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Who became chancellor as a result of the August 1949 election?
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Konrad Adenauer
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How old was he when he became chancellor?
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62
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What city was he mayor of? He was eventually stripped of this position by the Nazis for refusing to fly the swastika.
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Cologne
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What is the name given to the constitution of the FRG?
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Basic Law
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Any anti-democratic ... were banned in the constitution? Fill in the blank.
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Parties
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Who was to be elected by a respresentative convention and had its powers limited?
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The President
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Who was the financial minister during this period?
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Ludwig Erhard
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What was the percentage of unemployment in 1950?
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8.1%
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From 1951 to 1959, how much did production in all industries increase by?
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79.8%
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From 1951 to 1959, how much did production in foods increase by?
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80.5%
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What gave $1.5 billion to West Germany over a period of 4 years and provided aid in the form of industrial goods and money invested into businesses?
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Marshall Aid
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How much did the German GNP grow by in 1955?
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12%
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How many people, predominantly young and highly-trained refugees, left the GDR to the FRG?
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3.6 million
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When was full employment reached?
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1958
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What did the FRG join in 1952 which was initially created in 1945 to stabilise exchange rates and supervise the world's international payment system.
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International Monetary Fund
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What was created in 1950 to agree common policies and lift restrictions on imports and exports of coal and steel between members? The members were the FRG, France, Italy andd Benelux.
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European Coal and Steel Community
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As a result of this, how much did coal and steel production increase by between 1952-57?
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44%
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What was created after the Treaty of Rome in 1957? It resulted in a 'common market', a customs union, and common policies on agriculture and fisheries.
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European Economic Community
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What did the FRG join in 1952 which led to German rearmament? It was eventually replaced by the West European Union that allowed for a FRG army, rather than having one European army.
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European Defence Community
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In what year did the FRG join NATO?
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1955
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What was the term given to the strategy of attracting the peoples of East Europe to turn their backs on communism and move to the West where they would support liberal democracy and capitalism?
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The 'Magnet Theory'
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When did Adenauer visit Moscow in which he agreed to open up diplomatic relations with the USSR in exchange for 10,000 prisoners of war and 20,000 civilians still held in Russia since 1945.
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September 1955
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What is the term given to the political doctrine by the FRG to not have any diplomatic relations with any state that officially recognised the GDR?`
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The Hallstein Doctrine
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What law created a works council for all employees of companies with more than 500 workers?
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Works' Construction Law
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After the pension reform in 1957, what was a person's pension of their final-year earnings? In Britain it was 29%.
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60%
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What agreement oversaw the reform of the education system? It covered the number of examination subjects, length of studies, holidays etc. It attempted to amend the educational weakness of the FRG that was disguised by the economic prosperity.
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The Dusseldorf Agreement
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What law, passed in 1957, went a step further towards female emancipation, such as by allowing them to keep control of their property after marriage?
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Law of Equality of the Sexes
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How many people owned a fridge by 1962? Consider that in 1955, only 11% owned a fridge.
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63%
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How many hours did people work weekly, on average, by 1962? Consider that it was 49 in 1955.
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45
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What percentage of families owned 35% of private wealth?
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1.7%
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In Adenauer's foreign ministry, how many of the 49 senior members were former Nazi party members?
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39
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When was the 'Presidency Fiasco' which saw Adenauer refuse to become president despite initally stating that he would, which depicted him as unwilling to retire and give up power, making him look selfish and power-hungry?
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1959
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Who was criticised by Der Spiegal which published an article with information about planned NATO manoeuvres, prompting this individual to authorise a search of this papers offices and arrest some journalists?
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Franz-Joseph Strauss
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Which political party entered coaltion with the CDU and CSU after the 1961 election on the condition that Adenauer would step down soon?
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FDP
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When did Adenauer resign?
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April 1963
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