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Herbert Marcuse Denounces the Vietnam War (May 22, 1966)
The social philosopher and German émigré Herbert Marcuse denounces the U.S. military engagement in Vietnam with a mixture of unorthodox Marxism, emotional anti-imperialism,....
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The "Sit-In" as a Means for Reforming the University (June 22, 1966)
A participant describes the first non-violent "sit-in" at the Free University of Berlin during the summer of 1966. The event dramatized the need....
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A Union Justifies the Introduction of the Forty-Hour Work Week (1966)
A spearhead of organized labor, the German metalworkers’ union [IG Metall] fought for the reduction of the work week to forty hours. According to the union, this step would strengthen workers’....
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| 44. |
Expanding the University System (September 3, 1966)
The overcrowding of existing universities, the desire to create new types of higher education institutions,....
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| 45. |
Europe Policies at the Center of German Foreign Policy (October 24, 1966)
Walter Hallstein, president of the EC Commission between 1958 and 1967, gave this speech at a time when....
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| 46. |
A Tribute to Ludwig Erhard (December 1, 1966)
Stagnating economic growth and budget deficits were further indications of Chancellor Ludwig Erhard’s weak leadership skills and the crisis brewing within the....
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The Birth of the Grand Coalition (December 13, 1966)
In his policy statement to the Bundestag, Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger addressed mainly economic policy and foreign policy issues and signaled a change of....
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| 48. |
A Psychological Critique of the Refusal to Accept the Loss of the World War II (1967)
Exasperated by the illusionary demand of West German politicians to regain the Eastern territories lost....
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Economics Minister Karl Schiller on "Concerted Action" (January 9, 1967)
To allay fears sparked by the first postwar recession, Federal Minister of Economics Karl Schiller gave a radio speech in which he promised to engage in counter-cyclical....
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Socialist Democratic Student Association Flyer on the Death of Benno Ohnesorg (June 3, 1967)
The killing of a bystander named Benno Ohnesorg during a demonstration against the visiting Shah of....
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