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'An economic giant but a political dwarf': Is this a fair assessment of Germany in the period 1949 - 1990?
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GERMAN GOVERNMENT 00EUB307 'An economic giant but a political dwarf': Is this a fair assessment of Germany in the period 1949 - 1990? If we look at Germany in the present day, is it fair to say that as a nation, it is one of the most powerful economic forces in the world. However, behind this economic prowess exists an unstable and often troubled political background. Germany's economy has traced a zigzag passage across this century and since the first draft of the Basic Law in May 1949, politics has trod this same uneven path up to and passed Germany's reunification in 1990. Whether Germany can be considered an economic giant but political dwarf is a matter of interpretation of the historical events. The division of Germany was a permanent reminder, to its people and the rest of the world, of World War II (WWII) and the Nazi influence throughout the country. At...
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