Germany, c. 1945-1960

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1. When did the Allies and the Germans sign something equivalent to a peace treaty? 1955 1990 1951 1972

2. When were the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic founded? 1946 1955 1952 1949

3. One of the biggest problems in 1945-47 in Germany was the rubble that made transport very difficult in nearly all major cities. Who cleared it? German prisoners of war (POWs) German women The occupation troops Cheap labour drafted in from Asia

4. From which of these countries were large numbers of Germans forcibly expelled in 1945-47? All of these countries Czechoslovakia Poland Yugoslavia (as it was then)

5. Who was the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic (West Germany)? Ludwig Ehrhardt Gustav Stresemann Konrad Adenauer Walther Rathenau

6. In which year was there an uprising in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany)? 1953 1949 1968 1956

7. Food rationing in the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) was abolished in 1950, four years earlier than in the UK. True False

8. Which city was the capital of the Federal Republic (West Germany) till some years after reunification? Bonn West Berlin Frankfurt am Main Heidelberg

9. The "Hallstein Doctine" insisted that there was only one Germany - the Federal Republic (West Germany). As a result any country that recognized the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was (at least initially) NOT recognized by the Federal Republic. True False

10. The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) was a founder member of the European Economic Community (EEC). True False