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ID142872
Title ProperPromoting democracy and denazification
Other Title InformationAmerican policymaking and German public opinion
LanguageENG
AuthorLevy, Alexandra F.
Summary / Abstract (Note)This analysis traces the evolution of the denazification programme in American-occupied Germany from 1945–1948. At the close of the Second World War, high-level American policy-makers proclaimed their determination to drive all Nazis out of power. However, the realities of denazification differed from American officials’ goals; additionally, their objectives in Germany dramatically changed over time. Monitoring German public opinion about the occupation, and keeping public opinion positive, proved of central importance to Military Government officials. They actively promoted denazification in an attempt to bolster German attitudes toward the programme. Using Office of Military Government of the United States documents, this analysis examines the decision to wind down the American denazification programme and shows that the decision came in April 1947 because of negative German public opinion. In place of denazification, American Military Government officials recommended increasing emphasis on reorientation.
`In' analytical NoteDiplomacy and Statecraft Vol. 26, No.4; Dec 2015: p.614-635
Journal SourceDiplomacy and Statecraft Vol: 26 No 4
Key WordsPromoting Democracy ;  Denazification ;  American Policymaking ;  German Public Opinion ;  American-Occupied Germany ;  American Military Government Officials


 
 
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