American Policies in the Judgement of German Citizens 1986

Judgement on questions of security policy as well as the East-West
relationship. Attitude to the USA and American policies.

Topics: Positive or negative feelings regarding selected American and
German products, companies, television series, music culture, pop stars
and Japanese cars; feelings on capitalism and socialism; personal
experiences in the USA; experiences of friends in the USA; contacts
with Americans in the Federal Republic; knowledge about the USA from
the media; judgement on television and newspaper reports about the USA;
professional or private contacts with America; interest in a trip to
the USA; self-evaluation of knowledge of English; anti-American mood in
the Federal Republic; sympathy for Americans; attitude to current
American policies; event influencing one´s own attitude to the USA;
characterization of Americans and Germans (semantic differential);
judgement of the East-West relationship; preservation of peace in
Europe; perceived military threat from the Soviet Union; comparison of
Germans and Americans regarding superiority in selected areas such as
space research, security against unemployment, computer technology,
protection against crime, sports, fight against terrorism, air travel
technology, retirement insurance, culture, folk music, protection
against wrongful dismissal, national feelings, style of home decor,
serious music, health insurance, literature, pop music, environmental
protection, gastronomic culture and democratic freedoms; assessment of
political intents of the USSR and the USA regarding securing peace and
influence on other countries and their allies; military superiority of
Warsaw Pact or NATO; assessment of disarmament interest of the great
powers; significance of military balance of power or American
superiority for the security of Western Europe; attitude to nuclear
deterrence; dependence of the Federal Republic on the United States;
attitude to NATO membership; attitude to defense of the Federal
Republic by use of nuclear weapons; limitation of nuclear war to Europe
as American defense strategy; reliability of the Americans in the case
of defense; attitude to an American troop withdrawal from Europe;
opinion on the American president Ronald Reagan; trust in the USA as
world leading power; military superiority as assumed goal of American
military policy; judgement on policies of the Federal Government to
reduce tension and assumed change given an SPD government; increased
accomplishment of economic interests of the Federal Republic regarding
the USA in case of a Rau government; judgement on American military
policy, economic policy, policy on Central America and policy regarding
Libya (scale); judgement on German sovereignty and description of
events hindering full sovereignty; political interest; sources of
political information and attendance at political events; firm
political conviction; union membership and membership in a professional
organization; attitude to the peace movement; behavior at the polls in
the last Federal Parliament election; party preference; party
inclination.