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6. What was the aim of the Berlin Blockade?
- To stem the hemorrhage of workers leaving Berlin
- To create tensions between the USSR and Western powers
- For Western Powers to surrender their Zones of Berlin to the USSR
- For the USSR to surrender their Zone of Berlin to the Western Powers
7. What was Bizonia and when was it formed?
- The merging of the British and American Zones, in January 1947
- The merging of the American and Soviet Zones, in June 1947
- The merging of the French and American Zones, in May 1947
- The merging of the British and French Zones, in October 1946
8. How much did the Western Zone of Germany receive from Marshall Aid (summer of 1947)?
- $2.7 billion
- $1.5 billion
- $1.4 billion
- $3.2 billion
9. Who became the first Chancellor (August 1949) of the FRG (May 1949 in West Germany)?
- Erhard of the CDU/CSU
- Brandt of the SPD
- Adenauer of the CDU/CSU
- Ulbricht of the SED
10. Which group controlled the USSR's occupation of the Eastern Zone?
- The Soviet Military Administration
- The USSR National Army
- The National Soviet Army
- Stalinists
11. Why was the Basic Law (what the FRG was formed under) temporary?
- They found it hard to agree on the components of Basic Law
- They wanted to replace it later with a constitution to cover a whole united Germany
- They wanted to use it as a test run, to see if it overcame the Weimar Republic's ideas
- The FRG later wanted to get the whole (Western) state involved on the new state's constitution
12. Why did the USA stop sending goods to the Eastern zone in 1946?
- France failed to keep to the agreement of sending food and raw materials to the Western zone
- There were shortages in the Western Zone
- The USSR failed to keep to the agreement of sending food and raw materials to the Western zone
- Tension between the West and East had increased severely
13. In the Western zone, indiviuals who were not classified as active participants in the Nazi regime collected the...
- £20 worth of rationing stamps with 'Deutsch wahre Bürger' Award
- 'Fairy' Award
- 'Persil' Certificate
- 'Deutsch wahre Bürger' Award
14. Where did decsion making power lie within the SED in the GDR (formed October 1949)?
- The Chancellor
- The President
- The First Secretary
- The Prime Minister
15. How many zones was Germany split into by late 1945?
16. What were the initial four problems to solve at the Potsdam Conference?
- War guilt, denazification, demiliterisation and self determination
- Reparations, territorial adjustments, rising tensions between allies and self determination
- Denazification, demiliterisation, reparations and territorial adjustments
- Territorial adjustments, reparations, self determination and war guilt
17. What happened to Czechoslovakia when it was interested in receiving Marshall Aid?
- It was invaded and attacked by the USSR as it had forbidden any Eastern state to receive it
- Instead, the USSR donated $0.4 billion to Czechoslovakia
- The USA sent Czechoslovakia $0.4 billion
- The USSR imposed sanctions on Czechoslovakia as it had forbidden any Eastern state to receive it
18. What was the aim of the Marshall Plan?
- To prevent spread of Communism and provide a market for US goods
- To reduce tensions in Europe by helping to revive its economy
- To increase trade between USA and other European countries
- To show the USSR how powerful the USA was
19. What was CONINFORM (early 1947) and Which country was is implemented by?
- The Way to politcally control states within the Eastern bloc, implemented by the USSR
- The way to economically control states within the Western bloc, implemented by the USA
- The way to politically control states within the Western bloc, implemented by the USA
- The Way to econmically control states within the Eastern bloc, implemented by the USSR
20. What new currency was introduced to the Western Zones and When?
- The Deutschmark (DM)
- The Dutchmark (DM)
- The Reichsmark (RM)
- The West German Dollar ($W)