Germany: Are there any areas of continuity between the Weimar and the Federal Republic of Germany in terms of culture? Flashcards
What aspects of traditional German culture persisted from the Weimar Republic into the FRG period?
Traditional German culture such as beer festivals and choral singing continued from the Weimar Republic into the FRG period1 …. The sources indicate that this form of cultural expression was not entirely disrupted by the intervening Nazi era.
Did cultural tastes remain uniform between the Weimar Republic and the FRG?
No, cultural tastes always differed between groups in society, for example between young and old, and between rural and urban populations1 . This suggests that this diversity of cultural preferences was a continuity across both periods, although the specific tastes of these groups would have evolved.
What role did culture continue to play in German society, encompassing both the Weimar Republic and the FRG?
Culture had always been divisive but also, at times, a force for unity1 . This dual nature of culture in German society appears to be a point of continuity between the Weimar Republic and the FRG, suggesting that cultural expressions could lead to disagreements and separation but also shared identity and cohesion across both periods.
