To what extent can Adenauer be viewed to be the father of the FRG? Flashcards
What are the four points that support Adenauer as the father of the FRG?
1) Economy
2) Politics
3) De-nazification
4) Military
What are the four points that do not support Adenauer as the father of the FRG?
1) Legacy of WW2
2) Other key figure
3) Weakness of Schumacher
4) Allies
What kind of economy did Adenauer pursue?
Social market economy
How much Marshall aid was given to the FRG?
$1.3 billion
Why was so much Marshall aid given to the FRG?
On the frontier with communism
When did Adenauer join the EEC?
1957
Where did Adenauer believe the success of the FRG to lie?
Improved international co-operation
When was Adenauer in office?
1949-63
What international treaty came as a result of much negotiation from Adenauer?
German / General treaty
When was the German / General treaty?
5th May 1955
What did the German treaty do?
Allow FRG regained all control of their foreign policy, within NATO.
Who did Adenauer get to make big compromises in order to get the German treaty?
France
What committee was Adenauer on?
The committee that wrote the 1848 new german constitution
What agreement meant that Germany had to maintain demilitarisation?
Petersberg Treaty
When was the Petersberg treaty?
22nd November 1949
What event allowed Adenauer to call for a new German Army?
1950 Korean war
Adenauer called for an army of how many following the Korean war?
150 000
What fear did Adenauer play on in order to gain an FRG arm?
Repeat of Versailles amongst the allies
What demonstrates the strong support and mandate that Adenauer had for a new army?
CDU won 45.2% of the vote in 1953, 14% more than in 1949
What percentage of the vote did the CDU win in 1953?
45.2%
What policy did Adenauer pursue to anul the allies’ punishment of Nazi supporters?
Vergangenheitspolitik
When was the first amnesty law?
May 1951
When was the second amnesty law?
1954
What did the first amnesty law do?
benefited 800 000 Germans previously classed as Nazi Criminals and allowed 150 000 German officials previously removed from government positions to return to administration.
What Nazi official did Adenauer included in his cabinet, showing his conciliation with Nazis?
Hans Globke
When did Hans Globke work in Adenauer’s cabinet?
1953-63
What did the 1954 second amnesty law do?
exonerated 400 000 people declared Nazi criminals by the British
What policy gave reparations to victims of the Nazis such as Holocaust survivors?
Wiedergutmachung
What conference divided up Germany?
Yalta February 1945
Until when did Allied forces remain in Germany?
1955
How did the Allies see Marshall Aid?
A tool to ensure a successful capitalist trading partner in the future
What direction did Schumacher push the SPD in?
Socialist
What kind of economy did the SPD propose that was at odds with the successful economy that Adenauer had created until 1949?
planned economy that was controlled by central government
What did Schumacher’s pursuit of a planned economy mean for Adenauer?
He could portray Schumacher as a communist
What minster did Adenauer rely on for the Economic minister?
Economics minster Erhard
What about the system of the FRG meant that Adenauer cannot take all the credit for its success?
It was a liberal democracy
What circumstance facilitated much of Adenauer’s success and underpinned much of his rhetoric?
Germany was on the frontier of East and West. It meant that the Communist threat was exceptionally tangible in Germany.
