Refugee Crisis/Guest Workers Flashcards
1
Q
German prisoners of war
A
160k decided to stay back in France
2
Q
Refugees prob/success
A
- from Eastern Europe ppl migrated ie Potsdam
- 4.5mil displaced persons placed in previous camps ie. Dachau
- in east/west split 1.4 mil dollars given to west under Marshall plan / created duechstmark
3
Q
Erhard reforms
A
- director of economic administration in March 1948
- june 1948 RM replaced by DM
- 24 june erhard given power to abloish rationing
- fixed wages till 1948
Stability meant ppl were buying not hoarding
4
Q
Equalisation of Burdens act
A
- 1952
- redistribution of wealth
5
Q
Umeployment
A
Rose from 440k in 1948 to 900k by 1949 and 1.8mil by 1950
6
Q
Production
A
- Car production 4x greater than than 1950 in 1959
- steel production doubled
7
Q
Erhard wanted
A
To abandon cartels and fixed prices - corp state to induce competition
All businesses had workers councils
