Social Change and the decline of Adenauer Flashcards
1
Q
Why were women forced out of work?
A
Cheaper labour from the East = Gastarbeiter
2
Q
How many houses were built by 1952 and 1957?
A
400,000 and 4 million
3
Q
How much had wages risen by between 1949 and 1963?
A
400%
4
Q
Who still dominated?
A
Old elites
5
Q
What happened to former Nazis?
A
Reintegration - Law 131
6
Q
What % of civil servants were Nazis?
A
40-80%
7
Q
What caused Adenauer to decline?
A
His decision not to run for president and failure to intervene over Berlin Wall
8
Q
What caused Adenauer’s resignation?
A
1962 - Government arresting journalists over questions about defence
