The German Democratic Republic

Study Sources 3 and 4 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate the reasons for the increase in emigration from the GDR into West Germany (FRG) in 1989?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

How accurate is it to say that the role of the SED was very significant in the formation of the GDR in 1949?

6 ‘The GDR under the rule of Honecker in the years 1971–85 was very different from the GDR under the rule of Ulbricht in the years 1949–71.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

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How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate the attitude of the USA to German reunification?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

5 ‘ Throughout the years 1949–85, the economy of the GDR was characterised by limited achievement.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that, in the years 1949–85, the most effective means of controlling the people of the GDR was state use of propaganda and censorship?

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How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate relations between the GDR and the Federal Republic (FRG) at the time of the Ostpolitik negotiations in 1970?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

How significant was the role of Khrushchev in the events leading to the building of the Berlin Wall in August 1961?

How far do you agree that there was significant popular support for the SED Government in the GDR throughout the years 1949–85?

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How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate the causes of the rising of June 1953?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

5 ‘ In the years 1961–85, the GDR developed into a stable and successful state under the leadership of the SED.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that Gorbachev’s visit to the GDR (October 1989) was more significant than the opening of the Berlin Wall (November 1989) for the collapse of communist rule in the GDR?

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How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate problems facing the government of the GDR in the late 1980s?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

5 ‘There was little change in the government of the GDR by the SED as a result of the rising of June 1953.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that the SED government was very successful in undermining the role of the Protestant church in the GDR in the years 1949–90?

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How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate the position of women in the GDR?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

Study Sources 3 and 4 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate the position of women in the GDR?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

5 ‘The formation of the GDR in 1949 was primarily a reaction to the attempts of the western Allies to undermine the post-war agreement in Germany.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

5 ‘The formation of the GDR in 1949 was primarily a reaction to the attempts of the western Allies to undermine the post-war agreement in Germany.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that, in the years 1969–85, the GDR’s relationship with West Germany was of great benefit to the GDR?

How far do you agree that, in the years 1969–85, the GDR’s relationship with West Germany was of great benefit to the GDR?

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How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate the impact of mass protest on the authority of the SED government in 1989?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

How far do you agree that the economic policies of the GDR in the years 1949-61 were very different from those in the years 1963-71?

How accurate is it to say that the quality of life for people in the GDR improved greatly under Honecker’s leadership?

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How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate the control of young people in the GDR through the Free German Youth (FDJ)?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

How far do you agree that, by 1985, the GDR had successfully established an identity as an independent state?

How far do you agree that external influences were more significant than internal problems in explaining the collapse of the GDR in the years 1985-90?

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How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate reactions to the opening of the Berlin Wall in November 1989?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

How successful was the SED in establishing communist rule and communist policies in the GDR in the years c1949–61?

How far do you agree that the economic difficulties experienced by the GDR in the 1980s were primarily caused by Honecker’s commitment to social welfare policies?