KQ2- Key dates and events Flashcards
When was the Berlin Wall erected?
1961
When was the New Economic System (NES) introduced?
1953
When was Khrushchev overthrown?
October 1964
What happened in October 1965?
Unrest in Leipzig concerning the banning of beats music.
When was the Economic System of Socialism (ESS) introduced?
April 1968
When did Russia invade Czechoslovakia?
August 1968
When did the FRG begin with Ostpolitik?
October 1969
When was Ulbricbht overthrown and replaced by Honecker?
November 1971
When was the Four Power Agreement over Berlin?
What was it?
December 1971.
An agreement between Russia, France and Britain to reestablish ties and improve connections between East and West Germany.
When was the Basic Treaty with the FRG?
What was it?
June 1973.
A treaty where the two German States, acknowledged and promised to respect the sovereignty of the other. Diplomats were exchanged.
When did the GDR join the United Nations?
September 1973
When were the Helsinki Accords?
What were they?
July- August 1975
They were a series of agreements that aimed to relieve tension in Europe. Countries who signed up to this agreement promised their people;
- Peaceful settlement of disputes between countries.
- Scientific and technological cooperation.
- Free migration of people.
What happened in December 1981?
The FRG chancellor Helmut Schmidt visits the GDR.
What happened in September 1987?
Honecker visits the GDR.
