FRG Education and generational conflict Flashcards
what educational policies were introduced during de-nazification?
- many schools were closed
- Nazi textbooks were removed
- removal of Nazi teachers
when did schools reopen in Germany?
Autumn 1945
under the Basic Law who was responsible for running educational policy?
the Lander
how was History taught in the FRG?
European History without Germany
what made it difficult for government to control educational reform?
reforms would have to pass through the Bundesrat which housed the Lander
what was the educational crisis of the 1960s?
critics had labelled the curriculum as old fashioned and advocated for a more democratic education
what happened to the number of university students between 1960 and 1980?
rose by 500,000
what did the Federal Education Promotion Act achieve in 1971?
provided state funding and loans to encourage students from working class backgrounds to go to university
what did older generations struggle to come to terms with after 1945?
Germany was no longer the leader of European culture and instead was flooded with American and British culture
what were examples of movements in which ALL generations of Germans came to agreement over?
- anti-nuclear movement
- ecological movements
- rejection of consumerism
- peace and equality
what did younger Germans start to confront?
they confronted the actions of their parents and grandparents who would have taken an active role in Nazi society if they were still alive
