GermanyAufgabe 211 · History and responsibility
Which politician is associated with the “Eastern Treaties” (Ostverträge)?
In the exam (German)
Welcher Politiker steht für die "Ostverträge"?
- aHelmut KohlHelmut Kohl
- bWilly BrandtWilly BrandtCorrect answer
- cMikhail GorbachevMichail Gorbatschow
- dLudwig ErhardLudwig Erhard
Why?
Willy Brandt (SPD), Federal Chancellor from 1969 to 1974, concluded treaties with the Soviet Union, Poland and the GDR in the early 1970s – the Eastern Treaties. They were meant to improve relations with the eastern neighbours. He is known for kneeling down in Warsaw in 1970 (the Kniefall); in 1971 he received the Nobel Peace Prize.
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