gdr ; dev state 61-85 ; national identity ; sports

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could develop key pride but could also do which two other things?
improve well-being / workplace productivity
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SPORT AS MASS PARTICIPATION ACTIVITY
DHD
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why and effective method of bringing ppl under regume?
ctrlled by SED + not overtly political
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by '82 how many egermans belonged to a sports club?
3.3m
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which 3 were most popular?
football / fishing / gumnastics
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and these were all part of which SED umbrella org?
German Gymnastics and Sports Association
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in '80 over how many sporting festivals?
28,000
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what were childrens ones called?
spartakaiden
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festivals had high participation rate as well as what things?
chess / rambling / walking
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when did DTSB conduct surveys whch ware telling of pps attitudes?
mid''80s
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when asked why ppd in sports which % gave appropriate answer?
14%
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what % responded 'because its fun'?
80%
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poor what sometimes dampened enthusiasm?
investment like nasty swimming pools
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INTERNATIONAL SPORT
DFFG
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what was the first year the GDR and FRG had separate olympic teams?
'68
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what was GDR team referred to?
'east germany'
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while FRG?
'germany'
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by which olympics were the GDR fully recognised with own flag + anthem?
'72 munich
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in '68 games where did GDR place?
6th
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with who leading the table?
USA / USSR
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by montreal in '76 where did gdr place?
2nd
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behind?
ussr
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in '80 egermany won how many of the 13 gold medals for womens' swimming?
11
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with how many of those new world records?
6
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marita koch set workd records at which metres?
100 / 200 / 400
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set world cup record for women's 400m in world cup team event in what year?
'85
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and ran distance in how many seconds thats unlikely to ever be beaten?
47.60s
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impressive performance due to extreme emphasis SED placed on what?
identifying talented children @ young age and focusing on sports seen most likey to result in large number of medals
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prospective sportsmen and women sent to elite schools nd talented players allocated to wokr as coaches in how may specially designated sports clubs/
30
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schools enforced strict discipine as well as?
intensive political indoctrination
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by mid-70s how many places in specialist sport schools?
10,000
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and highly regarded institution in leipzig dedicated to what>
training sports instructors
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when was DTSB formed?
'57
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who did it wokr with to produce plans and reports to assist with planning sports provision?
FDJ / SED
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submitted directly to who?
Politburo
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which org also had a role in sport?
stasi
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SED sent spies to FRG to do what?
ontain info on sports training programmes
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and extensive network of informers monitored what?
political reliability of sportsmen / women
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when GDR teams competed internationally often accompanied by?
stasi officers
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at these events GDR players not permitted to do what?
interact with those from west
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much of success based off?
womens sports
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what is amateur status?
idela sportsmen / women should compete for glory not money / professionals who made money banned / had to be employed to cmopete
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when was this requirement scrapped?
'88
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why was this rule often disadvantage to western female athletes?
had to work / support fam and train
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egerman female athletes able to do what?
devote all time to training supported by state
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aided progress by systematic = comprehensive programme involving?
illegal performance enhancing drugs
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org by SED who administered drugs w/o?
explanation of what they were exacly
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who now lives as a man?
heidi krieger
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what was her sport?
shot put
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what was she given regukar dises if?
anabolic steroids . birth ctrl pills
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from late '70s wht often damaged international recognition of east germans success?
performance drugs accusations
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when were records released?
post-reunification
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sporting sucecsses provided focus for?
national pride
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but effectiveenss hampered by?
popular resentment @ priveliges given
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what about them was partcularly resented?
ability to go abroad
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