Democracy imposed
Subtitle: U.S. occupation policy and the German public, 1945-1949
By: Richard L. Merritt.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 452
Subjects: Military government -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.; Germany -- History -- 1945-1955.; Germany -- Foreign relations -- United States.; United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany.; Germany -- Foreign public opinion, American.
Description: How successful was the United States in attempting to impose a democratic system on Germany after the Second World War? Did U.S. occupation policy actually change German society and attitudes? In this book Richard L. Merritt addresses these questions from a novel perspective.

Instead of studying what German political leaders and intellectuals thought about the U.S. occupation, Merritt explores for the first time the response of the ordinary German people, analyzing data from public opinion surveys conducted largely by the American Military Government beginning in 1945.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-436) and index.