West zone 1949-63 pt2 Flashcards
what did economic miracle mask
social struggles
what was passed in 1952 - effect
requalisation of burdens law - levy(tax) on real estate not affected by war
GNP growing
8% each day
by 1956 what was achieved
full employment
what did one of first 1950 legislations provide support for
refugees homeless etc
impact of equalisation burdens law
DM143 billion redistributed
what was passed in 1951
131 law - restore employment + pension rights - Globe reinstated (former nazi)
what was formed in 1949
German federation trade unions - overcome internal conflicts under 1 umbrella organisation SIMPLIFIED SYSTEM
1951 W- what was passed
codetermination law - worker representation on boards
how did west German trade unions compare to west countries
SUCCESSFUL - fewer strikes = less party politics = cooperation instead antagonist
how was welfare improved
60% final year earnings = pension (Britain = 29%)
how was housing crisis solved?
6 million new flats built - gov subsided industry sector
what did allies want to do w/ education - why failed
-fundamentally restructure so reverse nazi influence - failed as could not agree
when was education responsibility passed to lander
1949
what was the result of lander taking education
NOT FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED
what limited change occurred in education
1958 abolish fees + 1955 Dusseldorf agrmt. on a levels = chaos
why was education reform limited
- economic success disguise problems
- conservative BRD took influence from weimar
- soviets fundamentally restructure education - down want to mimic communists
on one level how did women change
1949 article 3 basic law = legal rights + 1957 law equality sexes
on another level women
avg. women earn 40% less men + 3 K’s fundamental in society
facts on social in first half 1950s
20% household little above substance level
HOWEVER second half 1950s
1962 63% own fridge - marked rise for ‘man in the street’
downside of economic success
mid 1960s- smug consumer society = critical +revolutionary decade
what was the ohne mich mentatlity
‘without me’ - ppl don’t care for international issues as focus on home issues
how did ardenaur win 1957 elections
father figure of west germany - ‘NO EXPERIMENTS CDU’