Question 211
Which politician stands for the "Eastern Treaties"?
Deutsch: Welcher Politiker steht für die "Ostverträge"?
Answer options
- Willy Brandt✓ Correct answer
- Ludwig Erhard
- Helmut Kohl
- Mikhail Gorbachev
Explanation
The question relates to German foreign policy during the Cold War. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Federal Republic of Germany tried to ease relations with the states of the Eastern Bloc. Special treaties played a central role in this, which became known as the "Eastern Treaties". They were supposed to normalize relations with countries such as the Soviet Union, Poland and the GDR and recognize existing borders.
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