Growing international prestige Flashcards

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One of the most important payoffs of Ostpolitik as far as the GDR was concerned was the…

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international recognition it so craved

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When was the GDR admitted into the United Nations?

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1973

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By 1974 the GDR had diplomatic relations with…

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80 countries including the USA

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What did the Helsinki accords aim to do?

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“The Helsinki documents involve political and moral commitments aimed at lessening tensions and opening further the lines of communication between peoples of East and West” (Gerald Ford)

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When were the Helsinki accords signed?

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August 1975

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What accord did the USSR and the GDR sign in October 1975?

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The Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance

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What did the Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance promise?

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Friendship for 25 years

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How does the Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance show a difference between Ulbricht and Honecker?

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Ulbricht had been more inclined to assert independence
Honecker sought a closer relationship with the USSR

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The GDR was perhaps the Warsaw Pact member to most strongly…

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advocate intervention in Czechoslovakia in 1968 and it also urged the Soviet Union to take action against the Solidarity movement in Poland in 1980

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The GDR earnestly felt that any process of liberalisation within the Soviet bloc would…

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threaten all its members

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What doctrine did the GDR embrace wholeheartedly?

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The Brezhnev Doctrine of 1968

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What was the policy of contact limitation between the GDR and the FRG known as?

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Demarcation

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The relationship between the FRG and the GDR was threatened by the late 1970s - what was it threatened by?

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External developments as various factors polarised attitudes and people spoke of a new Cold War

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14
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When did Ronald Reagan become President of the USA?

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1983

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How did Ronald Reagan view Communism?

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  • He had a more anti-communist agenda
  • Harsh anti-Soviet rhetoric
  • Militant anti-communism
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Ronald Reagan had a more anti-communist agenda - what is this exemplified by?

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His “Evil Empire” speech

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Summarise the 1983 “Evil Empire” speech

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Reagan audaciously questioned the legitimacy of the Soviet government at his first press conference