Key Words - Germany - Post 1945 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryCold WarASEdexcel Created by: HollyCreated on: 09-05-15 14:03 What does FRG stand for? Federal Republic of Germany 1 of 24 What does GDR stand for? German Democratic Republic 2 of 24 What was the Stasi? East German Ministry of Security 3 of 24 Define communism. A system where communal ownership is favoured. 4 of 24 What is a democracy? A government formed by the people by vote. 5 of 24 Who was Harry Truman? American President who took over from Roosevelt in 1944-53. 6 of 24 Who was Clement Atlee? British Labour Prime Minister from 1945 7 of 24 Who was Josef Stalin? Leader of Soviet Russia, 1928-53 8 of 24 What does NATO stand for and what was it? North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. A military alliance set up for the West 9 of 24 What was the Warsaw Pact? A Military Alliance of Eastern Europe 10 of 24 Define demilitarisation. Removal of all forms of military. 11 of 24 Who was Karl Marx? German philosopher and founder of ideas of communism. 12 of 24 Who was Vladimir Lenin? Russian revolutionary leader from 1917. 13 of 24 What were the Nuremburg Trials? Military court set up by the Allies to punish Nazi war crimes. 14 of 24 Define internment. Imprisoning or confinement of people without trial. 15 of 24 What was Fragebogen? A questionnaire given to Germans to determine their backgrounds. 16 of 24 What were Percil certificates? Assurances given that people were cleansed of Nazism. 17 of 24 What were Buchenwald and Sachsenhausen? Concentration camps used after the war for East German prisoners. 18 of 24 What is monopoly capitalism? Final stages of capitalism according to Marxists. 19 of 24 What were Bizonia and Trizonia? The merging of administrative areas. Bizonia = America and Britain. Trizonia = America, Britain and France 20 of 24 What was the Truman Doctrine? Support given to governments fighting against communism 21 of 24 What was the Marshall Plan? Economic aid given to European countries. 22 of 24 What was the Berlin Airlift? Aid flown into Berlin as all routes were blocked off by Stalin. 23 of 24 What was the Deutschmark? New German currency introduced in 1948. 24 of 24
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