The division of Germany

Who were the 4 zones occupied by?

UK, USA, USSR, France

Which Accord included provisions for demilitarizing and denazifying Germany?

Potsdam

What was the main difference between the east and the west?

Capitalism vs Communism

What was the AAC?

Allied Control Council

Why was it impossible for Germany to have a military force?

Army had disbanded, no government

Who were the communists led by?

Walter Ulbricht

When did the communists arrive in Berlin?

April 1945

What did the Soviet Military Administration issue?

Order Number 2

What did Order Number 2 allow?

Formation of political parties

Which two parties were forcibly merged to create the SED, when?

KPD, SPD, 1946

In the eastern zone, when was all sense of democracy gone?

1948

How did this contrast to the west?

Was a huge range of parties aiming to rebuild Germany

Which two nations merged to create Bizonia?

UK and USA

Which nation joined to create Trizonia, when?

France, 1948

What were the Soviets concerned with?

Stripping their zone of assets as reparations

What led to the UK and US joining to make Bizonia?

Winter of 1946-47

How much per year were food imports costing?

$700 million

Who was the best funded party in the Soviet Zone?

SED

Who did the SED target, how?

Working classes, was able to portray Soviet Union as a liberator from facism and claimed working class was innocent

What was the founding statement of the SED, did they stick to it?

It would be wrong to impose a Soviet style government, no

What areas of life were controlled in Soviet zone?

Education, appointment of personnel

How did this help the communists gain control?

Built up a group of loyal supporters

When was democracy formally abandoned?

1948-49

What did the SED announce?

Marxist-Leninist 'Party of a new Type'

What did the 'new type of party' also establish?

Mass communist organisations for the youth, women and unions in Soviet zones

When was the Iron Curtain speech?

March 1946

What was the Marshall Plan?

economic recovery package of aid from the United States to western Europe after World War II

How much was Marshall Aid?

$13.2 billion

Did the Truman Doctrine and Marshall plan increase tension?

Yes