Division of Germany
What was the capital city of Germany?
Berlin
Was established as a Stalin-style socialist state?
East Germany
when was the wall constructed
August 13, 1961
was the soviet union controlling?
yes, they were
When did the Soviet Union finally dissolute?
August 1991
Who wanted Germany to be democratic?
The Allies
Which side had new policies?
West Germany
Who took the east side and who took the west side
The soviets took the eastern half, and the allies took the western side
Were people from outside the iron curtain allowed in?
No
What does glasnost stand for?
Greater freedom of expression
Who wanted Germany to be communist?
The Soviet Union
Which side stabled a western democracy?
West Germany
how did the west side of Berlin get their supplies
The east side would use the Berlin Airlift to supply the west
Under the iron curtain, what is one thing people struggled with?
Money
Food shortages
Constantly being watched typically by street police
Was the collapse of the Soviet Union due to force?
No
What events led to the division of Germany?
Collapse of the Third Reich
Which side became a member of the Warsaw pact
East Germany
when did the Berlin wall fall
November 9th, 1989
what were the two counties that were divided that led to families not being able to see each other for over 50 years.
East Germany, West Germany
Who came in to power in 1985 as the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Germany was divided into four occupied zones, what were they?
Great Britain, France, United States, Soviet Union
Artistic and intellectual programs were strongly controlled.
East Germany
Why did they divide the east and west side of berlin
what were the 7 countries under the iron curtain
Poland, east Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Albania
What were the factors that contributed to the collapse?
Workers, Dissident intellectuals, Advocates of National self-determination, Reformers