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The Emergence of the two Germanies
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A-Level History Mind Map on The Emergence of the two Germanies, created by James Walters5376 on 05/05/2016.
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The Emergence of the two Germanies
Yalta
Approved plans for the occupation and administration of Germany
Germany and Berlin split into four Zones
Agreed there would be a aim of Unification
Polish borders remained Undecided
The Four D's
Denazification
Decentralisation
Demilitarisation
Democratisation
Disagreements over Reparations
Potsdam
Germany would pay $20billion in Reparations
Control Council Established
Policies were reiterated, no progress made towards Reunification
Borders between Germany and Poland Agreed
7million brutally Deported
Denazification
Nuremburg Trials
21 most prominent nazis on Trial
Goring
Hess
von Papen
Done in the public Eye
Showed the allies were trying to do something about the Nazi Past
Uncovered previously secret Acts
Further Trials
Conviction of 23 doctors, conducted experiments at concentration Camps
Findings appalled people, detached from what had Happened
Refused to accept Responsibility
Trials continued as new evidence came to Light
East
520,000 prominent Nazis Purged (On Soviet Terms)
Major part of Reconstruction
Former Nazi teachers Dismissed
Firms taken off former Nazis
Restrictions on non-criminals lifted by 1952
West
Nazis were rounded up, each case handled individually by Merit
Persil certificates issued to those who hadn't directly committed a Crime
Whitewashing of the Past
Fargebogen, a questionnaire that categorised People
Re-educated based on Results
Allied courts dealt with the easy Cases
Harder cases left and abolished in 1951
Effects
Most Nazis only temporarily Removed
No immediate re-emergence of Nazism
All accepted some form of Responsibility
Re-educations meant many were able to continue with Life
Minimal material to show how bad the past Was
Politics
Soviet Zone
Local governments setup under Ulbricht
Everything would appear democratic but they would have complete Control
German language radio Stations & Free German Youth Established
KPD and SPD forced to merge, forming SED
West
Policies supported denazification, mainly Re-Education
Party permits favoured, emergence of CDU, SPD, KPD, FDP etc.
CDU and SPD dominated, couldn't rule without Coalition
Minor parties (less than 5% vote) Disbanded
Democratisation
Successful in the West
Difficult to properly Achieve
Economy
Faced big task of rebuilding war-torn Germany
Soviet Zone
Initially took as many reparations as possible, 3x Agreed
Single state bank, nationalisation, higher taxes & planning schemes all Introduced
Collectivisation (State run Farms)
Economic plan for a single East German state Created
West
Difficulties, balancing reparations, future war tech and Needs
Level of Industry Plan
Living standards and output capped at 50% 1938 Level
Allies creations of a single economic unit (excluded USSR)
Revised 1938 (75% output)
Bizonia
Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan, rebuilding Europe
Only minor changes to economic Policy
Merging of economic activity, step towards Division
Division
Build Up
Failed meetings in London and Moscow
US, Britain and France formed Trizonia, USSR tried to gain the support of the GDR
Currency Reforms
Central Bank, strong stable Currency
Made effective in Trizonia, not Berlin until Later
Berlin Blockade & Airlift
Soviets blockaded Berlin to mark their disapproval for the Currency Reforms
August 1948
Blockaded all road and rail links into Berlin
Trizonia embarked on a mass airlift, keep hold of Berlin
Operation later expanded through resilience, made more Efficient
Through a counter blockade of goods, lifted in May 1949
FRG & GDR
As Trizonia continued to developed divisions began to Emerge
Introduction of a constitution & election in FRG, led the Soviets to react in GDR
After GDR established police and a communist government, SMAD declared Independence
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