American Policy and the Reconstruction of West Germany, 1945–1955

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139052559

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 (1945–1949) but also the era of the Allied High Commission for Germany.

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Frontmatter
pp i-xx
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1 - “Ripping Holes in the Iron Curtain”: The Council on Foreign Relations and Germany, 1945–1950
pp 1-20
- By Michael Wala
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2 - U.S. Policy on a West German Constitution, 1947-1949
pp 21-44
- By Erich J. Hahn
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3 - American Policy toward German Unification, 1949-1955
pp 45-68
- By Hermann-Josef Rupieper
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4 - Marshall Plan and Currency Reform
pp 69-84
- By Christoph Buchheim
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5 - American Policy toward Germany and the Integration of Europe, 1945-1955
pp 85-110
- By Gunther Mai
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6 - From Morgenthau Plan to Schuman Plan: America and the Organization of Europe
pp 111-134
- By John Gillingham
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7 - Return to Normality: The United States and Ruhr Industry, 1949-1955
pp 135-154
- By Werner Bührer
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8 - West German Agriculture and the European Recovery Program, 1948-1952
pp 155-174
- By Ulrich Kluge
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9 - Science, Technology, and Reparations in Postwar Germany
pp 175-196
- By John Gimbel
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10 - American Deconcentration Policy in the Ruhr Coal Industry
pp 197-216
- By Albert Diegmann
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11 - Technology Transfer and the Emergence of the West German Petrochemical Industry, 1945-1955
pp 217-236
- By Raymond G. Stokes
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12 - The Free University of Berlin: A German Experiment in Higher Education, 1948–1961
pp 237-256
- By James F. Tent
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13 - HICOG and the Unions in West Germany: A Study of HICOG’s Labor Policy toward the Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, 1949–1952
pp 257-280
- By Michael Fichter
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14 - U.S. Military Occupation, Grass Roots Democracy, and Local German Government
pp 281-306
- By Rebecca Boehling
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15 - German Democratization as Conservative Restabilization: The Impact of American Policy
pp 307-330
- By Diethelm Prowe
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16 - America and the Rebuilding of Urban Germany
pp 331-352
- By Jeffry M. Diefendorf
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17 - U.S. Policy toward German Veterans, 1945-1950
pp 353-374
- By James M. Diehl
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18 - Grand Illusions: The United States, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the European Defense Community, 1950-1954
pp 375-394
- By David Clay Large
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19 - The Federal Republic of Germany as a “Battlefield” in American Nuclear Strategy, 1953-19
pp 395-410
- By Klaus A. Maier
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20 - The Presence of American Troops in Germany and German-American Relations, 1949-1956
pp 411-432
- By Bruno Thoss
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21 - John J. McCloy and the Landsberg Cases
pp 433-454
- By Thomas Alan Schwartz
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22 - Sources in German Archives on the History of American Policy toward Germany, 1945-1955
pp 455-476
- By Josef Henke
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23 - U.S. High Commissioner for Germany and Related Records: Sources for the History of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949–1955, in the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
pp 477-502
- By Robert Wolfe
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Index
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-xx

1 - “Ripping Holes in the Iron Curtain”: The Council on Foreign Relations and Germany, 1945–1950
pp 1-20

2 - U.S. Policy on a West German Constitution, 1947-1949
pp 21-44

3 - American Policy toward German Unification, 1949-1955
pp 45-68

4 - Marshall Plan and Currency Reform
pp 69-84

5 - American Policy toward Germany and the Integration of Europe, 1945-1955
pp 85-110

6 - From Morgenthau Plan to Schuman Plan: America and the Organization of Europe
pp 111-134

7 - Return to Normality: The United States and Ruhr Industry, 1949-1955
pp 135-154

8 - West German Agriculture and the European Recovery Program, 1948-1952
pp 155-174

9 - Science, Technology, and Reparations in Postwar Germany
pp 175-196

10 - American Deconcentration Policy in the Ruhr Coal Industry
pp 197-216

11 - Technology Transfer and the Emergence of the West German Petrochemical Industry, 1945-1955
pp 217-236

12 - The Free University of Berlin: A German Experiment in Higher Education, 1948–1961
pp 237-256

13 - HICOG and the Unions in West Germany: A Study of HICOG’s Labor Policy toward the Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, 1949–1952
pp 257-280

14 - U.S. Military Occupation, Grass Roots Democracy, and Local German Government
pp 281-306

15 - German Democratization as Conservative Restabilization: The Impact of American Policy
pp 307-330

16 - America and the Rebuilding of Urban Germany
pp 331-352

17 - U.S. Policy toward German Veterans, 1945-1950
pp 353-374

18 - Grand Illusions: The United States, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the European Defense Community, 1950-1954
pp 375-394

19 - The Federal Republic of Germany as a “Battlefield” in American Nuclear Strategy, 1953-19
pp 395-410

20 - The Presence of American Troops in Germany and German-American Relations, 1949-1956
pp 411-432

21 - John J. McCloy and the Landsberg Cases
pp 433-454

22 - Sources in German Archives on the History of American Policy toward Germany, 1945-1955
pp 455-476

23 - U.S. High Commissioner for Germany and Related Records: Sources for the History of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949–1955, in the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
pp 477-502

Bibliography
pp 503-520

Index
pp 521-538

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