Changing of living standards in the FRG Flashcards
What was the housing situation like post war?
1 5th of housing had been bombed flat whilst one third that were still standing were damaged.
What lead to even more pressure on housing?
The refugee crisis
What happened as the FRGs economy strengthened?
The standard of living rose and people began to spend their money on consumer goods.
By 1963, what percent of people had a fridge, TV and washing machine?
63%, 42%, 36%
By 1985, what percent of people had a fridge, TV and washing machine?
82%, 82%, 87%
By the 1980s what percent of people were covered by benefits and healthcare?
90%
What did pension reforms of the 1980s do and why was this important?
It meant that most people received a pension which was important because people in 1980 lived on average 12 years longer then those in 1950
What about the 1980s had shown that the living situation somewhat got worse?
Social inequality had deepened. Even in the 1960s, when the economy was at its best 1 percent of households owned 35% of the wealth. In 1973, the top percent of households owned 78% of the wealth whilst in 1988 they owned 48% of the wealth
In 1948 how many more women were there then men in Germany?
7.3 million
What rate rapidly rose in the 1940s?
The divorce rate
In 1948 how much higher was the divorce rate than in 1946?
80%
What idea did the allies try to reintroduce that the Nazis had suppressed?
The idea that individuals and individual families matter.
What was the most important task of the allies in the FRG and what did this mean for women?
To rebuild the economy, the size of the task and the lost of so many able bodied men meant women had to work. They worked at anything and everything from clearing the rubble to building and office work.
Why did fewer women get involved in politics during the early FRG?
The Nazis propaganda that politics were not for women had been ingrained in them.
What was the ministry for family affairs?
This was set up in 1953 to provide wives and mothers with financial benefits.
How dud the FRGs early government do little to make work attractive for women?
Adenauer made speeches about the importance of making more jobs available for women and making working conditions more equal but the government did not actually make that happen.
Who were the main supporters of equal rights for women in the bundestag?
The SPD
What was the CDUs stance on women?
They did not want to encourage women to work by providing equal pay or working conditions.
What did article 3 of the basic law state?
Unqualified equality under the law for many citizens although many wanted to add the old in principle phrase.
How many women were there in the parliamentary council that drew up the basic law?
4 vs 61 men
What did the Civil Code still state after 1948?
That the husbands had the power over their wives and children
When was the civil code revised?
- This gave women full legal freedom.
What did the original civil code mean for women?
Women still needed their husbands permission to go to work and the husbands got full control of the women’s property upon marriage.
When was the marriage and family law revised and what did this mean?
1977, this gave women equal rights in marriage.