gdr ; est rule ; why build the wall ; '50s emigration 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryGDRA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: ilovetheofficeCreated on: 05-05-18 17:25 emigration illegal from what year? '52 1 of 30 how many east germans emigrated from formation to building the wall? 2.5m 2 of 30 what was gdr population in '49? 18.5m 3 of 30 and in '61? 17m 4 of 30 what type of people emigrated? young skilled workers 5 of 30 what did gov do to try prevent emigration of doctors? specifically allowed them certain priveliges e.g right to travel abroad / uni places for kids 6 of 30 by mid-'50s GDR had highest standard of living in? eastern bloc 7 of 30 but continuously confronted by? FRG 8 of 30 what happened to east germans that emigrated to FRG once they got there? immediately granted citizenship 9 of 30 and got assistance with housing + finance 10 of 30 why was it good to move to FRG? shortage of labour in '50s + '60s so basically guaranteed job 11 of 30 western agents had even been known to do what? enter east berlin to recruit worker 12 of 30 what was the pull factor for FRG? material advantages 13 of 30 and push factor from GDR? repressive and restrictive existence 14 of 30 when was the inner-german border between states closed '52 15 of 30 what was created in Operation Vermin? 5km restricted zone on FRG / GDR border 16 of 30 where what had been destroyed? entire villages 17 of 30 replaced by? watchtowers / minefields / barbed wires 18 of 30 what was required to acces zone? special passes 19 of 30 where only who could live there? those loyal to GDR rest evicted 20 of 30 border guards instructed to shoot who? those that didn't stop when asked to 21 of 30 for those who reached FRG what was consequence back home/ families / friends placed under surveillance and suffer reducd carrer / educational opps 22 of 30 some emigrated successfully by applying for? travel visas and then not returning 23 of 30 but for GDR what created most chances for emigration? west berlin 24 of 30 was there any physical division in berlin? nope 25 of 30 from mid'50s onward stasli started to do what to search for emigrators? stalk / check mail 26 of 30 emigration from GDR threat decrease availiable workforce by as much as what % over course of 7yp? 10% 27 of 30 this would allow FRG to do what undermine GDR + show socialism as failure 28 of 30 FRG continually referred to those that fled as what rather than 'migrants' ? refugees 29 of 30 once arriving in FRG why was it best to convince authorities they'd been persecuted? better chances at financial / housing aid 30 of 30
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