Weekly Review 4 Flashcards
When did Germany surrender in World War 2?
7 May 1945
When was the Allies’ Potsdam conference?
17 July to 2 August 1945
How was Germany initially divided?
4 zones:
USSR
France
Britain
USA
Berlin also divided in 4 (in USSR zone)
When did political parties begin to re-form?
early June 1945
What was the first Party to announce itself?
KPD, 11 June 1945
When did the SPD re-form?
15 June 1945
When did the liberal groups form the FDP?
1947
When did most faith based groups (except the CSU) join the CDU?
1949
When and where did the KDP and SPD combine to form the SED?
April 1946 in the Soviet zone
When was the Marshall Plan set up?
1947
What were the outcomes of the October 1946 elections in Berlin?
communists won in the Soviet zone, did badly everywhere else
When was FRG’s constitution Basic Law announced?
23 May 1949
When did the GDR become official?
7 October 1949
What did Article 20 of Basic Law promise?
Equal rights to all
Free speech, assembly and unions
State education for all
What did Article 21 of Basic Law promise?
Banning anti-democratic parties