7. Life for Minorities in the Weimar Republic

Question 1

Fundamental right: Article 109

Answer 1

All Germans are equal before the law. Men and women have same fundamental rights and duties

Question 2

Fundamental right: Article 113

Answer 2

Those who spoke another language couldn’t legally he prevented from speaking it

Question 3

Fundamental right: Article 114

Answer 3

Personal liberty inviolable (never to be broken), unless by authority of law for specific reason

Question 4

Fundamental right: Article 115

Answer 4

Home of every German is their safe place from danger

Question 5

Minorities in Weimar Republic (5)

Answer 5

Jews
Gay men
Jehovah witnesses
Black peoples
Orthodox Christians

Question 6

What approximate percentage of the German population was Jewish in 1918?

Answer 6

Approx 1%

Question 7

Jewish influence on culture between 1918 and 1932

Answer 7

Huge influence

Question 8

How did government react to some anti-Semitic organisations between 1918 and 1932?

Answer 8

Banned number of them

Question 9

What fraction of married Jews were married to non-Jews in 1915?

Answer 9

Approx 1/3

Question 10

Did ethnic minorities face discrimination between 1918 and 1932?

Answer 10

Yes. Low-level discrimination such as lower wages

Question 11

Who was the government criticised for appointing between 1918 and 1932?

Answer 11

Jews

Question 12

Which Jewish politician was assassinated between 1918 and 1932?

Answer 12

Walter Rathenau

Question 13

Which group of people were discriminated against for not contributing to German economy between 1918 and 1932?

Answer 13

Gypsies

Question 14

What were Jews blamed for between 1918 and 1932?

Answer 14

The Great Depression, collapse of economy and society’s hardships

Question 15

What political parties were Jews prominent in between 1918 and 1932?

Answer 15

SPD and KPD

Question 16

Jewish impact of politics between 1918 and 1932

Answer 16

German Jews well established in politics

Question 17

What percentage of private banks were owned by Jewish banking families in Germany?

Answer 17

50%

Question 18

What progressions were Jews successful in between 1918 and 1932?

Answer 18

Law and medicine

Question 19

What percentage of lawyers were Jewish in Germany between 1918 and 1932?

Answer 19

16%

Question 20

What percentage of doctors were Jewish in Germany between 1918 and 1932?

Answer 20

11%