Political and governmental change, the later years of the FRG
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- Created on: 07-04-18 13:24
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- The later years of the FRG
- 1969: FRG got its first SPD chancellor, Willy Brandt
- CDU/CSU split between 'Atlanticists' (carry on working with the West) and 'Gaullists' (wanting to work with East).
- Erhard: introduced high taxation. Couldn't form a coalition so resigned
- Brandt: for the policy of Ostpolitik. Lost 1972 election but found it was due to a spy and so resigned
- CDU/CSU/ SPD formed 'Grand Coalition'
- Formed when economy was declining and growing violent political hostility towards government
- Small extremist groups such as students
- Formed when economy was declining and growing violent political hostility towards government
- 1969-82 the government was a SPD/FDP alliance with SPD chancellors Brandt and Schmidt
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