Political Changes in West Germany Quiz

What significant political change occurred in West Germany in 1969?

• The SPD lost the election

• The CDU-CSU continued their dominance

• The SPD won the election and initiated a coalition government

• West Germany joined the Eastern Bloc

Who became the foreign minister of West Germany after the 1969 elections?

• Willy Brandt

• Gustav Heinemann

• Walter Scheel

• Helmut Schmidt

What was the new policy direction termed that focused on improving relations with East Germany and other Eastern European countries?

• Western Alignment

• Ostpolitik

• Reunification Policy

• Eastern Accord

What was the significant action taken by Willy Brandt as the West German Chancellor in 1970?

• He signed the Hallstein Doctrine

• He visited East Germany

• He established the Bonn authorities

• He recognized the Soviet Union

What doctrine refused to recognize the existence of the East German government prior to its reversal?

• The Brandt Doctrine

• The Bonn Doctrine

• The Hallstein Doctrine

• The Unity Doctrine

Which authorities refused to maintain diplomatic relations with countries recognizing East Germany, according to the Hallstein Doctrine?

• Soviet authorities

• Brandt-Scheel cabinet

• Bonn authorities

• East German authorities

In what year did the Brandt-Scheel cabinet start negotiations to normalize relations between West and East Germany?

• 1960

• 1970

• 1980

• 1990

What significant event did West German Chancellor Willy Brandt participate in during his 1970 visit to Warsaw, Poland?

• Signing of the Warsaw Pact

• Visit to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising memorial

• Negotiation of the Berlin Blockade

• Establishment of the European Union

In what year did West Germany and East Germany sign the Basic Treaty that regularized the relations of the two German states?

• 1970

• 1971

• 1972

• 1973

What was a key outcome of the treaties signed by West Germany with the Soviet Union and Poland?

• Recognition of the Oder-Neisse line as Germany's eastern boundary

• Unification of East and West Germany

• Establishment of NATO

• Dissolution of the Warsaw Pact