Among world-famous politicians, Adenauer Conrad deserves attention. The statements of this outstanding man have become winged and are popular even in our days. “We all live under one sky, but everyone has a different horizon,” said the ex-Chancellor of Germany, putting maximum effort to create a new level of Germany.
The path to the post of head of state
As the head of state for nearly fifteen years, Adenauer Konrad set specific goals for himself and the country. His main task was the complete rejection by Germany of the predominant class domination. He wanted to create a completely new social system, which should be based on Christian religious ethics. In his opinion, every citizen has the right to take the initiative to use his own chance to achieve a specific result in any sphere of life.
Thanks to the wise and balanced political decisions of Konrad Adenauer, the country he ruled quickly recovered from the consequences of the war that had stirred up the whole world.
Having come to power in 1949, he had at that time enough managerial experience in matters of state importance. Since 1917, he served as the mayor of Cologne, combining it with the duties of the chairman of the Prussian State Council. In addition, a feature of his sovereign position was the rejection of the Nazi regime of Hitler. This was the main reason for leaving the post in 1933, when the German Reich Chancellor came from the National Socialist Party. Uncompromisingly not accepting the new leader and his philosophy, Adenauer Konrad opposed Hitler’s power, reinforced rapidly.
The implacable enemy of the Nazi regime
One of the cases with his direct participation so outraged the main Nazi of the entire world community that the latter declared the subordinate an enemy of the Third Reich. During the planned visit of the Reich Chancellor to the city of Cologne, where Adenauer held the highest leadership position, the deputy chief mayor met the head of state. Demonstratively refusing to meet with the leader of the fascist-German statute, Konrad also ordered the removal of all posted Nazi attributes, in particular flags. This revealing neglect entailed a particularly close attention of the authorities.
Looking a little ahead, it should be noted that Konrad Adenauer, whose biography contains information about the two arrests of the Gestapo in 1934 and in 1944, went through the entire war period as an implacable opponent of Hitler.
The rise to power of the Christian idealist Adenauer
After Germany’s high-profile capitulation, when repressions by supporters of the fascist system of governance were stopped and it collapsed, Adenauer, together with his political vision, founded the Christian Democratic Union, becoming some time later, in 1946, the chairing center of this public association. The difficult path and rich experience in a leading position led to the fact that after three years, none other than Adenauer Konrad was appointed Federal Chancellor of Germany. Quotes from his speeches can often be heard from influential public figures of the present, because his positions serve as an eternal example and model of sovereign governance.
Despite the authoritarianism and rigidity of his chosen style of power, the Chancellor of West Germany was loved and enjoyed extraordinary popularity among the population. A strong-willed and pragmatic, often skeptical, deeply religious idealist, who was Adenauer Konrad, was briefly called by the people "antiquity." “If Christ is not alive today, then the world has no hope whatsoever. Only the fact of the resurrection gives hope for the future, ”said the German chancellor. From this it becomes clear why he made all his politically important decisions, listening to faith and conscience.
Personal freedom is a policy priority
Given the fundamental principles of the country's leadership, which Konrad Adenauer resorted to, the German foreign policy was built in a fundamental direction of a market economy for developing countries. The post-war new Europe, he said, was looking forward to the emergence of a new FRG. In addition, the Federal Chancellor was inclined to believe that the separation of statehood from the economic component of Germany would help preserve the personal freedoms of citizens.
In the case of the concentration of all powers and rights of complete dominance in the hands of state bodies, there is an unprecedented risk of restriction, and in the future, the suppression of individual capabilities. At the same time, Adenauer Konrad did not rule out partial interference in the sphere of the economy of state managers, but this should only be the fulfillment of the mandatory control function.
Germany's international relations with other states
One way or another, Germany for a long time had to bear the burden of guilt and repent for the caused global harm on an international scale. Therefore, the main vector of the Chancellor’s efforts was to resolve the unresolved conflict in order to cancel most of the restrictions set against the country. Helping his people to recognize the guilty feeling of being involved in crimes against humanity by the fascists, he contributed to the situation developing according to a scenario favorable to the guilty party.
Gradually, the balance of the
geopolitical position of Germany between the countries of Western and Eastern Europe, which Adenauer Konrad sought for many years, came.
Aphorisms, famous phrases, quotes from the statements of the German leader of the mid-years of the XX century are even now used in case of class or national disagreements. “The Germans are Belgians suffering from megalomania ... Prussak is a Slav who forgot who his grandfather was ...” - Adenauer, who advocated European integration , often said . His efforts strengthened ties with France, which during the Second World War was an open adversary of Hitler and the entire fascist Germany. The main difficulties in establishing relations were removed by the signing of the Paris Peace Treaty. According to the chancellor, in the near future the German people was to become a federal part of the United States of Europe, the European unity of peoples without borders. Germany as an equal member joined NATO in 1955.
German Relations with the Soviet Union during the Chancellor
An important moment in the description of aspects of foreign policy pursued by the Chancellor was his hostility to the socialism of the Soviets. He believed that totalitarianism as a management method can only be inherent in anti-Christian countries. Power politics and extreme measures, which the USSR has repeatedly resorted to throughout history, have formed in Adenauer a negative attitude towards this non-religious state.
In 1955, an important event took place in the relationship between the two powers. The USSR, officially recognizing the existence of an independent FRG, paved the way for the establishment of diplomatic agreements.
Soon, Konrad Adenauer arrived in Moscow to agree on the release of about 40 thousand prisoners of war of the fascist army. A brief biography of the Chancellor confirms the fact of a conversation between him and the
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Molotov. During the conversation, the Soviet minister repeatedly tried to humiliate Adenauer, once again blaming Germany for the harm caused to the whole world. To which the head of Germany was able to adequately retort: ​​“And who signed the agreement with Hitler, me or you?”
Adenauer ban on Communist activities
Probably, it is not surprising that Conrad Adenauer became the person who banned the activities of the Communist Party in his state. The country's domestic policy , pursued by the chancellor, proceeded from the advantages obtained as a result of the split of Germany into Western and Eastern. According to his plan, it was necessary first of all to unite the categories of people of different faiths, in particular, the prevailing number of Catholics and Protestants presented great difficulty. The Party of the Christian Democratic Union, created three years before its assumption of the post of head of the Federal Republic of Germany, has become the main political stronghold for industrialists and intelligentsia, who are the main driving force on the path of social and economic development of Germany.
Jewish support
Restoring favorable conditions for Jewish residents in Germany - Konrad Adenauer also made every possible effort. A brief biography of the Chancellor speaks of repeated visits to Israel and the desire to maintain warm diplomatic relations with local authorities. Trying to compensate at least an insignificant part of the incredible damage for the genocide of the Jews and the Holocaust, the head of Germany signed an agreement on the annual reparation of Israel in the amount of $ 1.5 billion. With steady confident steps, Adenauer Konrad achieved his goal: he managed to regain the former glory of the German people. As a sign of respect and in memory of the deceased, Ben Gurion, the founder of Israel, arrived on the last journey of the Chancellor in 1967.
The heyday of Germany under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
The main achievement in the internal affairs of the state, which Konrad Adenauer, the Chancellor of Germany, made, is considered by historians to be an "economic miracle."
The implementation of truly radical reforms in all spheres of the country's life completely changed the position of Germany in the international arena. Now the inhabitants of “renewed” Germany had the same social guarantees as the population of other advanced states of that time. Attention was paid to helping children and people with disabilities, pensions increased several times. Financial reform had a positive impact on the development of industrial production. The introduction of a new currency (the “Deutschmark") and the abolition of price control are a huge leap in the development of the economic component of the country.
Conclusion
Already at a fairly advanced age at the peak of fame, Konrad Adenauer decided to voluntarily resign as Chancellor of Germany in 1963.
It is not for nothing that historians and political scientists call him a “political architect”. He succeeded in creating a worthy new democratic entity out of the failed state.