Artisan Essay Plan

Question 1

From 1882-1885 how much did the number of artisan businesses drop from?

Answer 1

13.5%

Question 2

What year were the Craft Laws introduced?

Answer 2

1897

Question 3

Why did the Craft Laws fail to have the desired effect in 1897?

Answer 3

Because modernisation and further industrialisation meant many groups turned to extremist parties who rejected the pace of change in Germany

Question 4

What did the Nazis 25 point programme say?

Answer 4

1) Larger businesses could be shut down and their premises given to smaller traders at a reduced rate
2) Artisans were to be given more support from the state too

Question 5

In the 1920s what percentage of skilled workers made up the Nazi party compared to the general population?

Answer 5

Skilled workers made up 33% of Nazi party compared to 27% of the general population

Question 6

In Nazi Germany, in 1935 what was introduced to ensure a high level of craft was maintained?

Answer 6

Artisans had to pass the Masters Examination

Question 7

From 1931-1936 the number of artisan businesses rose by how much? Nazis

Answer 7

20%

Question 8

Why did the number of artisan businesses decline by 11% from 1936-1939? Nazis

Answer 8

Department store turnover increased by 10% because the stores employed 90,000 Germans which constrasted with the numbers in artisan crafts

Question 9

What was the name of the plan in 1947 that helped the German economy to recover and why? West Germany

Answer 9

Marshall Plan

Artisans were given special status which meant they could oversee the organisation and training of skilled workers

Question 10

How many Germans were employed in artisan trades in 1939 compared to 1955? West Germany

Answer 10

1939: 2.5 million
1955: 3.5 million

Question 11

How was it that small artisans could prosper in West Germany’s advance, industrialised economy?

Answer 11

Because the cooperatives that had been created during the war expanded