FRG Flashcards
When does Basic Law come into force; creation of FRG?
May 1949
When is Konrad Adenauer elected chancellor?
September 1949
When is the Petersberg Agreement?
November 1949
When is the Creation of the European Coal and Steel Community?
April 1951
When is the Death of Schumacher?
August 1952
When is the European Defence Community Treaty (later rejected)?
May 1952
When is the Paris Treaties signed and later approved?
October 1954
When does the FRG becomes a sovereign state and joins NATO?
May 1955
When is the Bundeswehr (federal army) created?
November 1955
When is the Treaty of Rome signed, creates EEC?
March 1957
When is Adenauer re-elected with a majority govt.?
September 1957
When is the Godesberg Programme of SPD confirmed?
November 1959
When is the Building of Berlin Wall?
August 1961
When is the Der Spiegel affair?
Oct-Nov 1962
When is the Resignation of Adenauer?
October 1963
What is the Basic Law?
Constitution of West Germany established in 1949.
What is the Council of Europe?
Early forerunner of the EEC but without power.
What is the Economic Miracle?
Term used to describe the economic recovery of West Germany.
What is the ECSC?
European Coal and Steel Community established to coordinate coal/steel production.
What is the EEC?
Forerunner of the EU; consists of six members
allowing free movement of goods, capital and
labour.
What is NATO?
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation formed of the Western Europeans states.
What is the OEEC?
Organisation for European Economic Cooperation
made up of Western nations receiving Marshall
Aid.
What is the Warsaw Pact?
Defensive alliance of the USSR and the countries under Soviet control.
