The GDR in 1949 (OCR A-Level History A): Flashcards
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When was SED formed?
When was SED formed?
1946
When was GDR created?
When was GDR created?
7 October 1949
First & only GDR president
First & only GDR president
Wilhelm Pieck
Name of East German parliament
Name of East German parliament
Volkskammer
What was GDR government based on?
What was GDR government based on?
Soviet Union model
Upper house of GDR legislature
Upper house of GDR legislature
Länderkammer/Chamber of States
When Länderkammer dissolved
When Länderkammer dissolved
1958
When GDR states abolished
When GDR states abolished
1952
When Stasi created
When Stasi created
February 1950
Who held most executive authority in GDR
Who held most executive authority in GDR
Ulbricht, General Secretary of SED
Age parental supervision lowered to (1950)
Age parental supervision lowered to (1950)
18 years old
Monthly emigration rate in 1951
Monthly emigration rate in 1951
17,000 per month
Monthly emigration rate by 1953
Monthly emigration rate by 1953
37,000 per month
When GDR declared independent
When GDR declared independent
1954