Culture in Weimar Germany Flashcards
1
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What did Weimar culture promote?
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- Democracy and freedom of expression
2
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What is an example of the government intending to promote democracy?
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- Gov invested in mass housing campaigns to bring a better life to the people
3
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What was Weimar culture influenced by?
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- Bauhaus movement
- America - Hollywood - Charlie Chaplin was very popular
- Western influence
4
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How did the Weimar intend to culturally experiment?
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- Through modernism, expressionism and new objectivity
- For example, All Quiet on the Western Front
5
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Did cultural experimentation please everyone?
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- No, older and people who held more traditional values believed it was straying away from the origins of the country and making Germany appear weak
6
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On the other hand, popular culture?
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- Was extremely diverse - therefore popular amongst a wide range of people
7
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What form of culture dramatically increased during the Weimar period?
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- Consumer culture and jazz
8
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What are examples of consumer culture increasing?
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- Number of cinemas almost doubled
- 25% had a radio in 1932
9
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What did following a romanticist movement entail?
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- Art appreciated all cultures
- For example - ‘The Golem’ - based on Jewish legend - shows appreciation of all ethnicities - diversity
10
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What did the German Criminal Code 184 do?
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- Banned obscene publications which reduced racial hatred
11
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What were popular attitudes during the Weimar period?
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- Many traditional attitudes remained - older women were annoyed at the more liberal ‘new woman’
- Due to democratic nature - more conflict and disagreement over beliefs - yet freedom remained to express one’s interests
