American Policy and the Reconstruction of West Germany, 1945}}}1955 [Hardcover]

This volume of essays by German and American historians discusses key issues of US policy toward Germany in the decade following World War II.This volume of essays by German and American historians discusses key issues of US policy toward Germany in the decade following World War II.This volume of essays by German and American historians discusses key issues of US policy toward Germany in the decade following World War II.This volume of twenty-three essays by German and American historians deals with the most important issues of US policy toward Germany in the decade following World War II: Germany's democratisation, economic recovery, rearmament, and integration into the European community and Western alliance. All contributions to this volume are based on recent research in German and American archives, and include two comprehensive essays on archival sources and a selected bibliography. In contrast to most other studies, the essays cover not only the period of military government (19451949) but also the era of the Allied High Commission for Germany.1. Introduction Jeffry Diefendorf and Hermann Josef Rupieper; 2. Ripping holes in the Iron Curtain: the council of foreign relations and Germany, 19451950 Michael Wala; 3. US policy on a West German constitution Erich J. Hahn; 4. American policy toward German unification, 194901955 Hermann Josef Rupieper; 5. Marshall Plan and currency reform Christopher Buchheim; 6. American policy toward Germany and the integration of Europe, 19451955 Gunther Mai; 7. From Morgenthau Plan to Schuman Plan: America and the organization of Europe John Gillingham; 8. Return to normality: the United States and the Ruhr industry, 19451955 Werner Buhrer; 9. West German agriculture and the European recovery program, 19481952 Ulrich Kluge; 10. Science and technology in Postwar Germany John Gimbel; 11. American decentralization policy in the Ruhr coal industry Albert Diegmann; 12. Technology transfer and the emergence of the West German pel³2