Support for democracy 1949 - 1989

Question 1

Describe the turnout for elections in the years of the FRG.

Answer 1

the only time that turnout was less than 84% wast in the first election AUG 1949

Question 2

What did the Allensbach Institute research conclude?

Answer 2

• public interest doubled between 1951 - 1964

- public interest for an empire restoration del from 1/3 to 1/10

Question 3

Identify three issues that young people protested about in the FRG from the 1960s, which showed that they supported democracy.

Answer 3

• changes in the law which undermined the civil rights in the basic law
• the eradication of a left wing voice in the bundestag
• ostpolitik ( establishing relations with ussr run country ) the ussr represted undemocratic and communist and oppression