CUP Faculty Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2013
Abstract
In concert with the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact countries, the East German government vigorously opposed the Vietnam War in the 1960s and early 1970s and supported North Vietnam politically and economically. Concurrently, it sponsored ongoing solidarity campaigns in support of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) against the US-led coalition. As the American war effort deteriorated, the East German government reaped a significant boost both internationally and domestically as a result of these campaigns. This "Vietnam Bonus" helped to enhance the international stature of the GDR and increased the domestic stability of the SED government in the early 1970s.
Published In
German Studies Review
Recommended Citation
Horten, Gerd, "Sailing in the Shadow of the Vietnam War: The GDR Government and the "Vietnam Bonus" of the Early 1970s" (2013). CUP Faculty Research. 60.
https://digitalcommons.csp.edu/cup_commons_faculty/60
Source
CU Commons -- Global Studies and Culture Faculty Research
Comments
Copyright © 2013 The Johns Hopkins University Press. This article first appeared in German Studies Review, Volume 36, Issue 3, October 2013, pages 557-578. Link to published article.