Atlantic Charter 1941 (Roosevelt) self-determination of people no territorial changes safety & good standard livings global economic-cooperation

& free trade disarmament of ALL nations denazification

ideology driven working class at top

Unconditional Surrender of Germany 8th of May 194 war is officially ended Berlin is occupied by the Soviets (until une! Allies arrive" british sections gets #harlottenburg

!otsdam Conference "uly#Au$ust 194 (U%S%A%#G&#SU) $ %&s' %emilitarization( %enazification( %emocratization( %ismantling( %ekartelization )ermans shall be treated e*ually in all + occupation zones ,elocation of )ermans Soviet reparations from soviet zones - ./0 of western zones

'ron Curtain S(eech ()inston Churchill) 194* communist parties seek for totalitarian control by force everywhere no true democracy unclear intentions of Soviets' mistrust eastern europe under control of S121 3oland moved to 4est' e5pulsion of )ermans

&i+one "an% 194, (G&#USA) better recovery of )ermany fear of communism 6rance & S121' against Bizone

-ruman .octrine March 194, support 7free8 countries against 7totalitarian regimes8 (9 S121! mostly financial and economic aid (message' also military:!

start of containment (keep borders' no e5pansion of communism!

Marshall !lan th "une 194, substantial additional help assistance' recovery of economy free institutions for political; social conditions all <uropean =ations involved for success

/ondon Conference 0e1ruary 2 "une 1948 decision about 4est-)erman state London documents

Currency Reform in the )est 34th "une 1948 triggered the Berlin Blockade

&erlin &loc5ade May 1948#49 Soviet&s answer to currency reform 4estern Allies could not care for 4estern-Berlin air-transport for food S121 gives up unsuccessful

0ran5furt .ocuments "uly 1948 decision to have a currency reform in the 4estern zones without S121

-ri+one A(ril 1949 0ederal Re(u1lic of Germany - based on currency reform

London %ocument -> constitution' rearrange provincial borders - formulate a statute of occupation ./ uly meeting in ?oblenz to redefine terms because they felt a division of )ermany parliamentary council wrote a basic law( @$ participants( many from 4eimar' human and civil rights most important restricted function of federal president political groups opposing democracy forbidden federalism chancellor removed by vote of no confidence maAority as well as proportional system

)erman %emocratic ,epublic - )erman communist BmigrBs (2lbricht group! - 6ounded a Stalinist state - 6irst of four powers who allowed political parties - .C+$ loss of elections -> no success - .C+@ coercion of conAunction of #ummist (?3%! and Social %emocrats (S3%! to one party (S<%! - get rid of class system - divided large estates - nationalization of banks and industries - sovietization (police state supervised by party! - Darch .C+C constitution - =ever intended a constitutional democracy - Both sides& goal' )erman unity - %uring cold war' east dropped its goal