opposition against the FRG governments 1949-1989

Question 1

why was opp supressed under adenauer?

Answer 1

article 21

changes to allocations and seats in the bundestag

Question 2

how did A deal with the Socialist Reich Party?

Answer 2

banned 1952

Question 3

how did A deal with the KPD

Answer 3

banned 1956

Question 4

how did A deal with the SPD?

Answer 4

didn’t have a colaition with them

Question 5

why did the SDP oppose A?

Answer 5

critical of his aim to establish closer ties to the west
use of article 21
year zero approach

Question 6

name 2 student groups that protested the gov

Answer 6

estra-parliamtentry opposition APO

German socialist student union SDS

Question 7

why did the youth begin to protest?

Answer 7

year zero policy
FRGs military
USA’s involvement in Vietnam
article 21

Question 8

why did opposition movements become more violent in the 1970s?

Answer 8

left groups felt marginalised and resorted to some forms of terrorism

Question 9

what did the SDS protest about in the 1960s?

Answer 9

vietnam and nuclear weapons
former nazi officials holding office
involvement in NATO

Question 10

what method di the west berlin tupamaros use?

Answer 10

set off a series of bombs in west berlin

Question 11

what did the Kommune I groups do?

Answer 11

tried to bomb the motorcade containing Nixon on a state visit in 1969

Question 12

why did the terrorist activity of the Baader-Meinhof Gang slow after 1975?

Answer 12

all of the gang were arrested and some placed in solitary confinement

Question 13

what methods did the BMG use?

Answer 13

bombings
assassinations
kidnappings

Question 14

when was the BfV and BND set up?

Answer 14

1950

1956

Question 15

why were the Bfv and BND set up?

Answer 15

to investigate people suspected of working against the basic law

Question 16

why were the BfV and BND limited?

Answer 16

civil rights liberties under the basic law meant they couldnt open mail, search homes or monitor phone calls

Question 17

what was the BEFA system?

Answer 17

gave BND centralised access to all police info in the FRG

Question 18

what was the employment ban of 1950?

Answer 18

restricted employment in gov and was initially aimed at parties which could pose a threat to democracy

Question 19

what was the anti-radical decree and when was it passed?

Answer 19

jan 1972

allowed the vetting of people applying for public sector jobs from teachers to postmen to civil servents