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HCHS Germany: A LEVEL UNIT 3 - Social Change Flashcards

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1
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Due to rapid industrialisation from 1871 what particular artisans industries closed completely?

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dyeing and weaving

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What percent did one-man artisan businesses drop by between 1882-85?

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13.50%

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Trades were organised into what? And what were these a link to?

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guilds and they were a link to the past and a reassuring symbol of continuity

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Why were the Mittelstand an angry section of society?

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felt unsupported by political elites as they lacked a signle political party which represented their views and were overshadowed by the growth of the working class

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5
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In 1897 what did the gov introduce in an attempt to win them over?

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Craft laws

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6
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who made up the Mittelstand? and during the early 1920s who did they support?

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skilled craftsmen, small business owners and shopkeepers, supported the Nazi party

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7
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what did the 25 Point Programme (the original Nazi manifesto) say

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anti-communist, policies support small traders, large business could be shut down and premises given to smaller traders at a reduced rate

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Skilled workers made up what % of the Nazi Party membership in 1920s? Despite being what % of the population?

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33% and 27%

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9
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what % of artisan businesses rose because of Nazi party formations having to order boots and uniforms from artisans 1931-36?

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20%

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10
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Who was protected from competition and why was this?

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Highly skilled artisans as Nazis reduced employment of low-paid, unskilled workers, any new artisanal shop had to get state permission to be allowed to open

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Heavy industry remained more important than artisans (due to war prep) what % of artisan businesses declined from 1936-39?

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11%

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12
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By 1955 how many Germans were employed in artisan trades and what was the increase of this from 1939?

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3.5 million, 1 million increase

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artisans were given speical status after the Marshall Plan what did this mean?

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they could oversee the organisation and training of skilled workers

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14
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What trades supported big industry?

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skilled metalwork

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Cooperation of big. Industry with the artisans combined with what built a strong reputationn for West German exports?

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mass production with skilled craftsman

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16
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In 1900 how much of national income was made up by agriculture?

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30%

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17
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How much did German workers in agriculture decline between 1871-1989?

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47%

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18
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When was the Junker-backed Agrarian League form?

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1893

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19
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Where had farming practices improved in 1920’s?

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Holland and Denmark

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20
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What did the slump in farming lead to for farmers?

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Widespread bankruptcy and farm closures

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21
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In Weimar what was there a shortage of?

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food

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22
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When did the Nazi’s introduce laws to protect farms from being forcibly sold?

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1933

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23
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Why did peasantry continue to decline in Nazi Germany?

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major industrial developments

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24
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What were farmers continually pressured to do during the WW2?

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increase yields

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25
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What did farmers benefit from after WW2?

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mechanisation and improved farm practices

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26
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What did the West German government subsidise?

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Farming machinery

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27
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Between 1950-60 what percentage of the workforce did farmers decline by?

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50%

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28
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Which party became the largest in 1912

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SPD

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29
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With how many votes did the SPD win the 1912 election

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4 million

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30
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When did Prince Maz come to power

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28th October 1918

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31
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What did the Ebert Groner pact do

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The military helped crush the 1918-23 riots; military had a foot in the door

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32
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What was President Hindenburg

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A Junker

33
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A famous example of Junkers undermining gov

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Von Seeckt refusing to fire on Friekorps; Wolfgang Kapp took over for 3 days

34
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What year did Prince Max abdicate

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9th November 1918

35
Q

In what year did military leaders attemot to assasinate Hitler

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1944

36
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Hitlers response to the 1944 assasination attempt

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Reprisal attacks 5000 murdered

37
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What year did Hitler become Fuhrer

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Aug-34

38
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How did Hitler win the support of the Junkers

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Night of the Long knives

39
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What happened to Junker houses after WW2

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Aristocratic houses deystroyed in bombings

40
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Where was Junker land post WW2

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Prussia - now split between Poland and East Germany

41
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What happened to Junker land in East Germany

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Given up and turned into state farms

42
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What did hitler remove from cabinet

A

Powerful Junkers

43
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How cpuld Junkers control Bismarck gov

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Junkers in Bundesrat could veto legislation from the Reichstag

44
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Negative to the Junkers on unification

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Had to spread influence in Prussia across all states

45
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What did Sickness Insurance (1883) provide?

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13 weeks’ pay to 3 million workers

46
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How much did the average wage increase by between 1895 and 1913?

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25%

47
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What percentage of households lived in destitution under the Kaiserreich?

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30%

48
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Name two rights granted to workers by the Weimar Constitution

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Equal rights with employers in determining working conditions, 8-hour working day

49
Q

What percentage did real wages increase by in 1928 and 1929?

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12%, 9%

50
Q

How many Germans were unemployed by January 1933?

A

9 million

51
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What percentage did the working class increase by between 1929 and 1933?

A

10%

52
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Name two rights workers lost under the Nazis

A

Trade unions, the ability to strike

53
Q

How many KdF holidays were taken by 1938?

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10 million

54
Q

What happened to the percentage of workers remaining in rural communities between 1950 and 1970?

A

It decreased from 23.1% to 8.3%

55
Q

How many guest workers were recruited by the FRG in total?

A

14 million

56
Q

When did the FRG’s guest worker scheme end?

A

1973

57
Q

How much did the number of white collar workers grow by between 1882-1907?

A

4.7% to 10%

58
Q

What group was formed in 1901 by white collar political groups?

A

Co-ordinating Committee

59
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Describe white-collar workers.

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Well-educated and enjoyed better pay, housing and health than manual labourers. Essentially the ‘child of artisans’

60
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What did the Co-ordinating Committee argue for during Bismarck’s Germany?

A

State insurance for white collar workers (one diferrent to what was offered to workers)

61
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When were white collar workers successful in obtaining state insurance?

A

1911

62
Q

Between 1891 and 1913, the number of teachers and the number of doctors grew by how much?

A

43% for teachers and doctors doubled

63
Q

When did hyperinflation occur which hit the white collar workers hard?

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1921-23

64
Q

The number of white collar workers did what between 1907-25 whilst blue collar workers increased by how much?

A

White collar workers doubled, blue collar workers increased by 20%

65
Q

How many white collar workers had no employment during Weimar Germany?

A

90,000

66
Q

How many white collar workers were unemployed in 1928?

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183,371

67
Q

Between 1924-29, what did white collar workers not enjoy which other members of the working class did?

A

Increased real wages

68
Q

what percentage of university graduates were unemployed by 1933 which caused lead to increasing antagonism

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60%

69
Q

what percentage of members in the nazi party were white collar workers from 1929-32

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20%

70
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how many weeks notice did white collar workers have when being sacked compared to blue collar workers

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blue collar 6 weeks, white collar 1 week

71
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how over represented were white collar workers in comparisipon to blue collar workers by the end of 1933

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65% over represented for white collar workers and 35% underrepresented for blue collar workers

72
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how much did the white collar worker population grow from 1933-1939

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25%

73
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how much did white collar workers wages increase during the nazi period

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10%

74
Q

what percentage of the population was white collar workers by 1980?

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35%

75
Q

what happened to wages between 1950-64 for white collar workers?

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doubled

76
Q

what law of 1952 transferred DM90,000 million to those who had suffered most from the war?

A

The Equalisation of Burden’s Law

77
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what percentage of wage owners were car owners in 1950 compared to 1960?

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1950=9%, 1960=50%

78
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how many were employed by the service industry by 1989?

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66%

HCHS A-level History (20 decks)

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