Lecture 11: The 1960s: A "Sea Change" in the West

1. Preliminary
   • Journals: Haider and Hitler, or Haider and Lueger (mayor of Vienna, 1897-1910)
   • NO FILM TONIGHT! Rather: next Wed. and Tuesday, in Girv. 1119
   • Proposal questions?
   • Guest lecture by Prof. Dubiel, University of Marburg, Germany:
     "Hitlers Children: The Political Culture of Germany in the 70s"
2. West German politics in the 1950s: review (under chancellor Konrad Adenauer, 1876-1967)
   • Narrow victory over Schumacher (SPD) in 1949; absolute majority 1957.
   • "Making good again" (Wiedergutmachung) and "Equalizing Burdens" (Lastenausgleich)
   • CDU "Ahlen" program 1947 vs. SPD "Godesberg" program 1959
     Ludwig Erhard (Econ. Minister 1949-63, Chancellor 63-66): "Wir sind wieder wer"
   • Successes and failures of the late 1950s and early 1960s
     • Foreign Policy
       • Adenauer's Moscow trip, Sept. 1955
       • European Parliament, 1957-58
       • Relations with Israel (Ben Gurion, 1960)
       • Hallstein doctrine (Sept. 1955) vs. Ostpolitik ("Brandt doctrine", see R9; Oct. 69-May 72)
     • Nazi skeletons emerge from the closet; "Nestbeschmutzung"
       • Ulm "task force" (Einsatzgruppen) trial, 1957
       • antisemitic "wave", Xmas 1959
       • Eichmann trial in Jerusalem, 1961
       • Auschwitz trial in Frankfurt, 1964
3. West Germany in the 1960s
   • Spiegel Affair (Fulbrook, p. 197f): the fall of Adenauer and Strauss, 1963
     • Article "Partially Ready" about NATO preparedness "Fallex 62;" 26 Oct. 1962
     • Franz-Josef Strauss (1915-1988): "compelled Democrat." 1943: tenured Nazi indoctrinator
       special tasks (53-55), atomic (55-56), defense (56-62), finance (66-69), min.-pres. Bavaria (78-88)
   • Economy and politics
     • Grand Coalition (CDU+SPD, 1966-1969) [consequence: "APO:" Extraparliamentary Opposition]
     • Nationaldemokratische Partei NPD: neonazi revival
     • (Economic) "Stability Law," 1967
   • Opposition movements: from roots to blossom
     • KPD referendum against rearmament in 1953 (prohibition 1956)
     • "Kampf dem Atomtod," Mar. 1957 ("Göttingen 18," Apr. 1957)["7" in 1837]
     • Easter Marches / Peace Movement
     • Shah of Iran, June 1967: Benno Ohnesorg, "Bild" newspaper, "Springer" press
     • Department store arson, 3 April 1968
     • Assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, 11 April 1968
     • Emergency Laws, 30 May 1968 (compare Weimar constitution art. 48)