When was the "economic miracle" in the Federal Republic of Germany?
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Correct answer to question 183: 50s
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The "economic miracle" (Wirtschaftswunder) refers to West Germany's rapid economic recovery in the 1950s. After the 1948 currency reform, Marshall Plan aid and Ludwig Erhard's social market economy delivered full employment and rising prosperity.
The question in German, as it appears in the test
Wann war in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland das „Wirtschaftswunder“?
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