German student movement

The German student movement was a protest movement that took place during the late 1960s in Germany. It was largely a reaction against the perceived authoritarianism and hypocrisy of the German government and other Western governments, and the poor living conditions of students. A wave of protests - some violent - swept Germany, fueled by over-reaction by the police and encouraged by contemporary protest movements across the world. Following more than a century of conservatism among German students, the German student movement also marked a significant major shift to the left and radicalisation of student politics.

Emergency legislature

The students were strongly opposed to the idea of German emergency legislature which was due to be passed, which would allow the government to take various undemocratic actions in the case of an emergency. It would allow the government to forbid strikes, to censor the media, to spy on their citizens, to use the army against dangerous groups inside Germany and so on.

Related Topics:
German emergency legislature - Strike - Censor - Spy

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