History A-Level
Basic Treaty
What Basic Treaty means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Basic Treaty
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The 1972 agreement that brought the GDR recognition, though only de facto, with both states exchanging permanent representatives rather than ambassadors.
Topics that use Basic Treaty
- The development of the East German state, 1961–85 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- COMECON and economic dependency
- Consumer goods and living standards
- Economic reform and recentralisation
- Impact of the Berlin Wall on labour supply
- Ostpolitik
- Sport as propaganda
- State control of media
- Stasi
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