Konrad Adenauer

keeping the populace at ease, proportional representation serves to strengthen the stability of the political system and win the support of the people. As to the future of the young democracy, it appears very bright. Early Chancellors such as Konrad Adenauer set a precedent for pragmatism and problem solving to push the country forward. The diversity of political parties represented in the Bundestag allows average citizens to feel like they are part of the political process. The educational…

An authoritarian leader is someone who has individual control over all decisions and tends to make choices based on their own beliefs and as they have centralised power, also having the final decision. An effective authoritarian leader is different however, they take advice, handle opposition well, maintain strong relationships with elites and the masses and have strong decision making. The main test of effective authoritarian leadership is the strengthening of the German state into the future.…

The Armenian people were tortured, starved, massacred. The majority were sent to the desert to die. Oddly enough, the Holocaust also promoted deaths likewise to the Armenian Genocide. First off, Germans don't deny nor hide the fact that the Holocaust ever occurred, unlike the the Turkish government who made it illegal to mention the fact that it was indeed a Genocide. The two events and oppressors had different views on how to advertise that each race is the enemy. Lastly, both events differed…

Germany is a land holding a multitude of cultures within itself. The modern history of Germany has been shaped by great feats of wise men but also left a stain and tarnish on the people of Germany and the world. But from the ashes, Germany has risen up like the mythical phoenix and has become one of the leading culture fusion nations in Europe. The country of Germany is a rich sports nation with their major following being their national football team. The German national football team is a…

After World War II, Europe was left devastated and separated due to political and cultural differences. Following, the Cold War only furthered the divide between Europe causing a terrible economic situation for all countries. After the Cold War ended, Europe began to discuss a policy that would unite all of Europe on an economic and cultural basis to increase productivity and an overall better life for their citizens. While in the beginning the motions for European unity were met with little…

After World War II and the fall of Hitler and the Third Reich, Germany was divided into two parts. The East was under the control of the Soviet Union and the West became an occupied state by the United States. This occupation period lasted from 1945-1949. During the occupation period, a democracy was established in West Germany. The performance and effectiveness of the West German democracy after the occupation period far surpasses that of the Weimar Republic. There are many factors that lent to…

(Heinz Weber) as well, and this translator needs to be able to communicate efficiently the words JFK is saying. The audience is West Berlin, which includes the citizens of West Berlin (approximately 450,000 people), German dignitaries consisting Konrad Adenauer (the German chancellor), Willy Brandt, and Otto Bach (President of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin), Dean Rusk ( JFK’s Secretary of State), and Lucius D. Clay (the US administrator of Germany). The material of the speech is to boost…

Regional integration is the act where two or many nation-states accept to unite and elaborate together to access salutation and materials benefits. This integration is usually described by minimum one written agreements that explain the specifics details of elaboration, and which countries interfere in this integration. It can start as economic integration, and then it may become political integration. The promotion of regional integration boosts serious political and economic benefits in the…

The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall The United States’ and Soviet Union’s victory over Germany at the Elbe River, gave an image of peace to the rest of the world, as two nations combined to defeat a power that did everything it could to rise up and control the rest of the world. Unfortunately, human nature has shown, previous to World War II, that the world can’t live in peace because only one can be the best and most powerful. When Germany surrendered in the spring of 1945, the peace-making…