1.2a To what extent did the GDR's economy stabilise after 1961?

Question 1

What was the key aim of the NES?

Answer 1

More decision making at lower levels

Question 2

Why was the NES able to be put in place?

Answer 2

Due to the security of the wall along with USSR recognition to economically push on

Question 3

What industry was the focus of the NES?

Answer 3

Scientific advancements to create more jobs

Question 4

What was the main strength of the NES?

Answer 4

Reinvestment was done using extra profits

Question 5

What was the focus of consumer goods under the NES?

Answer 5

Quantity

Question 6

What was the downfall of the NES?

Answer 6

A lack of resources

Question 7

Why was the NES sabotaged by Soviet supporters?

Answer 7

It was a compromise on Socialism

Question 8

Why did the increase in jobs and wages from the NES not effect the lives of GDR citizens?

Answer 8

There were not enough consumer goods to buy

Question 9

What was the effect of ESS on consumer goods?

Answer 9

Increased quality

Question 10

How did the ESS promote key industries?

Answer 10

Restored some subsidies

Question 11

What was the effect of the ESS on equality?

Answer 11

Wages differentiated hugely

Question 12

What was the key success of the ESS?

Answer 12

Progress was made rebuilding urban areas like Dresden and Leipzig

Question 13

What was the key downfall of the ESS?

Answer 13

Ulbricht claimed that the GDR needed to overtake the FRG

Question 14

How large was the loan that the GDR took out?

Answer 14

2 billion DM

Question 15

What was done with the loan taken out by the GDR?

Answer 15

Put in banks rather than being invested back into industry

Question 16

Why did the GDR put the loan into banks?

Answer 16

To try to seem a credible investment for other countries

Question 17

What effect (statistically) did selling spare fuel to the USSR have on the GDR’s imports and exports?

Answer 17

Imports: fell by 30%
Exports: increased by 9.1%

Question 18

What percentage of the GDR’s trade was with COMECON countries?

Answer 18

76%

Question 19

What crisis did COMECON protect the GDR from?

Answer 19

OPEC oil crisis

Question 20

What was the GDR’s accolade within COMECON?

Answer 20

The most sophisticated economy with the highest living standards

Question 21

What was the key policy within ‘Consumer Socialism’?

Answer 21

‘Unity of Social and Economic policy’

Question 22

What was the ‘Unity of Social and Economic policy’?

Answer 22

The idea that a happier workforce would be more efficient

Question 23

When and why was the ‘Unity of Social and Economic policy’ reversed?

Answer 23

1976

Small businesses were nationalised

Question 24

What 2 things happened as a result of the reversing of the ‘Unity of Social and Economic policy’?

Answer 24

Lost 500,000 workers

Lost 11% of production

Question 25

What was the main negative of the ‘Unity of Social and Economic policy’?

Answer 25

The inferior quality of consumer goods

Question 26

What 2 things were the failings of the ‘Unity of Social and Economic policy’blamed on?

Answer 26

The division of Germany

USSR reparations