QUESTION SET · HISTORY AND RESPONSIBILITY
Questions on: The Early Federal Republic: Adenauer, Economic Miracle, Ostpolitik
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Read the background: The Early Federal Republic: Adenauer, Economic Miracle, Ostpolitik
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Question 165 of 300
Wie hieß der erste Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland?
What it is about
The Parliamentary Council (Parlamentarischer Rat) began drafting the Basic Law (Grundgesetz) in 1948. Its members were elected by the state parliaments (Landtage) of the Western zones.
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Further readingDeutscher Bundestag: Adenauer zum ersten Bundeskanzler gewählt
Question 171 of 300
Soziale Marktwirtschaft bedeutet, die Wirtschaft …
What it is about
Ludwig Erhard, economics minister in the post-war period, is regarded as one of the most important representatives of this economic order. His name is closely linked with the rebuilding of the Federal Republic.
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Further readingBundesministerium für Wirtschaft: Wirtschaftswunder und Soziale MarktwirtschaftBundesministerium für Wirtschaft: Zeitbild Soziale Marktwirtschaft
Question 180 of 300
Der erste Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland war …
What it is about
A Federal Chancellor (Bundeskanzler) can only be removed against their will during the legislative term through a constructive vote of no confidence. In this procedure, the Federal Parliament (Bundestag) elects a successor at the same time.
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Further readingDeutscher Bundestag: Adenauer zum ersten Bundeskanzler gewählt
Question 181 of 300
Was wollte Willy Brandt mit seinem Kniefall 1970 im ehemaligen jüdischen Ghetto in Warschau ausdrücken?
What it is about
On 7 December 1970, Federal Chancellor (Bundeskanzler) Willy Brandt was in Warsaw to sign a treaty with Poland. At the monument to the heroes of the ghetto, he unexpectedly knelt down. The monument commemorates the uprising of the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943. The silent gesture went around the world and became a symbol of how Germany deals with the crimes of the National Socialists in Poland.
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Further readingBundesregierung: Rede zum Jahrestag des Kniefalls von Warschau
Question 183 of 300
Wann war in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland das „Wirtschaftswunder“?
What it is about
The term describes a strong upswing with growing exports, industrial production and prosperity in the Federal Republic. It is regarded as a symbol of the rapid rebuilding after the war.
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Further readingBundesministerium für Wirtschaft: Wirtschaftswunder und Soziale Marktwirtschaft
Question 211 of 300
Welcher Politiker steht für die „Ostverträge“?
What it is about
The treaties regulated, among other things, the borders and the renunciation of force between the Federal Republic and its eastern neighbours. They were among the central elements of the new Ostpolitik.
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Further readingBundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Der Weg zur Einheit
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