What was the Federal Ministry of Intra-German Relations responsible for?
Q: What was the Federal Ministry of Intra-German Relations responsible for?
A: The Federal Ministry of Intra-German Relations was responsible for all relations with the East German government.
Q: Why couldn't the West German government use the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deal with East Germany?
A: The West German government could not use the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deal with East Germany because they could not admit that East Germany was a foreign country.
Q: What did Willy Brandt do in 1969 regarding Ostpolitik?
A: In 1969, Willy Brandt signed a treaty with Poland which said that Poland's western border was along the Oder and Neisse Rivers as part of his ideas of Ostpolitik.
Q: Why did this treaty only refer to "the western border of Poland" instead of "the border between Germany and Poland"?
A: This treaty only referred to "the western border of Poland" instead of "the border between Germany and Poland" because at that time, Poland was under a communist government and they could not allow West Germany to sign a treaty about East Germany's borders.
Q: When was the ministry abolished?
A: The ministry was abolished in 1991, about one year after German Reunification.
Q: What is now responsible for intra-German affairs?
A: All intra-German affairs are now jobs of the Ministry of the Interior.
Q: How does the Minister for Interior show there is still work to make all states equal?
A: The Minister for Interior is now also Commissioner for the New Bundesländer to show that there is still some work to make all states equal.
