One political party with in the bundestag was the CDU. In the 1949 elections the CDU won the elections by 1.8%, making Conrad Adenauer the Chancellor of the Federal Republic. Adenauer had to address problems such as Rebuilding war damage, which had damaged the economy due to commerce and industries being destroyed. One of Adenauer`s policies that was a success was that he rebuilt 4 million dwellings by 1957, he did this through raising tax on buildings and capital assets to 50%. Although the result was that 110.4 billion DM were collected, it was less successful that first envisaged due to the level of inflation in Germany.
Stalin’s five year plans did improve the Russian economy due to heavy industry increased the production of steel, iron, oil and coal. However, the five year plan was unsuccessful in terms of consumer goods and labour productivity. Additionally, the plans did not fully succeed in fulfilling Stalin’s targets for war preparation. Heavy industry was successful in improving the economy primarily due to the first three five year plans. Evidently, Industries like coal steel and iron grew enormously.
The Labour Party won a huge overall majority of seats in 1945 and this shocked the political establishment of Britain. This majority was primarily the product of the British electoral system, since Labour failed to win even half the total of votes cast. However Labour did poll more votes than the Conservatives and any explanation of why must focus on the positive appeal of Labour and/or the lack of appeal of the Conservatives. Many commentators have focussed on the election campaign itself, though the fundamental period for the rise of Labour and the decline of the Conservatives was in fact World War Two and the years leading to it. In Britain we use the First Past the Post (FPTP) system.
Through examining these factors this essay intents to argue that popular policies did help the Nazis remain in power to a small extent, however the other factors also were required. The presence of force confirms that Nazi remaining in power did not rely solely on genuine support. On the one hand there is evidence that the Nazis introduced popular social and economic policies which won them support to enable them to stay in power. Most significantly was the drop in unemployment. This dropped from just below 6 million when Hitler came to power to 250,000 in 1938 and had disappeared by 1939.
Without the Nazis, deals which had been set up between Hungary and Germany would not have existed meaning products being made would not have sold to that extra market, and Germany would not have gained some products too. In addition, unemployment had steadily decreased since 1933 showing that the Nazis were helping create more money. Also, the production of shoes and textiles appears to increase during the 4 year plan which is due to military uniforms, however it could also be beneficial as the quality of clothes would be paraded around which would make people want new clothes. This shows that the Nazis did help
It is the largest public works program in U.S. history, it has a 41,000-mile highway system which is used to this day. Eisenhower administration’s main goal was to reshape the cities of America. Run down houses were destroyed by bulldozers and replaced with new apartments, luxurious office places and sports facilities. The bulldozers often destroyed minority neighborhoods, sparking riots and unrest, but the congress were unaware of the problem that could arise out of this. This is how the 1950s influenced modern society through it music, media and culture.
Soon the government invested money just for the research of the influenza epidemic, it wasn’t much and the studies for it didn’t begin until the pandemic was over and a lot of Americans began to loose interest in what caused it. (http://www.pandemicflu.gov/general/greatpandemic2.html) The short term effect of this pandemic was that it killed millions of our people not just in the U S but all around the world, which is never a good thing. The long term effect was that it gave scientists and physicians cause to research and learn more about what caused this pandemic and rectify it or at least ensure that this won’t happen to the extent that it did. It also opened up the doors for research into other fields of medicine. Another problem that I reflected on was the way African Americans were still being treated in the 1900’s.
In Germany prior and during the 1900’s Kaiser Wilhelm II held the power of most political matters meaning it was hard for democracy to rise in German parliament. However during this period the rise of the SPD showed that a change in parliamentary democracy was occurring, it can also be shown through the increase of Reichstag elections meaning that German citizens were finally taking advantage of their right to freedom of expression. Significantly, the change was also limited due to the entrenched autocracy in Germany at this time. An important factor to consider in the growing parliamentary democracy was that all men over the age of 25 had the right of universal suffrage, giving Germany a broader franchise than Britain until 1918. This allowed men from all classes to vote rather than the richer classes having the majority of voters meaning that Germany was starting to become well represented in parliament.
Flushed with their success against Germany and Japan in 1945, most Americans initially viewed their place in the postwar world with optimism and confidence. But within two years of the end of the war, new challenges and perceived threats had arisen to erode that confidence. By 1948, a new form of international tension had emerged--Cold War--between the United States and its allies and the Soviet Union and its allies. In the next 20 years, the Cold War spawned many tensions between the two superpowers abroad and fears of Communist subversion gripped domestic politics at home. In the twenty years following 1945, there was a broad political consensus concerning the Cold War and anti-Communism.
labour 1945.doc (30.3 KB) What was the main reason why Labour won the General Election in 1945? Between 1940 and 1945, Winston Churchill was presumably the most popular British prime minister of all time. He led Britain to a substantial victory over the Nazis with his refusal to surrender to Nazi Germany inspiring the Brits. Nonetheless, the popularity of Churchill and the Conservative Party began to depreciate as in July 1945, the Labour Party won the general election shocking the nation, including Clement Attlee and the rest of the Labour Party themselves. Numerous reasons induced this popular change including being that the Conservatives had adopted some unpopular policies in the 1930s in addition to their weak election campaign.