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East Germany
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Franz Josef Strauss
Franz Josef Strauss , 1915-88, West German political figure, leader of the Christian Social Union. He became prominent in the Bavarian Christian Social Union (the Bavarian wing of the Christian Democratic Union) after World War II. Elected to the Bundestag in 1949, he became (1956) minister of defen... Read more
Helmut Kohl
Helmut Kohl , 1930-, German politician, chancellor of West Germany (1982-1990) and reunified Germany (1990-98). He was named chairman of the Rhine-Palatinate Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1966 and was elected state premier (1969-76). He then became (1973-98) chairman of the national CDU, leadi... Read more
Anschluss
Anschluss , German term designating the incorporation of Austria into Germany in the 1930s. Anschluss was first advocated by Austrian Social Democrats. The 1919 peace treaty of St. Germain prohibited Anschluss, to prevent a resurgence of a strong Germany. After Hitler's rise to power the Nazis took ... Read more
Walter Scheel
Walter Scheel , 1919-, German political leader, president of West Germany (1974-79). After serving in World War II, Scheel became interested in politics and joined the Free Democrats, a liberal party. In 1953 he entered the Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, and he continued to be reelected. L... Read more
William I
William I 1797-1888, emperor of Germany (1871-88) and king of Prussia (1861-88), second son of the future King Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg. Essentially conservative, William fled to England during the revolutionary uprisings of 1848 in Prussia, and upon his return (18... Read more
Germany
Germany , Ger. Deutschland, officially Federal Republic of Germany, republic (2005 est. pop. 82,431,000), 137,699 sq mi (356,733 sq km). Located in the center of Europe, it borders the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France on the west; Switzerland and Austria on the south; the Czech Republi... Read more
Konrad Adenauer
Konrad Adenauer , 1876-1967, West German chancellor. A lawyer and a member of the Catholic Center party, he was lord mayor of Cologne and a member of the provincial diet of Rhine prov. from 1917 until 1933, when he was dismissed by the National Socialist (Nazi) regime. He was twice imprisoned (1933,... Read more
Johann Schober
Johann Schober , 1874-1932, Austrian chancellor (1921-22, 1929-30). A respected career civil servant, he held the key post of head of the Vienna police after July, 1918. As chancellor, he gained passage (1929) of constitutional reforms that strengthened the presidency, though the changes were far mo... Read more
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Arthur Seyss-Inquart , 1892-1946, Austrian National Socialist leader. In Feb., 1938, Chancellor Schuschnigg of Austria was forced by German pressure to appoint him minister of the interior. Seyss-Inquart became chancellor a few hours before German troops entered (Mar. 11) Austria. The Anschluss ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Chancellor of Germany"

Germany, U.S. Military Involvement in
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...Republic of Germany (West Germany) was established as much...republic. Initially, West Germany had limited domestic and foreign...Under Konrad Adenauer (chancellor, 1949–63), West Germany received massive Marshall...
Germany, Relations with
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History GERMANY, RELATIONS WITH The reign...and during the unification of Germany under the leadership of King...I of Prussia, and his iron chancellor, Otto von Bismarck. Bismarck was able to unite Germany in part by securing Russian...
Gerhard Schroder
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...unseat an incumbent chancellor in Germany. He defeated Helmut Kohl, who had been chancellor for 16 years. Schroder...Brandt, the former SPD chancellor. By 1978, he had completely...of NATO missiles in Germany. In 1980, Schroder...
Gerhard Schröder
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Gerhard Schröder , 1944-, chancellor of Germany (1998-2005), b. Mosenburg, Germany. A telegenic lawyer and Social Democrat...Christian Democrats and Helmut Kohl , Germany's chancellor since 1982. Schröder came...
Klaus Barbie
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...France during its occupation by Germany in World War II. After the war...for U.S. Army intelligence in Germany prior to his escape to Bolivia...three years after Hitler became chancellor of Germany, the 22-year-old Barbie joined...
Wernher von Braun
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1912, in Wirsitz, Posen (Germany), his father, Baron Magnus...the Weimar Republic and became chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. He then...rebuild. The treaty had forbidden Germany to have any gun, cannon, or...
Arms Control and Disarmament: Non Nuclear
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...France would not disarm for fear of losing military superiority over Germany. After France conceded to arms equality with Germany, Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, scuttling any hopes for disarmament. Given the failure of disarmament...
Louis Karl Rudolf Otto
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Born in Peine (Hanover), Germany, in 1869, Rudolf Otto was educated...religious and political history of Germany: World War I, the Treaty of...the election of Adolf Hitler as chancellor of Germany. During that period he resisted...
Reinhard Heydrich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Hatred of Jews was common in Germany at that time, and it was rumored...the anti-Semitic world of Nazi Germany. According to the rumors, his...damaging. Adolf Hitler, the Nazi chancellor of Germany, and Heinrich Himmler, his right...
Papen, Franz von
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...Franz von (1879–1969),chancellor of Germany from June to November 1932 who organized Hitler's appointment as chancellor in January 1933, becoming vice-chancellor himself. After serving as ambassador...

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Germany, Federal Republic of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Republic of Germany ( West Germany ) and the GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC ( East Germany ). The Federal Republic...Union. Konrad ADENAUER , as Chancellor (1949–63...eventual reunification of Germany and refused to recognize...
Papen, Franz von
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...1879, d. 2 May 1969). Chancellor of Germany 1 June–17 Nov...succeeded Brüning as Chancellor and proceeded to lift the ban...behind Hitler's appointment as Chancellor, though as his Vice-Chancellor...
Schmidt, Helmut
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...23 Dec. 1918). Chancellor of Germany 1974–82...Secretary in 1972. As Chancellor he had to cope with...SS20 missiles in East Germany ultimately lost him...succeeded by Kohl as Chancellor in 1982. He continued...
Stresemann, Gustav
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...Minister 1923–9; Chancellor of Germany 1923 Born in Berlin, he entered...personal monarchist tendencies. As Chancellor (August to November 1923) he...following the Locarno Treaty of 1925 Germany was admitted to the League of...
National Socialist art
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art ...is from the time when Hitler became Chancellor of Germany as head of the National Socialist Workers' Party of Germany (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter...architecture which would have been produced in Germany in the 1930s whoever was in power...
Bethmann Hollweg, Theobald von
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...1856, d. 2 Jan. 1921). Chancellor of Germany and Minister President of Prussia...This political stalemate, and Germany's increasing inability to find...to the sense of crisis that led Germany into World War I. More directly...
Bülow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin Fürst von
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...rst von (b. 3 May 1849, d. 28 Oct. 1929). Chancellor of Germany and Minister President of Prussia 1900–...Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in 1897. As Chancellor, he conducted an expansionist foreign policy, while...
Schröder, Gerhard
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...Schröder, Gerhard (b. 7 Apr. 1944). Chancellor of Germany, 1998–  Born in Mossenberg...Kohl , he finally won the party's nomination for Chancellor in 1998. He led his party to victory in its second...
Dönitz, Karl
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...II. He was appointed grand admiral (1943), commander in chief of the navy, and, after Hitler's death, chancellor of Germany. He was imprisoned for war crimes (1946–56).
Schröeder, Gerhard
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Schröeder, Gerhard (1944– ) German Social Democrat politician; Chancellor of Germany (1998– ).

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Europe's iron chancellor. (Germany's Helmut Kohl)(Editorial)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 1/13/1996; 700+ words ; ...more than 14 years in office, Mr Kohl will be Germany's longest-serving chancellor since Bismarck. With an iron chancellor's determination...Mr Kohl has seen through the unification of Germany, despite scepticism at home and suspicion abroad...
Schroder's Germany.(likely performance of Gerhard Schroder as new German chancellor)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 10/3/1998; 700+ words ; ...by electing him chancellor, Germany has shown itself...different, and so will Germany be. Mr Schroder is the first German chancellor to carry no guilt...first post-war chancellor to hold office...presiding over a Germany that will look...
More misery for the chancellor; Germany's state elections.(Likely losses for Gerhard Schroder in state elections)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 1/25/2003; 700+ words ; ...Lower Saxony, one of Germany's 16 Lander (states...national leader and even as Germany's chancellor. No longer. These...as a possible future chancellor-candidate, seem bound...prompt the collapse of Germany's government or the...
Chancellor: Germany needs "restructuring;" private sector must do its part
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 6/21/2006; ; 450 words ; ...21-2006 Dateline: BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany needs "restructuring" and...Christian Democrats and former Chancellor Schroeder's Social Democrats...reforms that could threaten Germany's newfound political harmony...
GERMANY CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL TO VISIT INDIA FROM OCTOBER 29
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/26/2007; 700+ words ; The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel would...release said: The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, H.E. (Her Excellency...Year of India' in Germany. India was the Partner...Manmohan Singh and Chancellor Merkel; India was...
New Chancellor, old ways If Germany is to remain competitive and to create new jobs, it needs... Thatcherism with a human face
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 9/29/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...leader as well as Chancellor. For Germany's conservatives...that he - the first Chancellor of a united Germany since Hitler - was...coalition which, under Chancellor Schroder, and soon...offices, would take Germany into the next century...
GEORGE W. BUSH HOLDS A JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE WITH CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER OF GERMANY
News Wire article from: Political Transcript Wire; 6/27/2005; 700+ words ; ...GERHARD SCHROEDER, CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY [*] BUSH: Opening...opposition, vis-a-vis Germany as such, from the president...QUESTION: Mr. President, Chancellor Schroeder is seeking for early elections in Germany, and what is your position...
1933: Hitler comes to power: seventy-five years ago, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany, and a 12-year reign of terror across Europe began. Could history repeat itself?(Era overview)
Magazine article from: New York Times Upfront; 3/10/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...newly appointed Chancellor of Germany, stood in a government...the President of Germany, Paul von Hindenburg...appointed Hitler Chancellor (similar to Prime...impossible to govern Germany without Nazi support...appoint Hitler Chancellor in January 1933...
GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES GEORGE W. BUSH HOLDS A JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE WITH CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER OF GERMANY
Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 6/27/2005; 700+ words ; ...GERHARD SCHROEDER, CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY [*] BUSH: Opening...opposition, vis-a-vis Germany as such, from the president...QUESTION: Mr. President, Chancellor Schroeder is seeking for early elections in Germany, and what is your position...
The Chancellor of Germany on a State Visit to Pakistan.
News Wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International; 10/9/2004; 700+ words ; ...Minister, the Chancellor of Germany Mr. Gerhard Schroeder...Pakistan and Germany enjoy friendly...The visit of Chancellor Schroeder is a...The visit of Chancellor Schroeder will...between Pakistan and Germany. (THROUGH ASIA...