Question 211

Question 224 of 300History and Responsibility

Which politician is associated with the "Ostverträge"?

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Correct answer to question 211: Willy Brandt

Explanation

Chancellor Willy Brandt (SPD, 1969–1974) pursued détente with the Eastern Bloc through his Neue Ostpolitik. The Eastern Treaties with Moscow and Warsaw (1970) and the Basic Treaty with the GDR (1972) earned him the 1971 Nobel Peace Prize.

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Welcher Politiker steht für die „Ostverträge“?

  1. Helmut Kohl
  2. Willy Brandt
  3. Michail Gorbatschow
  4. Ludwig Erhard

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