Germany : 100 years - Urban Working Class Flashcards
1
Q
What did Sickness Insurance provide ? (K)
A
1883 - 13 weeks’ pay to 3 million workers
2
Q
How low was unemployment ? (K)
A
Only went above 3% in one year between 1900-14
3
Q
How much did the avg. wage increase by in what years ? (K)
A
1895 - 1913 : 25%
4
Q
What did Chancellor Caprivi introduce ? (K)
A
Children under 13 couldn’t work and women did not have to work more then 11hr’s a week
5
Q
How much did the population of large Urban areas grow by ? (W)
A
36%
6
Q
What did real wages increase by ? (W)
A
1927 - 9%
1928 - 12%
7
Q
How did the Great Depression affect Germany ? (W)
A
1933 - 9 million unemployed
8
Q
What public works scheme benefitted the workers ? (N)
A
RAD
9
Q
What did Nazi’s ban ? (N)
A
Trade unions
10
Q
What % did the working class grow by ? (N)
A
1929 - 1938 : 10%
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