History A-Level
Soviet reform and its reception in the GDR
What Soviet reform and its reception in the GDR means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Perestroika, meaning economic restructuring, and glasnost, meaning openness, encouraged hopes of change among some East Germans and alarmed the SED leadership, which rejected Soviet-style reform.
Topics that use Soviet reform and its reception in the GDR
- Growing crises and the collapse of communist rule in the GDR (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- Dependence on West Germany and intra-German relations
- Economic decline and debt in the planned economy
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- Mass emigration
- Opening of the Berlin Wall
- Pressure for reform from below
- Protestant opposition and civil society
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