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GDR recognized by Soviet Union
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Potsdam Conference
Germany was splirt into four sections. An agreement was made over War Reperations in areaGermany occupied by the Soviet Union. -
Social Unity Party
The Social Unity Party was the ruling party of the German Democratic Republic. "The leading Socialist Unity Party was the result of the unification of the Social Democratic and Communist Party in the Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany in 1946." Support by Stalin and East Geramany. -
Anglo-American Zone/ Biozone
A occupied zone shared by the British and Americans in 1947 during the German Occupation after World War Two. A French occcupied zone was added in 1949. -
Six Power Conference
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Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first international crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union Blockaded the Western allies and all of their access to Berlin. -
"Basic Law " Federal Republic of Germany
The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germay is the Constitution. It was apporved by the Western Allies of World War Two. Applied to what we now know as Western Germany. -
People's Congress and GDR consitution
GDR, also known as East Germany. The People's Congress was a result of the Socialist Unity Party and the block of the Allied Foregin Ministries. The Germany Democratic Republic constitution was based on the fast that it would be a federal and democratic republic. -
FGR joins NATO
West Germany joined NATO ten years after the defeat of World War Two.This action marked the final step of West Germany's integration into the Western European defense system." -
GDR Formed
Part of the East Germany during the Cold War. It is known as one of the satellite states of the Soviet Union. It was occupied by the Soviet Forces during the 2nd World War. -
Pleven Plan
First proposed in 1950 by the French.The plan was meant to "create a supranational European Army as part of a European Defence Community." -
Unrest in GDR
The unrest started by a group of Berlin Construction Workers. It then turned in to a more serious struggle against the GDR. It then diminished by a ground of Soviet Forces in Germany. -
Hallstein Doctorine
Important to the forgein policy of the Federal Republic of Germany. It stated that they would not maintain Diplomatic relations with the GDR. -
Treaty of Rome
An agreement that led to the founding of the Eurpoean Economic Community. It was signed by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany. -
Second Berlin Crisis
It was the last major political/military conflirt of the Cold War about the status of Berlin and Germany after World War Two. -
Krushchev and "Berlin Ultimatum"
The Berlin Ultimatum was made during the Berlin Crisi of 1961. It occured the Cold War. The Ultimatum that Kruhchev wanted gave the Western Powere six months to withdrawl from Britain leaving it a free state. -
Berlin Wall
Originally called a Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart. The wall was meant to seperate East and West Berlin. Also it kept the people in East going to West and the People in West from going to East. -
Adenauer
Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer was a german statesman. He led his country to become a powerful and successful nation after the downfall of Germany after World War Two. -
Policy of Ostpolitik
Refers to the changing relation between FGR and the GDR with Eastern Europe. It was the "new eastern policy" -
Warsaw Treaty
A treaty between West Germany and the People's Republic of Poland. Provided coexisitenace and non violence on the border of the two countires. -
Moscow Treaty
Treaty between USSR and West Germany. The first trreaty between FGR and GDR. Both sides wanted normalization and the treaty gave it to them. -
Basic Treaty
"West Germany (FRG) and East Germany (GDR) recognized each other as sovereign states for the first time, an abandonment of West Germany's Hallstein Doctrine in favor of Ostpolitik." The signing of the treaty provided a way for the world to recognize Germany. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The wall was demolished and people were happy. They got to see their families again. There were many uprising from the people of East and West Garmany wanting the wall to be taken down. Thousands were killed. -
Two Plus Four Victory
two German states and the four powers of World War II chose the shape of Germany as the combined territories of the FRG and the GDR, decided the country’s borders, lput a limit on its weapons and military forces, regulated Soviet troops, and allowed its continued membership in NATO.
