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16 Cards in this Set
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What was the name of the government proposed to be set up in 1945? |
Allied Control Council |
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What was the British zone pop. and why? |
Over 22 million Due to taking in the bulk of Polish |
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When was the new 'Unity' party formed? |
21st April 1946 Denied from happening in other zones |
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What did the USSR do in June 1946? |
Transform 213 German companies into 'satellite companies' |
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What was the overwhelming outcome of the Berlin elections of October 1946? |
Completely anti-communist The East-German people hated the USSR, 2,000,000 E. German girls raped by USSR soldiers |
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When was Bizonia formed? |
1st January 1947 |
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What happened at the Moscow Conference in 1947? |
USSR demanded central four party admin
UK and USA declined due to Germany's economy needing balance which required USSR to pay back reparations
USSR declined to do this |
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How did the Deutsche Mark cause major problems, particularly in Berlin? |
Ernst Reuter (West Berlin mayor) convinced the West to introduce the currency there This essentially created a currency war with the Soviet' new currency to counter the Mark This was further complicated due to the higher value of the D-Mark |
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What was the conclusion drawn from the 2nd London Conference in 1948? What is significant about its attendance? |
Germany needed a constituent assembly The USSR was not invited |
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Why did the 'mini blockade' begin? When? What was it? |
Clay refused to give Sokoloksy info on Western plans 20th March 1948 Blockade of all major roads and canals, with the intention of preventing the 12,000 tonnes daily supplied by the West |
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What happened in June 1948? |
Three things: 1st June - Trizone 20th June - Introduced Deutsch Mark 24th June - Berlin Blockade |
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When did the Berlin Airlift begin? |
24th June 1948 |
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How many tonnes were flown in daily? |
8000 tonnes |
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How many tons and how many flights by April 1949? What was the biggest day? |
230,000 tons by April 23,000 flights in April alone 16th April 1949 - peak of Airlift, aircraft landing in Berlin every minute |
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When was the Blockade lifted? |
May 12th 1949 |
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When is Germany split and into what? |
Early 1949/October 1949 Federal Republic of Germany (W) German Democratic Republic (E) |
