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the Federal Republic of Germany (1945-89) Flashcards

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who took administrative control over Germany as soon as WW2 ended

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  • the allies: america, britain, france, soviet union
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what was agreed at the 1945 Potsdam conference

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  • allies would divide G into 4 zones of occupation
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who took control over the 4 zones of occupation

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  • Allied Control Council
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post ww2; _% of housing had been destroyed

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  • post ww2; 20% of housing had been destroyed
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what happened in 1947

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  • in 1947, USSR left the ACC and UK+USA combined their zones to create bizonia
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outline the 1948 Marshall Plan

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  • America’s economic aid for EURO countries to boost their economy + stop communism spreading
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in __, bizonia introduced new currency, the __

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  • in 1948, bizonia introduced new currency, the deutschmark
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what happened in 1949

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  • Britain, USA + France became one - called the FRG
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what is article 21

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  • A21: all political parties must adhere to democratic policies
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outline the structure of FRG Gov

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  • President: chosen by representation, limited powers
  • parliament: Bundestag passed laws, Bundestrat formed laws
  • Chancellor: appointed by President with parliamentary approval
  • electoral system: combination of proportional representation + first past the post
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who took over the Government in 1949 and for how long did they last and from which party

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  • Adenaur, 1949-63, CDU chancellor
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what was the Hallstein Doctrine 1955

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  • the refusal to recognise East Germany as a separate country
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define Ostpolitik

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  • the establishment of friendly relations with east Germany - turning over the Hallstein Doctrine
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who took over the Government in 1969 and for how long did they last and from which party

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  • Brandt, 1969-74, SPD
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who took over the Government in 1974and for how long did they last and from which party

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  • Schmidt, 1974-82, SPD
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who took over the Government in 1982 and for how long did they last and from which party

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-Kohl, 1982-98, CDU

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name the 2 chancellors after Adenauer

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  • Erhard, Kiesinger
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under Erhard’s reforms, unemployment fell from _% to _%

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  • under Erhard’s reforms, unemployment fell from 10.3% to 1.2%
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Erhard reduced tax from _% to _%

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  • Erhard reduced tax from 85% to 18%
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by __, Germany was given __ from the Marshall Plan

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  • by 1951, Germany was given 1.5b from the Marshall Plan
19
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when did FRG join NATO

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  • 1955
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outline the 1967 Economic Stabilisation Law

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  • allowed for future Gov intervention during economic crisis’ to limit regional spending
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when was the recession

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  • 1966-67
21
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what years were the 2 oil crisis’

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  • 1973
  • 1978
22
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what year was unemployment at its highest

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  • 1989
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the only time the voter turnout was lower than _% was in __

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  • the only time the voter turnout was lower than 84% was in 1949 (the first election)
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in __, the far right political party, socialist Reich party was banned under article _

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  • in 1952, the far right political party, socialist Reich party was banned under article 21
25
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what did the FRG do in 1957

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  • signed the Treaty of Rome to become a founding member of the European Economic Community
26
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what are 2 examples of left wing dissent groups + their motive

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  • APO (Extra Parliamentary Opposition) - the SPD’s policies which underrepresented the left
  • SDS (German Socialist Student Union) - human rights + moral issues (e.g. Vietnam war/ nuclear weapon use)
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what are 4 reasons for the growth of dissent in the 1960s

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  • FRG’s growing military involvement in the West
  • ‘Year Zero’ principle
  • Vietnam War 1955-75
  • Economic Recession 1965-66
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name a dissent group of the 1970s + their motive

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  • Baader-Meinhof Gang/ Red Army Faction (RAF)
  • influenced by Marxist ideas
  • carried out series of bombings, assassinations, kidnappings etc
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what are 2 organisations that the Gov set up to combat dissent

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  • BfV + BND: set up in 1950s to investigate people suspected of going against the basic law
30
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big blockbusters rose in popularity in __s

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  • big blockbusters rose in popularity in 1980s
31
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outline the 50s + guest workers

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  • during the 1950s, Germany’s economic miracle/ boom needed more labourers
  • the return of soldiers, war prisoners, refugees, and migrants from east Germany provided guest workers
32
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in 19__-__, there were attacks from the far right on minority groups - e.g. …

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  • in 1979-80, there were attacks from the far right on minority groups - e.g. bombing of guest workers accommodation
33
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evidence of gender inequality in FRG

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  • the basic law explicitly discriminated against women
  • e.g. there was a clause saying that female public officials must be celibate
  • the Kinder Kuche Kirche ideology was still prevalent
34
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evidence of gender progression in the FRG

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  • women’s rights groups were active in the 60s + 70s and sought to overturn society’s established role of women as the homemaker + abortion rights
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from _ to the stop of recruitment in _, the number of foreign workers grew from _ to _

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  • from 1960 to the stop of recruitment in 1973, the number of foreign workers grew from 280,000 to 2.6 million
36
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when + what was the name of the influential book for reforming the history curriculum

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  • The Inability to Mourn, 1967; expressed the need for G to face its past
  • it encouraged the Lander to include Nazi Germany in the curriculum
37
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what was New German Cinema

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  • new era of cinema
  • represented the unassimilated past of Nazi Germany
38
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outline the 1968 Emergency Law

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  • in 1968, this law was passed which gave the Govt increased powers of arrest and surveillance; e.g. of telephones
  • this went against the basic constitutional rights
39
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a main reason for the increased violence such as terrorism as a form of opposition in the - is …

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  • a main reason for the increased violence such as terrorism as a form of opposition in the 1970s-80s is to make their voices heard
40
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between - female students increased from 31% to 41%

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  • between 1970-89 female students increased from 31% to 41%
41
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the revised Marriage and Family Law in _ gave women…

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  • the revised Marriage and Family Law in 1977 gave women equal rights + shared responsibility in marriage
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by _, _% of the Bundestag was women

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  • by 1989, 15% of the Bundestag was women

History - Germany key facts (P2) (4 decks)

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