jan 1, 1970 - 70s standards of living

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Pros:
-Welfare reforms in early 70s such as education and housing
-Society was more willing to address the past
-1974 World Cup win
-Censorship and laws against homosexuality relaxed

Cons:
-Only 2/3 of society was above the poverty line, with an under-class developing which was mainly made up of gastarbeiter
-Increased unemployment
-Terrorism and the governments oppressive response
-Accusations of authoritarianism in 1972 with the decree on radicals
By 1979, 10,000 Germans were under servaillance

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