Attitudes to Germany 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryCold WarASAQA Created by: bethfrench99Created on: 19-03-16 20:54 USSR Willing to accept four different political parties: communists, social democrats, liberals and Christian democrats Communists (KPD) intended to dominate and form the nucleus of the German communist movement February 1946 - German Socialist Unity Party formed Socialists and KPD merged by the Soviet Military Administration of Germany Socialists opposing the merger were ed by Kurt Schumaker Political control failed Wanted a united Germany either under Soviet influence or neutral Wanted high reparations 1 of 4 UK Wanted to rebuild Germany but worried that a revived Germany might cooperate with or be dominated by the USSR Concerned about Soviet/French influence in the Ruhr UK zone was an economic centre It was important to German economic recovery Politically important because whoever controlled the Ruhr controlled the size of reparations Large population Was costly to run Many displaced citizens 2 of 4 USA Wanted German independence and economic recovery 1945 - 1947: wanted joint cooperation with the USSR, UK and France to work Spring 1947: Against joint control in the Ruhr Anti-deprivation of UK/US Germans Anti-centralised Germany (this was a Soviet aim) Allowed free elections Saw the German state as a basis for a future federal government country, but still saw the division as temporary 3 of 4 France Wanted to divide Germany into separate individual states Internationalisation of the Ruhr Wanted a stronger French influence on administration Wanted to ensure the Allied Control Council (ACC) could function Heavy reparations - not as heavy as the USSR Saw the permanent division of Germany as safer for France 4 of 4
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