Changes In SPD And Their Significance In The FRG Flashcards
Where had Schumacher spent 10 years?
At Dachau
What was Schumacher at the end of the war?
The only SPD politician alive who had neither fled Germany nor collaborated with the Nazis
What political group did Schumacher refuse to collaborate with?
The KPD
In what direction did Schumacher want to push the SPD in?
A socialist but anti-communist direction
Who was Schumacher?
A nationalist who wanted German reunification
How did Schumacher believe the only way for the SPD to win elections was?
To appeal to the middle and working class with a particular focus on the economy
What did the SPD propose in 1949?
A ‘planned economy’ which contrasted CDU’s free market economy which had been in place since 1945
Who was the SPD not backed by?
USA
What is an example of how Schumacher suffered from his health because of Dachau?
He had his leg and arm amputated
