Germany - Social & Economy

Question 1

By what % did the artisans decline during the Kaiserreich?

Answer 1

13.5%

Question 2

By 1955, how many people working in artisan crafts?

Answer 2

3.5 million

Question 3

What was the BDF?

Answer 3

Union of German Feminist Organisations

Question 4

How many members did the BDF have?

Answer 4

1914: 300,000
1920s: 900,000

Question 5

In 1939, what percentage of the workforce were women?

Answer 5

33%

Question 6

What % of the WW2 workforce were women?

Answer 6

60%

Question 7

In the FRG, what % was women’s pay less than men?

Answer 7

30%

Question 8

By what % did real wages increase in Weimar Germany?

Answer 8

12%

Question 9

How many unemployed in Jan 1933?

Answer 9

6 million

Question 10

How many total guest workers in the FRG?

Answer 10

14 million

Question 11

How many white collar workers in 1850 vs 1907?

Answer 11

1850: 40,000
1907: 250,000

Question 12

What happened to the total number of doctors and white collar workers 1876-1913?

Answer 12

Doubled

Question 13

What % increase in the white collar population 1933-1939?

Answer 13

25%

Question 14

In 1925, what % of the working population worked in agriculture?

Answer 14

30%

Question 15

What was the Osthilfe Programme?

Answer 15

Eastern aid in 1920s and 1930s, funding farms to keep Junkers afloat

Question 16

What did the 1955 Agricultural Act (Green Law) do?

Answer 16

Supported agriculture with protective tariffs on some imports, created a 10% increase in production

Question 17

In 1989 vs 1956, what % of GDP was made up from agriculture?

Answer 17

1989: 1.6% of GDP
1956: 11%

Question 18

How many farms in 1950 vs 1990?

Answer 18

1950: 1.6 million farms
1990: 630,000 farms

Question 19

What did the First Naval Bill, 1898 promise?

Answer 19

17 ships in 7 years (only narrowly gets passed)

Question 20

Who became president of the Reichsbank in March 1933?

Answer 20

Schact

Question 21

Who was Minister of Armaments and Munitions in 1940?

Answer 21

Todt

Question 22

What happened the real wages, 1950-1964?

Answer 22

Doubled

Question 23

By 1989, what % of the German workforce were in the service industries?

Answer 23

66%

Question 24

What was the Auxilary Service Act in 1916?

Answer 24

All men 17-60 had to work (directed labour)

Question 25

As part of the Four Year Plan to boost the economy and rearmament, what % of government expenditure was on rearmament?

Answer 25

44%

Question 26

What happened to the GNP in the 1950s?

Answer 26

Trebled

Question 27

How did artisans survive during the FRG?

Answer 27

Better technology and better products enabled them to compete

Question 28

What benefits did Bismarck set up in the 1880s?

Answer 28

Unemployment insurance, better pensions

Question 29

What area of industry did Germany become a leader in before WW1?

Answer 29

Synthetics and electricity