the political nature of the frg Flashcards
when did the FRG join NATO?
may 9 1955
When did the GDR become a member of the warsaw pact?
may 14 1955
when did the frg become a founding member of the ____ ____ ____
european economic community
march 25 1957
when was the berlin wall erected?
august 12/13 1961
what was the hallstein doctrine and when?
1955
frg stated they wouldnt legally recognise the gdr as an independent country
they’d cute off countires that engaged in diplomatic relations with the gdr
when did the first election take place?
14 august 1949
which part received the most votes? give percentage
cdu 31%
why were there less political parties elected to the bundestag compared to weimar rep?
parties joined together to encourage majorities
identify a political party banned under article 21.
KPD 1956
what was article 31?
allowed ex-nazis to work in the civil service
bc all gov workers in 1939 were forced to join the nazis and they had the best skills for an effective civil service
identify 2 pieces of evidence that suggest that Adenauer’s leadership was undemocratic.
he ordered the arrest of journalists who had criticised the performance of west german troops in recent NATO exercises in the magazine Der Spiegel
using article 21
identify 2 pieces of evidence that suggest that there was political stability under the leadership of adenauer.
his forceful personality ensured his coalitions worked until the 1957 election
extremist parties aboloished
