Germany History > Weekly Review 7 > Flashcards
How many refugees came to Germany?
10 million
How many prisoners of war stayed in France?
160,000
How many more women than men were there in 1950?
3 million
How much was given to the Western zones in Marshall Aid?
$1.4 million in 1948
What was the exchange policy when the DM was introduced?
every adult given DM60, DM6.5 for every RM100
When was Erhard appointed director of the economic administration?
March 1948
What sort of economy did Erhard want?
social market economy
When was Erhard the economics minister?
1949-63
When was the Reichsmark replaced by the Deutschmark?
21 June 1948
When did the Economic Council give Erhard the power to abolish non-essential rationing?
24 June 1948
When were wages no longer fixed?
November 1948
When was the Equalisation of Burdens Act passed and what was it?
1952 - tax on all assets to compensate those who had lost all in the war
What was the unemployment figure in June 1948?
442,000
What was the unemployment figure in January 1949?
937,000
What was the unemployment figure in 1950?
1,800,000
What was the unemployment figure in 1955?
1,000,000
When and what was the policy of co-determination?
1951 - right for workers to take part in business management
When did the FRG join NATO?
1955
How many workers came from the GDR to the FRG in the 1950s?
3.6 million
How many cars was Volkswagen exporting to the UK by 1960?
16,000 per year
What demographic did Volkswagen target?
students, young professionals, wealthy families looking for a cheap, reliable second hand car
How many Volkswagens had been sold in the USA by 1960?
500,000
How many Volkswagen dealerships were there in the USA by 1960?
500
What did Volkswagen sales average in the 1960s?
400,000 cars per year
