Culture Flashcards
1
Q
The Magic Mountain
A
1925
2
Q
All Quiet on the Western Front
A
1929
3
Q
Number of authors who fled country by 1939
A
over 2500
4
Q
First mass burning of the books
A
May 10th 1933
5
Q
Copies of Mein Kampf sold
A
6 million by 1940s
6
Q
Kolberg 1945
A
100 railway wagon to bring salt as fake snow
10,000 soldiers recalled to act as extras
7
Q
Crime among 13-18 year olds in FRG
A
up 13% from 1954
80% came from dysfunctional families
8
Q
Young people who came before court
A
1954, 560,000 young people
25% were under 14
9
Q
German youth ring
A
Nov 1946
10
Q
Heinrich Boll
A
Won Nobel prize for literature in 1972
His work was criticised for being sympathetic towards terrorism
11
Q
Drop in cinema attendance
A
817.5 mill in 1956 to 172.2 million in 1969 to 101.6 million by 1989
12
Q
New Cinema movement
A
Feb 1962
