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Susan jones econ 304
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06/07/2010

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held office of chancellor of the new reunified Germany
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Ludwig Erhard
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led "national socialist" party, also held office of chancellor
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Hitler
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led east germany, slowly nationalizing industries and allowing a small private sector
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Walter Ulbricht
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is considered the architect of FRG's post WWII economy
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Ludwig Erhard
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ejected Jewish scientists who later worked on america's manhattan project
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Hitler
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established first government run health insurance, social security, and workers compensation
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Otto Von Bismark
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resented equal wage policy since productivity differed. also resented 1 for 1 currency exchange
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Wessis
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has no entrepreneurial class other than the owners of small businesses in a small private sector
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ossis?
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consider former GDR citizens as freeloaders
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wessis
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feel their taxes are squandered on those conditioned to be lazy and lacking in initiative
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wessis
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previously enjoyed macroeconomic stability, income equality with a substantial safety net, public housing and transportation and almost zero inflation
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ossis
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previously suffered low standard of living and extensive pollution, esspecially from coal burning
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ossis
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enjoyed high labor participation and equal pay for both men and women
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ossis
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viewed former FRG as an american colony
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ossis
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experienced big bang transformation from command socialism to a form of market capitalism
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ossis
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were aided by the marshall plan
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wessis
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were included in the CMEA
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ossis
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TF? GERMANY HAS A TWO PARTY SYSTEM, MUCH LIKE THE US. THIS IS DUE PRIMARILY TO THE US POLITICAL MODEL ESTABLISHED DURING THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION POST WWII.
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FALSE. GERMANY HAS A MULTI PARTY SYSTEM
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TF. SWEDISH CORPORATISM, GERMAN CO-DETERMINATION AND JAPANESE ENTERPRISE UNIONS ARE SIMILAR IN THAT IN ALL THREE, BOTH LABOR AND OWNER/MANAGEMENT WORK TOWARD CONSENSUS
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FALSE. IN JAPAN LABOR IS NOT AT THE TABLE.
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HISTORICALLY, GERMAN STRENGTHS INCLUDED HIGH-TECH VOCATIONAL TRAINING (APPRENTICESHIP/JOURNEYMEN), STRONG BANKING, AND DOMINATING AUTOMOTIVE, CHEMICAL, TEXTILE AND MACHINERY INDUSTRIES
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TRUE
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TF. CURRENT GERMAN WEAKNESSES INCLUDE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, SIGNIFICANT BUDGET DEFICIT, AND INCREASING STRENGTH AND VIOLENCE BY NEO NAZI SKIN HEADS
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TRUE
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TF. GERMANY IS MORE STATE-DIRECTED THAN IS JAPAN.
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FALSE. JAPAN IS MORE.
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TF. GERMANY HAS HIGHER PERSONAL INCOME TAXES AND GREATER TAX PROGRESSIVITY THAN DOES SWEDEN
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FALSE. SWEDEN HAS HIGHER TAXES.
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TF. germany conservatives believe too generous labor practices have resulted in eurosclerosis.
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false. they blame too restrictive labor practices.
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in 1919 japanese demonstrated in a non violent pro independence movement and were harshly supressed by the koreans.
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false. the koreans made the demonstration and the japanese supressed them.
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TF. THE GDR EXPERIENCED THE ECONOMIC MIRACLE.
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FALSE. IT WAS THE WEST. FRG.
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TF. POST WWII, THE OCCUPYING FORCES OF THE US DEMANDED THAT BOTH JAPANESE ZAIBATSU AND GERMAN KOMBINATEN BE DISSOLVED, DUE TO THEIR POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO INTENSIFYING NATIONALISM
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TRUE
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TF. THE ROK VALUES EDUCATION AND CONFUCIAN WORK ETHIC, the DPRK does not
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FALSE. THE ROK AND DPRK VALUE CONFUCIAN WORK ETHIC AND EDUCATION
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