West German–Soviet Moscow Treaty
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The West German–Soviet Moscow Treaty was a 1970 Cold War agreement between West Germany and the Soviet Union that recognized post–World War II European borders and marked a key step in Ostpolitik and détente.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West German–Soviet Moscow Treaty canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: West German–Soviet Moscow Treaty Context triple: [Treaty of Moscow (1970), alsoKnownAs, West German–Soviet Moscow Treaty]
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Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972)
The Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) was a landmark agreement in which West and East Germany recognized each other as sovereign states and established formal diplomatic relations, easing Cold War tensions and advancing West German Ostpolitik.
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Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
The Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) was a Cold War diplomatic accord between the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France that improved access to and the status of Berlin, easing tensions and enabling West Germany’s Ostpolitik policy of rapprochement with the Eastern bloc.
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Paris Agreements on the status of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Paris Agreements on the status of the Federal Republic of Germany were a set of 1954 accords that ended the Allied occupation, restored West German sovereignty, and integrated it into Western defense structures such as NATO.
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Rhineland Pact
The Rhineland Pact was a 1925 Locarno agreement in which Germany, France, Belgium, Britain, and Italy guaranteed the inviolability of Germany’s western borders and the demilitarized status of the Rhineland after World War I.
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E.
Belavezha Accords
The Belavezha Accords were a 1991 agreement between the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus that formally dissolved the Soviet Union and established the Commonwealth of Independent States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: West German–Soviet Moscow Treaty Target entity description: The West German–Soviet Moscow Treaty was a 1970 Cold War agreement between West Germany and the Soviet Union that recognized post–World War II European borders and marked a key step in Ostpolitik and détente.
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A.
Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972)
The Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) was a landmark agreement in which West and East Germany recognized each other as sovereign states and established formal diplomatic relations, easing Cold War tensions and advancing West German Ostpolitik.
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B.
Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
The Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) was a Cold War diplomatic accord between the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France that improved access to and the status of Berlin, easing tensions and enabling West Germany’s Ostpolitik policy of rapprochement with the Eastern bloc.
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C.
Paris Agreements on the status of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Paris Agreements on the status of the Federal Republic of Germany were a set of 1954 accords that ended the Allied occupation, restored West German sovereignty, and integrated it into Western defense structures such as NATO.
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D.
Rhineland Pact
The Rhineland Pact was a 1925 Locarno agreement in which Germany, France, Belgium, Britain, and Italy guaranteed the inviolability of Germany’s western borders and the demilitarized status of the Rhineland after World War I.
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E.
Belavezha Accords
The Belavezha Accords were a 1991 agreement between the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus that formally dissolved the Soviet Union and established the Commonwealth of Independent States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War agreement
ⓘ
bilateral treaty ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
improving West German–Soviet relations
ⓘ
reducing tensions in Europe ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Treaty of Moscow (1970)
ⓘ
surface form:
Moscow Treaty of 1970
Treaty of Moscow ⓘ |
| category |
Treaties of West Germany
ⓘ
Treaties of the Cold War ⓘ Treaties of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
West Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1970-08-12 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1972 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important step in East–West détente in Europe
ⓘ
milestone in West German recognition of postwar borders ⓘ |
| influenced | West German domestic debate on Ostpolitik ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Alexei Kosygin
ⓘ
surface form:
Aleksei Kosygin
Andrei Gromyko ⓘ Walter Scheel ⓘ Willy Brandt ⓘ |
| language |
German
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| ledByGovernmentOf | Willy Brandt ⓘ |
| opposedBy | CDU/CSU opposition in West Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
Detente
ⓘ
surface form:
Cold War détente
Ostpolitik ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Moscow ⓘ |
| policyAssociatedWith |
Ostpolitik
ⓘ
surface form:
Neue Ostpolitik
|
| politicalContext | Cold War ⓘ |
| preconditionFor | normalization of FRG relations with Eastern Bloc states ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy | Bundestag ⓘ |
| recognizes |
Polish–German border
ⓘ
surface form:
Oder–Neisse line de facto
post–World War II European borders ⓘ |
| relatedAgreement |
Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972)
ⓘ
surface form:
Basic Treaty (1972)
Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) ⓘ
surface form:
Four Power Agreement on Berlin
Treaty of Warsaw (1970) ⓘ |
| requires |
nonviolability of existing borders
ⓘ
renunciation of the use of force ⓘ respect for territorial integrity ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Alexei Kosygin
ⓘ
surface form:
Aleksei Kosygin
Andrei Gromyko ⓘ Walter Scheel ⓘ Willy Brandt ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
European security
ⓘ
borders in Central and Eastern Europe ⓘ renunciation of force in international relations ⓘ |
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Subject: West German–Soviet Moscow Treaty Description of subject: The West German–Soviet Moscow Treaty was a 1970 Cold War agreement between West Germany and the Soviet Union that recognized post–World War II European borders and marked a key step in Ostpolitik and détente.
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