2.1. Culture

Question 1

What was the name of the new social movement emerging in Germany?

Answer 1

Neue Sachlichkeit

Question 2

Name 2 artists of the Neue Sachlichkeit movement

Answer 2

Otto Dix

George Grosz

Question 3

What was different about Neue Sachlichkeit art?

Answer 3

It should reflect everyday life rather than be idealistic and should offer social commentary

Question 4

Who was Walter Gropius?

Answer 4

An architect

Question 5

What school did Walter Gropius establish in 1919?

Answer 5

Bauhaus school

Question 6

Who wrote ‘All quite on the Western Front’?

Answer 6

Erich Maria in 1929

Question 7

Name an influential member of the Neue Sachlichkeit movement from theatre

Answer 7

Erwin Piscator

Question 8

What was zeittheater?

Answer 8

Theatre of the time

Question 9

What was different about Neue Sachlichkeit theatre?

Answer 9

Made fun of wealthy, interacted with audiences and could be quite sexually explicit

Question 10

What happened to film in 1920s Germany?

Answer 10

It became Americanized

Question 11

Give an example of a new Americanised film

Answer 11

Blue Angel

Question 12

How many Cabaret’s existed in Berlin?

Answer 12

40

Question 13

What was the reaction to the new culture wave in rural areas?

Answer 13

Hostility. They were still religious and folk festivals were still practised.

Question 14

What population movement occured during 1920s Germany?

Answer 14

Urbanisation