Development in the zones

Question 1

How many people were in the British zone in Germany?

Answer 1

22.5m

Question 2

What problems arose from the British zone in Germany?

Answer 2

Population was costly to feed which increased British dependency on USA

Question 3

What important areas were in the British zone?

Answer 3

-Major port of Hamburg
-Ruhr industrial area

Question 4

What was USA’s plan with their zone in Germany?

Answer 4

Develop a degree of independence and economic security from any potential Eastern Bloc threat

Question 5

Why did the US become less compliant to the idea of joint occupation in Germany in 1947?

Answer 5

-Soviet demand that Ruhr should be under joint allied control
-Continued social and economic deprivation of German population in US and British zones
-Soviet desire to create a centralised Germany

Question 6

What were the four political parties founded in the Soviet zone in Germany?

Answer 6

-Communists (KPD)
-German Social Democrats (SPD)
-Liberals (LDPD)
-Christian Democrats (CDU)

Question 7

What was the Soviet zone in Germany viewed as?

Answer 7

A place of tyranny and repressions by Germans in the Western zones

Question 8

What was the French position about Germany in 1947?

Answer 8

Support the creation of two German states with Western part closely allied and influenced by Western powers