The Golden Age of The Weimar Republic Flashcards
What are the Social Welfare reforms introduced in the Golden age?
1924n- the Public Assistance System, which provided help to the poor and destitute was modernised
1925 - The State Accident Insurance system, introduced by Bismarck to help those injured at work was extended to cover those with occupational diseases
How did living standards and lifestyle improve from the years 1924-1928?
the welfare system improved saving people form abject poverty
Business owners benefited form an improved trading position
however, those who lost their savings during the hyperinflation crisis of 1923 now struggled financially
Farmers struggled with poor trading conditions and low prices
What was the position of women in Weimar Golden age?
1929 Female journalist Elsa Hermannwrote that the modern woman refuses to live the life of a lady and a housewife.
‘the New Woman’ - free, independent, sexually liberated and increasingly visible in public life
The new constitution gave women equal rights to vote, equal access to education, qual opportunities inn civil service appointments, and the right to equal py.
coincided with a gender balance asa result of the war. over 2 million Germans had been killed in the war
Women took up more job opportunities as a result of the war.
How was the extent of women’s liberation and the ‘new woman’ limited?
Not all German citizens approved of the changes in Women’s liberation; not even all women
despite the new constitution, ‘civil code of 1896 remained in force
civil code 1896, stated that a Husband had the right to decide on all matters concerning family l.ife, including whether a woman should undertake paid employment.
BDF (League of German Women), 900,000 members, did not support the new woman, promoted traditional family values and maternal responsibilities
the parties on the political right and the churches echoed the views of the BDF
It can be said the the New Woman was more of a cultivated myth than reality for most women in Weimar Germany
What are the examples of changes in women’s liberation
Clara Zetkin - KpD member of the Reichstag
previously member of the SPD, a leading campaigner for women’s rights
Marianne weber intellectual and academic, wrote several books on feminist issues, was active in he German wome3ns suffrage, in 1919 she joined the DDP and was the first woman to be elected into State legislature in Baden
What were the social changes with Young people in weimar Germany?
some chioldren in Weimar Germany, mostly WC, began to choose more anti-social behaviour
Young people suffered disproportionately from the rise in unemployment in 1924
1925-1927 705 of the unemployed were aged 14-21
many WC boys joined gangs to find the comradeship
What was the state of the education system in Weimar Germany?
germany prided itself on its education system
gymnasiums for those who wanted to go onto university, and the Reichshule for those who aimed for apprenticeships
Weimar were partially successful in reforming education to prevent class disparity in education after introducing elementary schools and entrance exams into Gymnasium schools
Religious schools successfully defended their right to promote religious teaching in school by their respective political parties
What were the Youth Groups in Weimar Germany
What was life like for Jews in the Weimar golden years?
just over half a million jews in Germany during the golden Age of the Weimar Republic
400,000 lived in major cities and were usually well-educated
any Jews believed in assimilation and were patriotic Germans
made up less than 1 percent oc the population yet held influence in areas such as presss and publishing, music, film and science. Theodore Wolf editor of the Berliner Tageblatt , Albert Einstein
what was the development of Arts and culture in Weimar golden years?
the new political and social freedom granted by the Weimar Republic paved the way for an explosion of expression and creativity in arts, literature and film
known as a ‘cradle of modernity’
however, there remained an ongoing battle with the modern liberal movement and the immovable consercative feeling in German society
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