FRG

Question 1

What were the main political challenges faced by the Weimar Republic?

Answer 1

• Political extremism
• Support for radicals (Spartacist Uprising, Kapp Putsch)
• Public discontent (Dolchstoss, November criminals)
• Proportional representation = coalitions
• Article 48

Question 2

How did the rise of extremist groups like the Nazis impact political stability in Germany?

Answer 2

Their growing support increased opposition and threatened democracy

Question 3

What were the consequences of the Enabling Act of 1933 on democracy in Germany?

Answer 3

Suspended the Bill of Rights and ended democracy

Question 4

Which groups within German society were targeted by Nazi policies?

Answer 4

Communists
Eastern Europeans
Asocials
Nonconformists
Political opponents

Question 5

What role did censorship play during the Nazi era?

Answer 5

Newspapers for example would report only what the Nazis approved

Question 6

Describe the tactics used by the Nazi regime to maintain control over dissent

Answer 6

Policing - Gestapo, SS, SD, propaganda, concentration camps

Question 7

How did opposition groups like the White Rose resist Nazi rule?

Answer 7

Distributed leaflets, passive resistance (spread information)

Question 8

What constitutional changes were made in the FRG to prevent a recurrence of the Weimar Republic’s instability?

Answer 8

5% benchmark introduced
Enshrined basic rights in constitution (inalienable)
Chancellors needed party backing
Votes of no confidence required 2/3 majority in the Bundestag
KPD + Nazis banned

Question 9

What was the Grundgesetz?

Answer 9

Basic Law

Question 10

Which political party did Article 21 allow to be banned in 1952?

Answer 10

Socialist Reich Party

Question 11

What did Article 38 introduce that led to a ban of the KPD in 1956?

Answer 11

5% threshold for political parties to gain representation in the Bundestag

Question 12

What was the Berufsverbot?

Answer 12

Employment ban

Question 13

Why was the Radikalernerlass introduced in the 1970s?

Answer 13

A rise in political extremism, particularly from the left

Question 14

State 3 ways the emergency law in 1968 was different to Article 48?

Answer 14

Automatically expires after six months
Specified conditions and duration of emergency powers
Required approval from Bundestag and state governments
Bundestag could terminate emergency

Question 15

What was the BfV and how was it different to the BND?

Answer 15

BfV focused on policing domestic threats, BND was for international or foreign threats

Question 16

What was BEFA?

Answer 16

Observational pursuit

Question 17

Which event in 1972 led to increased use of BEFA?

Answer 17

Munich Olympics

Question 18

What was the name of the counter terrorism unit of the FRG?

Answer 18

GSG9