FRG Federal Republic of Germany
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- how far did the leaders of the federal republic of Germany create a stable political state in the years 1945-89 ?
- creation of the federal republic of Germany, 1945-49
- setting up political parties
- political parties set up from June 1945 first ones to reform were the SPD and KPD.
- then christian democratic union party CDU set up - christian outlook for government
- creation of single parties.
- the new parties were campaigning for elections in a new Germany
- creation of single parties.
- then christian democratic union party CDU set up - christian outlook for government
- political parties set up from June 1945 first ones to reform were the SPD and KPD.
- a permanent division
- relations between the USSR and the West rapidly developed into the cold war
- the west set up the Marshall Plan - aid for capitalist countries - anti-ussr
- this showed itself most in germany erection of Berlin Wall 1961
- formation of political parties soon followed a different pattern in fdr frg
- this showed itself most in germany erection of Berlin Wall 1961
- the west set up the Marshall Plan - aid for capitalist countries - anti-ussr
- relations between the USSR and the West rapidly developed into the cold war
- steps to separation
- Germany buffer zone between the communist east and captialist west
- the federal republic of Germany (FRG)
- elections
- first elections to the Bundestag took place on 14 Aug 1949
- CDU/ CSU party (the most right wing) won 31%
- first FRG chancellor Adenauer leader of the CDU
- USSR responded to these elections by setting up the GDR ( German Democratic Republic)
- first FRG chancellor Adenauer leader of the CDU
- CDU/ CSU party (the most right wing) won 31%
- first elections to the Bundestag took place on 14 Aug 1949
- setting up political parties
- consolidation under Adenauer and Erhard, 1949-65
- how far did Adenauer create a stable political base for the FRG ?
- SPD and the FDP objected to his authoritarian style of the Bundestag others called his leadership a 'chancellor democracy'
- the benefit of his forceful personality was that he kept FRG coalitions working together until 1957
- some suggested Adenauer had more power than the Basic Law allowed
- criticised for appointing weak ministers whom he treated as advisers not political equals
- goals of Adenauer were uniting Germany and working for closer European intergration
- seen as quickest way to rebuild the economy
- Adenauer worked to exclude political opposition especially left- wing
- socalist reich party banned - extreme right-wing
- changes to vote allocations and seats in the Bundestag made it harder for small parties to gain a seat
- KPD banned due to their attitide to democratic government
- all KPD members of the Bundestag stripped off their seats- party was banned
- resulted in a new seat allocation which limited small parties even more- resulted in a Bundestag that was a three-party house - shifting coalitions which all supported the status quo - ran counter to the democratic spirit of the Basic law.
- all KPD members of the Bundestag stripped off their seats- party was banned
- SPD and the FDP objected to his authoritarian style of the Bundestag others called his leadership a 'chancellor democracy'
- after Adenauer
- FRG and GDR spoke about and negotiated in relation to unifying the country - cold war hardened relations
- restoring the civil service and government
- ex-nazis allowed to work in civil service
- adenauer criticised by many germans for allowing ex-nazis into gov
- how far did Adenauer create a stable political base for the FRG ?
- maintaining political stability under Brandt, Schmidt and Kohl, 1965-89
- a new political alignment
- Brandt had been critical of Adenauer's policy of allowing ex-nazis into office
- Brandt pushed ahead with the policy of Ostpolitik - met with serious opposition
- Brandt had been critical of Adenauer's policy of allowing ex-nazis into office
- Brandt's struggle to survive
- faced vote of no confidence see him replaced by Barzel of the CDU
- h.s challenges of the 70's
- Helmut Kohl and the fall of the wall
- started his leadership as an unelected chancellor
- had to manage a parliament
- where the media was uncovering corruption scandals
- his policies followed ostopolitik policies followed previous governments
- faced a sustained outbreak of terrorism
- directed at other governments
- kohl's focus was stability
- directed at other governments
- faced a sustained outbreak of terrorism
- his policies followed ostopolitik policies followed previous governments
- where the media was uncovering corruption scandals
- had to manage a parliament
- started his leadership as an unelected chancellor
- a new political alignment
- creation of the federal republic of Germany, 1945-49
- people hinted at nazi sympathies in the CDU
- felt that allowing ex-nazis into government/ civil service was a step too far
- Adenauer moved to limit freedom of speech
- felt that allowing ex-nazis into government/ civil service was a step too far
- cause for concern
- voiced by spd and others in W Germany
- Adenauer supported the arrest of the journalists.
- who criticised the performance of West German troops in NATO exercises
- Adenauer was only able to get an SPD coalition by promising to resign in 1963
- who criticised the performance of West German troops in NATO exercises
- Adenauer supported the arrest of the journalists.
- voiced by spd and others in W Germany
- two more CDU chancellors after Adenauer
- Erhard - CDU/CSU spliting between 'Atlanticists' who wanted to carry on working with the West
- tried to introduce EL
- -search homes
- tried to introduce EL
- Erhard - CDU/CSU spliting between 'Atlanticists' who wanted to carry on working with the West
- SPD refused to support these measures
- Erhard failed to form a coalition - resigned
- the Grand Coalition
- formed when there was
- growing political hostility towards frg
- some of it was violent
- opposition came from small extremist political parties such as the neo-Nazi National Democratic Party
- this pushed the government to be more repressive
- spd voted with csu to introduce a emergency law in 1968
- the coalition hoped that a shift to Ostpolitik would win the government support again
- spd voted with csu to introduce a emergency law in 1968
- this pushed the government to be more repressive
- opposition came from small extremist political parties such as the neo-Nazi National Democratic Party
- some of it was violent
- growing political hostility towards frg
- early election called
- discovered that one of Brandt's advisers was a GDR spy
- Brandt resigned
- accused of adopting high taxation
- welfare cuts
- faced growing opposition for his failure to push through economic policies
- faced opposition from a new political force the green party
- forced to resign by Bundestag replaced by Helmut Kohl
- faced opposition from a new political force the green party
- faced growing opposition for his failure to push through economic policies
- welfare cuts
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