West Germany and France
- In
order to make countries feel more secure against conflicts and the advance
of Communism, the N.A.T.O. alliance was created in 1949. The
North Atlantic Treaty Organization would invite most European
countries, Canada and
the USA
to join, making the world a safer place
- Each
country would contribute money, soldiers, military and naval support to
help secure the borders of Europe
- Joseph
Stalin was angry about this military alliance and was not willing to join
- West Germany
elected a new Chancellor in 1949 – Konrad
Adenauer. He tried to unite East
and West Germany,
but failed
- Occupation
of West Germany by USA,
British and French forces ended by 1950
- West Germany became a democratic, economic
giant far superior to East
Germany, causing many East Germans to
begin escaping into the west
- Most
escapes occurred in Berlin,
the divided city
- West Germany improves its economic and
social relations with France
- Coal
from France and iron
ore from West Germany
will be united to make steel for
both countries
- In a
new era of cooperation, the leaders of West
Germany, Poland,
and France
will respect each others borders to improve trade between their countries
- A new
French President, Charles de Gaulle would govern France for
more than 20 years. During which
time the E.E.C. – European Economic Community
– was created which made trade and commerce easier between most European
countries
- This
operation helped France,
West Germany, Holland, Denmark,
Britain
and others recover from the post war hardships after WWII
- America will emerge as the global economic
giant, largely responsible for negotiating and funding most id the social
and economic reforms in Europe and in Asia