th 1989.