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Cold War Germany

By Jessica Flynn. 1950-89. Cold War Germany. West Germany: Pre-wall. Joined NATO (1955) A place of economic growth Wirtschaftswunder (1955) Joined the European Economic Community (1957). East Germany: Pre-wall.

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Cold War Germany

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  1. By Jessica Flynn 1950-89 Cold War Germany

  2. West Germany: Pre-wall • Joined NATO (1955) • A place of economic growth • Wirtschaftswunder (1955) • Joined the European Economic Community (1957)

  3. East Germany: Pre-wall • The Soviet Union had seized most of their industrial equipment so their economic conditions were dire • 1953 Uprising: 40,000 construction workers revolted but were suppressed by Soviet troops • June 17 became a national holiday in remembrance in FDR • Joined the Warsaw Pact (1955)

  4. 1958: Nikita Khrushchev demanded all Western troops leave West Berlin within 6 months. Unlike the Blockade in 1948, the city was too large to be supported via air shipments, so it became a concern how it was to be dealt with. They came to a temporary agreement in Geneva, but tensions rose again after the U2 incident in 1960. Eisenhower refused to give in and met with Khrushchev in Austria (1961) for discussion which did not lead to any resolutions. Instead, a wall was erected and Soviet and American troops stood on either side of the wall in a stand-off manner. 1958-61 The Berlin Crisis

  5. Despite Ulbricht’s claims that there was “no intention to build a wall”, an “anti-fascist protection barrier” is erected regardless The Berlin Wall (August 31, 1961) 1961

  6. Life in East Germany • Farmers were forced to divide their land between each other equally and give up their harvests to the people • Monetary award system for having children • Stasi (1950) • Secret police force similar to the Gestapo • Youth Groups • ThälmannPionierFrei Deutsche Jugend • Military training one month each year • Culture • Socialist realism • German-centric

  7. Party Opposition West Germany • RAF • Guerilla army force that caused 289 bombings • KBW • A Maoist organisation East Germany • Barely any opposition as fear was prevalent • Towards the end, Monday Demonstrations were common

  8. Kennedy’s speech to West Berlin to address the US’s standpoint in regards to the Wall and their unchanging support to the FDR “Ich bin ein Berliner!” 1963

  9. Ronald Reagan stood in the same place as Kennedy had and demanded for the completion of the arms race and called for the fall of the Berlin Wall “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” 1980

  10. Günter Schabowski was late to a press conference in which he was supposed to announce that East Germans were now able to apply for a travel visa into West Germany, but he made it seem like every East German could leave immediately, hence reuniting the two halves of Germany. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8GzptqhT68 Fall of the Berlin Wall 9 November,1989 1989

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