What Is Ostpolitik

question 11

Multiple Choice

What is Ostpolitik?

• A)Adenauer's policy to isolate East Germany
• B)Willy Brandt's attempt to improve relations with the Soviet bloc
• C)The attempt to reunify Germany
• D)The East German attempts to copy West Germany
• E)The Soviet occupation of East Germany

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Federal Budget Deficit

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