Westbindung
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Westbindung was the postwar West German strategy of firmly integrating the country into Western political, economic, and military alliances, especially with the United States and Western Europe.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Cold War policy
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West German strategy → foreign policy doctrine → |
| alsoKnownAs |
policy of Western integration
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| appliesToPart |
West Germany
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| architect |
Konrad Adenauer
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| associatedWith |
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
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| component |
economic integration with Western Europe
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military integration with the West → political alignment with the United States → |
| context |
Cold War division of Europe
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| country |
Federal Republic of Germany
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| criticizedBy |
German reunification advocates favoring neutrality
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neutralist currents in West Germany → |
| effect |
deep embedding of West Germany in Western institutions
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facilitation of European integration → limitation of West German room for neutrality → strengthening of Western bloc in Europe → |
| field |
German political history
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international relations → |
| followedBy |
policy mix of Westbindung and Ostpolitik in late 1960s
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| goal |
anchoring democracy in West Germany
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consolidation of West German sovereignty → containment of the Soviet Union → economic reconstruction through Western cooperation → integration into Western alliances → prevention of renewed German isolation → |
| implementedThrough |
Franco‑German rapprochement
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Treaties of Paris (1954) → Treaties of Rome (1957) → accession to NATO → founding membership in the European Coal and Steel Community → membership in the Council of Europe → membership in the Organisation for European Economic Co‑operation → participation in the Marshall Plan → |
| influenced |
foreign policy of reunified Germany
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| keyPartner |
Benelux countries
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France → United Kingdom → United States → |
| language |
German
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| notAppliedTo |
German Democratic Republic
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| opposedBy |
Social Democratic Party of Germany (early 1950s)
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| period |
post‑World War II era
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| politicalOrientation |
anti‑communist
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pro‑Western → |
| precededBy |
Allied occupation policy in Germany
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| relatedConcept |
Ostpolitik
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| significantPeriod |
1950s
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| startTime |
late 1940s
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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West Germany
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foreignPolicyDoctrine |
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Konrad Adenauer
("Westbindung (Western integration of West Germany)")
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