Politics 45-49 Flashcards
(25 cards)
How many germans had died from war?
6.5 million
As early as…. allies agreed a what was needed for german post war?
This was confirmed at what?
1943/1944
Temporary military occupation
Yalta Conference
Soviets controlled Berlin before allies arrive meaning?
Ulbricht flown by USSR to GER and tasked to make 5 lander gov’s. Anxious to embed communism.
Allies couldn’t do anything but accept
Why Bizonia made?
Failure to co-op over reparations, spread of communism in east and fear Germany economy weakening would lead to communism ^ = 1946 USA invited economic union of all 4
Why did USSR and Fra reject bizonia?
USSR on ideological
France feared increased centralisation
What was Bizonia a vehicle for?
Marshall aid
East response to Bizonia?
German Economic Commission
When did France agree discussions of political reorganisations (trizonia)
1947
West developed attacked by east and in … called first Volkscongresse. Why?
1947
to win over public idea to division
When was 2nd volkscongresse? Why?
1948
elected a volksrat of 400 delegates to draw constitution provisional (reality needed gov structure prepared for division)
Between Jan and June 1948 what happened?
Many incidents mainly in Berlin and the access to soviet zone
Before US UK plans of political unification what did they feel needed?
What happened?
A central bank
Bank Deutscher Lander made in 1948
Who rejected bank deutscher lander 1948!
USSR, refused possibility of one currency for whole country
What happened june 1948?
trizonia
deutschmark
plan for provisional west government
What broke down soviet relations? why?
currency reform
said it broke potsdam agreement + made it a criminal offence to posses west money
What happened throughout June 1948 response to currency reform?
traffic to berlin halted, ostmark issued, east declare not accept west money or post
What did tightening of restrictions in 1948 mean for west?
Solution?
jeopardise control of west berlin - 2 million people
air lift, hard cuz us and uk reduced number of air force + france had like nothing + fear of USSR angy
When did airlift begin? last? when did it start stockpiling?
june
11 months
early 1949
Counter blockade by west mid..? cut off?
mid 1948
chemical, steel and manufactured goods
when did the blockades end?
may 1949
mid 1948 what was clear? USA and UK blast ahead with political unification plans (…. theory)
even in summer 1948, ussr still? us reject why?
heading to division
magnet theory
Ussr still prepared negotiate for weak united germany. US Reject as thought would lead to communism
why couldn’t west make own constitution?
as under occupation status, basic law = compromise
when did drafting of basic law begin?
august 1948
concessions gained by new FRG?
On council of europe, direct rep on OEEC
