gdr ; collapse ; reunification so rapid ; kohl / britain / us / ussr attitudes

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in what month did kohl express concern @ escalating gdr events?
nov '89
1 of 44
mass movement from east put what kind of pressure on FRG?
financial / social
2 of 44
favoured some form of monetary assistance why?
hope some monetary assistance would stem emigration
3 of 44
on what date did kohl without consultation put forward 10-pt plan?
28th nov '89
4 of 44
planed for aid / redev but also proposed?
federal system for whole of germany
5 of 44
timescale expected?
decade
6 of 44
which ******** leader had serious reservations over unity?
uk pm margaret thatcher
7 of 44
particularly idea of united germany being?
part of larger interated europe
8 of 44
what echoed her fears?
british media
9 of 44
also saw danger of single germany undermining?
gorby
10 of 44
tried org a way with who to slow process down?
president mitterrand of france
11 of 44
but why couldn't this work?
little influence
12 of 44
their resistance made more ineffective by US president?
bush
13 of 44
why?
wanted reunification
14 of 44
his reaction to wall opening lukewarm despite?
bare cheers from america
15 of 44
when had president reagan visied wberlin?
'87
16 of 44
and what did he sould @ soviets?
'tear down this wall'
17 of 44
in private bush was?
amazed
18 of 44
conscious of not wanting to do what?
upset soviets
19 of 44
but could also see reunification and end cold war was real opportunity to cut back?
defence spending
20 of 44
in nov us secretary of state commented it was only matter of what?
working out details of when / how reunification
21 of 44
when did kohl visit gdr?
dec '89
22 of 44
+ ecstatic reception quickly convinced him?
reunification sooner fam
23 of 44
kohl took initiative and rejected modrow's plan that?
should be militarily neutral
24 of 44
because that would mean pulling out of?
NATO
25 of 44
by when did kohl say he fully backed the CDU?
feb '90
26 of 44
kohl campaigned within gdr to crowd of how many in leipzig?
million strong (or @ least that's what the textbook said
27 of 44
election victory for alliance of germany owed much to strength of?
kohl's hope message
28 of 44
and much to strength of west berman currency?
deutschmark
29 of 44
british unease somewhat calmed by promise of german memb?
nato
30 of 44
and also with clear us support kohl needed to address whoe fears?
ussr
31 of 44
only with reduction of what did gorby accept reunification?
cooling of cold war tensions
32 of 44
kolh agreed to fund what?
removal of ussr troops (though some privately asked to stay)
33 of 44
adn pay how much to ussr to settle these soldier sback in?
12bnDM
34 of 44
deal in what month?
july '90
35 of 44
and paved way for what treaty negotiations to help final agreement?
two plus four treaty
36 of 44
ASSESSMENT OF KOHL ROLE
DGDG
37 of 44
could be seen as?
'architect of unification'
38 of 44
esp considering dramatic unveiling of?
ten-pt plan
39 of 44
it was also his relationship + diplomacy with ussr / usa that secured?
their blessing
40 of 44
his role did what for him?
secured status as leader of world prestige + re-election
41 of 44
used FRG economic strength to do which two things?
dominate german partnership + exploit ussr weaknesses
42 of 44
however it can be said that because of the GDR already in decline and SED unable to control?
kohl just in right place @ right time
43 of 44
could all just have been a climax of what 70s policiy?
ostpolitik
44 of 44

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