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Quiz by Gabrielle Hamer, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Gabrielle Hamer
over 9 years ago
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Question 1
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Select three guarantees of the Basic Law (3)
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Freedom of expression; assembly; association; movement
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Full separation for Germany
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Recognise all people of German descent as citizens on the GDR
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Recognise all people of German descent as citizens on the FRG
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Full unity of Germany
Question 2
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Why were the political safeguards introduced in West germany? (1)
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To stop another Weimar from occurring and therefore another demagogic leader coming in.
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To prevent communism from invading
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To enhance the power of the chancellor
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To stop another Weimar from occurring and therefore keep Adenauer in power
Question 3
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Select three political safeguards introduced
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Complex voting system of PR and FPTP
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Federal system
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Unitary system of government
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5% hurdle
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Complex voting system of full proportional representation
Question 4
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Select two negatives of Adenauer's domestic aim of creating political stability (2)
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Easing of denazification
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Largely down to world anti-communism in the 1950s
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CDU grew weak
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He was chancellor for 14 years
Question 5
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Why did the BHE cease to exist from 1957? (2)
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Because Adenauer had successfully integrated expellees and refugees into society
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They didn't pass the 5% hurdle
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They were too extremist
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They were a communist party and thus undemocratic
Question 6
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How many dwellings had been built by 1957? (1)
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3 million
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3.7 million
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4 million
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5 million
Question 7
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Select three reasons why West Germany already had strong economic foundations (3)
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pre-WW2 infrastructure
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3rd largest economy by 1939
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Natural advantages; high skilled/educated workforce
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Already had popular manufacturing industries by the 1950s
Question 8
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Select three of Erhard's political policies to help the economy (3)
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Limited work creation scheme
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1957 Anti-trust/decartelisation law
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Loose banking controls
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Neo-liberal stance on the ecomony
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Investment Aid Law - money to the manufacturing industry
Question 9
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What was 'The Third Way'?
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Social market economy
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Neo-liberal economy
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Free trade economy
Question 10
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Give three examples of external factors that contributed to the economic miracle (3)
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Korean War
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Marshall Aid
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Remilitarisation
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Anti-communist feeling
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