gdr society

Question 1

why was east germany lopsided for the first two decades

Answer 1

population struggles, many young males died in warfare and many fled to the west

Question 2

in the period of buikding uo to building the berlin wall, how many fled?

Answer 2

3 million

Question 3

why did the gdr society benefit people from lower class and peasant backgrounds

Answer 3

upward social mobility

Question 4

why did the gdr society benefit women?

Answer 4

women had more working opputunities, there were also work based creches, after school care and other facilities so women could take a full part in production and reproduction

Question 5

how did education change industrially

Answer 5

nearly all schools changed into comprehensive ‘polytechnic’ schools with close links to industry( a few specialised schools remained)
‘Twinning’ arrangements between schools and factories meant that young people gained practical work experiance, and were encouraged to identify as working class

Question 6

how did education change for the classes

Answer 6

youth at school encouraged to identify with the working class
possibility of studying as an adult
those from disadvantaged backgrounds were given generous scholarships meaning they could go to university and the numbers of people at university from ‘non-traditional’ backgrounds increased
those from higher classes were discriminated against, and many barred from their chosen careers