FRG: ADENAUER & CDU Flashcards
When was Adenauer chancellor of the FRG?
From 1949 to 1963.
In 1957, how much of the vote did the CDU receive?
Over 50%.
What won him much support in the 1950s?
He helped to create an affluent society.
What led to tensions in the 1960s? What did this lead to?
Lack of social change. Led to an increase in support for both left and right-wing parties.
Why were the later years of Adenauer’s chancellorship less successful?
Withdrawal from the 1959 campaign, performance in the 1961 election indicated decline and the Der Spiegel affair.
What was Adenauer’s greatest achievement in foreign policy?
Made West Germany indispensable to the West.
What economic problems did the CDU first face?
The fledgeling economy still faced difficulties and in 1949-50, it suffered a recession.
What was the main political issue facing the CDU in the beginning?
The FRG was still under the control of the ‘Occupation Statute’ and did not have sovereignty.
What was Adenauer’s aim of western integration?
He wanted to gain the trust of Western powers to revise the restrictions of the ‘Occupation Statute’.
What did Adenauer believe about the ‘German question’ in the beginning?
He believed that if western partnership could be achieved it would secure the state against communism and attract east to join west.
What got the German economy out of recession in the early 50s?
The Korean War.
What did Erhard’s social market policy aim to do?
Create a free market, but one limited with social regulations by the state.
What did the economic miracle lead west Germany into?
The EEC.
What did Adenauer set out to do regarding social issues?
Provide a social dimension that would overcome the privations of the poor and refugees by new social legislation.
What was the leading CDU slogan in the 1957 campaign?
‘No experiments’.
