Question factors

Question 1

How accurate is it to say that the SPD lost the 1949 election due to the leadership of Schumacher?

Answer 1

• Schumacher ie economy, campaign and attacking church
• Adenauer ie Erhard, communist, catholic support
• Legacy of WW2 ie US support, Marshall aid, threat of communism

Question 2

How accurate is it to say that the SPD lost the 1953 election due to the success of Adenauer?

Answer 2

• Adenauer and Gerhard success (no experiments)
• Failure of the SPD ie Schumacher and Ollenhauer not sympathetic towards needs of the country
• Legacy of WW2 communist threat, Korean War and army, Marshall aid

Question 3

How far does Adenauer deserve to be regarded as the ‘father of West Germany’?

Answer 3

• Economic(joining communities v Erhard and MarshAid
• Social- Denazification (amnesty v Fragebogen)
• Political- Hallstein, legacy of WW2 v failure of SPD and threat of communism helping his campaign