Developments in Germany affect the Cold War

• What countries received the document delivered by the Soviet Union on March 10th, 1952?

  The UK, France, USA, and West and East Germany
• What proposal did Joseph Stalin put forth regarding Germany?

  A proposal for German reunification and neutralization without foreign troops
• What condition did the US set for the reunification of Germany?

  Germany cannot be armed
• Who replaced Joseph Stalin after his death in 1953?

  Nikita Khrushchev
• What did Khrushchev do in his speech to the communist party in February 1956?

  He denounced some of the policies carried out by Stalin
• What changes occurred in the USSR following Stalin's death?

  Thousands of political prisoners were released and there was relaxation in censorship
• What was this period known as in the USSR?

  'The Thaw'
• When did the East German uprising occur?

  On June 16, 1953
• What triggered the protests in East Berlin on June 16, 1953?

  Government demands to increase productivity
• What did the program that continued until October 1953 highlight?

  The repression and privations of life under communism
• When did NATO welcome West Germany as a member?

  On May 6, 1955
• When did East Germany become a member of the Warsaw Pact?

  On May 22, 1955