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Economics In The FRG Flashcards

1
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What period did economic recovery occur over?

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1945-55

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2
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What was the postwar economy like?

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There was inflation, barter economy and people had about 1500 calories a a day (rationing)

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3
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What date did Erhard introduce his reforms?

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20th June 1948

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4
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How much did the monetary supply contract by upon introduction of the DM?

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90%

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5
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How were wages and savings exchanged?

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Wages: 1:1
Savings: 100:6.5

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6
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How did giving DM deposits to industry improve output?

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Increased by 50%

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7
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What tax reforms were introduced?

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Taxes decreased for lower incomes, as much as from 85% to 18%, in order to have more people spending money to stimulate the economy.

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8
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What was the impact on absenteeism?

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Fell from average of 9.5 to 2 hours per week

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9
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How much did salaries rise by from 1949-55?

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80%

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10
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What did unemployment fall from in 1950 to 1960?

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From 10 to 2%

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11
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What government measures helped growth?

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Investment Aid Law 1952, gave DM 3.2 billion subsidy to industry
Reduced protection tariffs via ECSC

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12
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When had the trade deficit moved to profit by?

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1952

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13
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Which other factors helped the economy grow?

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Korean War 1950-53, produced armaments.
Economic integration into Europe
Marshall Aid ($1.5 billion)
Codetermination

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14
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When was the economic miracle?

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1955 to 1966

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15
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What was the grout rate from 1955-66?

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8%

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16
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Which industry had a lotof exports?

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Car industry, brands eg VW, BMW and Porsche

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17
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How many East German immigrant workers were absorbed?

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2 million

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18
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When was the EEC formed and via what treaty?

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1951, Treaty ofParis. It was Germany, France and the Benelux countries.

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19
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What was the EEC?

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The High Authority controlled coal and steel industries of the members.
Acted as a treaty of friendship
Coal trade increase 10x between members
Welfare eg 112,000 apartments for workers

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20
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When was the ECSC formed and via which treaty?

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1957 Treaty of ROme, included Italy in the free trade zone.

21
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How did the FRG become the leaders of the ECSC by the 1980s?

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Clear knowledge of how it wanted it too develop by greater integration.
‘Honest broker’ willing to pay more
Supported interest of smaller member countries.
Paid 25% and in returned received 25% of GDP

22
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When was the recession?

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1965-69

23
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What caused the recession?

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Erhard had spent too much on social welfare and military hardware for rearmament.

24
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How much had prices risen by by 1966?

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4%

25
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What did Erhard propose and how much did he cut spending?

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Proposed people worked an extra hour (rejected by trades unions), had to cut spending by 10%

26
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What prevented rising exports?

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A global downturn

27
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Why did Erhard resign and when?

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1966, couldn’t convince the US to cut the FRGs contribution to the US armed forces.

28
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Who was Kiesinger’s Economics Minister?

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Schiller

29
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What plan did Schiller introduce?

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The 5 Year Plan in 1967, gain greater government control of taxes

30
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When was the Stabilisatioon LAw introduced and what was it?

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1967, more coordination of government spending (federal and central)

31
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Which articl was changed to allow greater government control of tax?

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Article 109

32
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What happened to public spending and taxes?

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Public spending cut, VAT increased from 10-12%

33
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What was inflation at in 1969?

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1.5%

34
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Why did the grand coalition collapse in 1969?

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DIsagreemnts over revaluation of the DM

35
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What policy did Brandt follow?

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Greater social welfare spending

36
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How much did Brandt increase public spending, as a percentage of GDP?

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From 25 to 33% of GDP

37
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How much did Brandt increase spending on education by?

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300%

38
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How much did pensions for those wounded in the war rose by?

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5%

39
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How much did the social housing budget increase by?

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36%

40
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How much did inflation increase by from 1969 to 1973?

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Increased from 2 to 7%

41
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Despite inflation, how did Brandt remain in office?

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Popularity of Ostpolitik

42
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When was the oil crisis?

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1973

43
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How much more did the FRG have to pay for its imports due to the oil crisis?

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DM17 billion, making the balance of payments from a surplus of almost $700 million fal L to negative within the year.

44
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What was unemployment in 1975 compared to 1973?

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4.7% compared to 1.2%

45
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What was the inflation rate for most of the 1970s?

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6% (although, much worse in Britain at 24%)

46
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What issues did the Oil Crisis cause?

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Rising tax for those working, increased government welfare spending for those not working, reduced task revenue as more people were unemployed.

47
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What was the immediate government response to the Oil Crisis?

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Introduced car free Sundays and ended guest worker recruitment.

48
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Why do Germany recover better than other European nations?

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Utilised nuclear power, abolished emulations on mergers, gave grants of 7-8 billion DM to the private sector

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