Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

History- GDR > KQ3: Repression and Control > Flashcards

KQ3: Repression and Control Flashcards

1
Q

What were the 5 main repressive organisations in the GDR?

A
  1. STASI
  2. Border Troops
  3. NVA (National People’s Army)
  4. Police
  5. Soviet Forces
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

When was the NVA formed?

A

1956

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What was the NVA?

A

The GDR’s armed forces. They did not fight any significant battles. It was incorporated in the Warsaw Pact.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

When was conscription introduced for the NVA?

A

1962

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What did the majority of people choose instead of fighting?

A

CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION

You could do construction work instead.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What was the main job of the Border Troops?

A

To prevent escapes. They would be rewarded and punished accordingly.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

How many border guards were there manning the Berlin Wall?

A

Around 8,000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What was the role of the police?

A

Similar to the role of police today., criminal sector/ domestic complaints sector e.c.t

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

STASI-

How many people did they have files on by 1989?

A

6 million

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

STASI-

How many employees did they have?

A

91,000.

1 officer per 595 people.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

STASI-

What was there budget in 1989?

A

4 billion Ostmarks

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

STASI-

Name 4 of their surveillance methods.

A
  1. Phone tapping
  2. Videoing
  3. Followed by agents
  4. Scents given to dogs
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

STASI-

What techniques were used in Imprisonment and Interrogations?

A
  1. beatings
  2. sleep deprivation
  3. psychological pressuring
  4. threatening family
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

STASI-

Give an example of a prison camp?

A

Hohenschonhausen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

STASI-

How many informants and unofficial collaborators were there?

A

500,000

1 in 30 people

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

STASI-

Give 3 reasons why someone would inform/ collaborate with the STASI.

A
  1. Personal grudge
  2. To further their/ their children’s careers
  3. Blackmail / bribery
17
Q

STASI-

What did Enrich Meikle outline the role of the Stasi to be in the 1958 guideline?

A
  1. Counterintelligence against the FRG.
  2. Supress remaining Nazis
  3. Crush dissident behaviour.
18
Q

Name 5 ways the SED carried out propaganda and censorship?

A
  1. Newspapers
  2. Literature
  3. Theatre
  4. Parades
  5. Post and goods from the West
19
Q

Give an example of a parade.

A

1974, GDR celebrates 25 years of existence by having marches showing military equipment. FDGb/ FDJ march and hold banners of Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Marx.

20
Q

How many people read the newspaper in the GDR?

A

8.3 million

21
Q

Who censored all newspapers and literature?

A

The Central Committee’s Department of Agitation

22
Q

How many books were purged in 1952?

A

8 million

23
Q

FDGB-

What was it.

A

Free German Trade Union Federation

Represented the Workers.

24
Q

FDGB-

What was its membership in the 1980s

A

9.6 million

25
Q

FDGB-

When did workers lose the right to strike?

A

1961

26
Q

FDGB-

How many holidays did the FDGB organise for its members in 1983>

A

8.3 million

27
Q

FDGB-

How did it actually benefit the workers?

A
  1. Holidays
  2. Opinion polls
  3. Complaints were taken seriously
28
Q

FDJ-

What did it stand for?

A

Free German Youth

29
Q

FDJ-

What percentage of 14-25 year olds were members during the 1980s?

A

75%

30
Q

FDJ-

What were the aims?

A
  1. Political indoctrination

2. Community work

31
Q

Eingaben-

What was it?

A

Ordinary citizens would write individual letters of complaint to SED officials at a local/regional/national level. They would get a reply within 4 weeks.

32
Q

Eingaben-

Give examples of what the complaints were about.

A

Mostly;
Domestic repairs, housing/sanitary issues, work/wages, public transport.

Also-
Travel restrictions after Helsinki Accords, the despite the potential damage to ones career.

History- GDR (20 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions