German History Flashcard #4

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Berlin Airlift (1948-1949):

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Soviets blockaded West Berlin; Western allies flew in supplies for 11 months.

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Year East and West Germany were created?

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1949

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Why did the banana symbolize the East German economy?

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Basic goods were scarce, including non-native food.

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Economic boom in 1950s West Germany due to:

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Billions of U.S. Dollars from the Marshall Plan.

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Why did West Germany bring in "Gastarbeiter" starting in 1955?

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West Germany needed workers due to an economic boom and loss of young men in the war.

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Berlin Wall erected in 1961 to prevent East Germans from escaping to the West.

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To keep East Germans from escaping to the West.

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Stasi

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An organization that spied on East German citizens and employed "unofficial informants."

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Checkpoint Charlie: Military checkpoint between Soviet and American sectors in Berlin; site of tank standoff.

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Military checkpoint between Soviet and American sectors in Berlin; site of tank standoff.

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Erich Honecker's role?

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Chancellor of East Germany; claimed the wall would last 100 years.

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Berlin Wall fall date?

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November 9, 1989