SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS 1924-29 Flashcards
WHEN was the Public Assistance system modernised?
1924
WHAT did the Public Assistance system do?
Provided help for the poor
WHAT welfare improvements were there in 1924?
- Public Assistance scheme was modernised
- Public spending on housing increased
- Taxes were increased (not liked by the rich)
By HOW MUCH did public spending on housing increase by 1929?
By 1929, it had increased to over three times the amount spent in 1913
WHEN was the state accident insurance system extended?
1925
WHAT did the state accident insurance system extend to?
To cover those suffering from occupational diseases
HOW MANY people affected by the war were the state supporting in 1926?
800,000 disabled war veterans
360,000 war widows
900,000 war orphans
WHEN was the National Unemployment Insurance Scheme introduced?
1927
HOW MANY Germans did the National Unemployment Insurance Scheme cover?
17 million, but would only be viable when the total number claiming the benefit at any one time was below 800,000
WHAT were means tests?
Checks on the financial circumstances of someone claiming benefits support (common during Weimar Republic as the government could not afford to financially help everyone)
HOW did women’s lives improve during the Weimar period?
- The ‘new woman’ was free, independent and sexually liberated
- Women had equal voting rights to men
- The sacking of both married and unmarried pregnant women was banned
By 1925, WHAT percentage of the workforce was female?
36%
WHY might women not have had equality in employment rights 1924-29?
- Many had to quit work after marriage
- Women were often paid much less than men
- Married women were called ‘double earners’ in protests by conservatives
WHY might women have been more sexually free during the period 1924-28 in Weimar Germany?
- Birth control became more widely available
- Divorce rates increased
HOW MANY women were estimated to have died by backstreet abortions in 1930 (as they were illegal)?
10,000 - 12,000
WHICH parties had gender equality as a key element of their programme?
Only the KPD which was the least appealing party to the female electorate
WHAT was the issue with the German education system?
It was divided along religious and class lines which were only broken down by the Weimar government with limited success (particularly with church schools)
WHAT did the Weimar Constitution Primary Schools Act say?
Free, compulsory ELEMENTARY school education (ages 6 - 10) but was unable to affect SECONDARY and CHURCH schools
HOW MANY experimental schools were there in the Weimar Republic and WHAT did they ban?
200 schools banned corporal punishment and grades
WHAT percentage of the unemployed in 1925-6 were 14-21 years old?
17%
WHAT did the growing youth unemployment lead to?
More young people turned to crime/gangs
WHAT were the consequences of the initial educational reform of Weimar?
- Religious educational pressure groups developed (e.g. Catholic School Association)
- Many education reforms were dropped due to the Centre party’s importance in coalitions
WHAT percentage of higher education attendees were female by 1932?
17%
WHAT was the Wandervogel?
The ‘wandering birds’. A nationalistic youth group consisting mainly of middle class boys who sought freedom in wild spaces through hikes, etc.
