establishing and consolidating rule in the GDR, 1949-61

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class struggle
conflict between working class and middle class
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Eastern bloc
name given to the Eastern European 'satellite' states that were allied to the USSR
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ministry for state security(stasi)
system of surveillance
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democratic centralism
claims democracy is achieved by the people giving a central government the authority to make decisions
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Ulbricht group
group of german communists who were trained in the USSR to prepare for the spread of communism after the Second World War
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nationalisation
the state taking over the ownership of business
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junker
wealthy german aristocrats who owned large areas of land
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collectivisation
the takeover of privately owned farms by the state, joined together
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Stalinallee
a major street in East Berlin that was the propaganda showpiece and memorial to Stalin
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grenzverletzer
'border assailants' who attempted to flee across the Berlin Wall
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peaceful co-existance
emphasised the need to avoid the dangers of nuclear war by co-operating with the west
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peoples enterprise(VEB)
nationalised factory and industrial centre that was run by the government
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warsaw pact
military alliance of Eastern European communist states led by the USSR
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name given to the Eastern European 'satellite' states that were allied to the USSR

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Eastern bloc

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system of surveillance

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claims democracy is achieved by the people giving a central government the authority to make decisions

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Card 5

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group of german communists who were trained in the USSR to prepare for the spread of communism after the Second World War

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