education in Weimar

Question 1

what were most schools before WW1?

Answer 1

confessional schools
which were faith based schools

Question 2

from what age did children work from before WW1?

Answer 2

14

Question 3

what compulsory schooling was set up post-war?

Answer 3

Grundschule

Question 4

who was Grundschule for?

Answer 4

children aged 6 to 10

Question 5

what was a major split with regards to education?

Answer 5

the need for religious education or not

Question 6

did the Weimar Republic enforce religious education?

Answer 6

NO
it gave the Lander the choice to have it in local regions

Question 7

what did educational Articles in the Weimar Constitution decide on?

Answer 7

to keep the Grundschule compulsory

Question 8

when did the Federal School Law fail to get through the Reichstag?

Answer 8

1921 and 1925

Question 9

when was a bill for secular schools fail to get through the Reichstag?

Answer 9

1927

Question 10

what was the most common school in the Weimar Republic and how many of them were there?

Answer 10

Catholic schools
29,000

Question 11

how many secular schools were in Weimar Germany?

Answer 11

295

Question 12

from what age did education cost in the Weimar Republic?

Answer 12

10

Question 13

what were the 3 types of school?

Answer 13

Hauptschule
Realschule
Gymnasium

Question 14

what was Hauptschule?

Answer 14

5 years of school and then an apprenticeship or go into trade

Question 15

what was Realschule?

Answer 15

6 years of school and then you go into business

Question 16

what was Gymnasium?

Answer 16

9 years of school and then you go to university

Question 17

what exam had to be passed if one wanted to go to university?

Answer 17

the Arbitur

Question 18

what was a major determining factor if one was to progress in a career?

Answer 18

whether they were in a high level corporation at university