Weimar Germany Flashcards
when was the treaty of versailles signed
28 June 1919
what was the nickname given to the politicians who signed the armistice?
the November criminals
during the 1920s how many political parties on average were there represented in the Reichstag?
29 parties
how many coalition governments were there between 1919 and 1923?
9
what emerged as the moist used medium for communication?
radio
what was the government funded German film company aimed at marketing films?
UFA
who led the UFA?
Alfred Hugenberg
how many cinemas were there in 1919 and in 1929?
1919 - 2800
1929 - 5200
what was the importance of cabaret and what message was it spreading?
it represented the changing nature of society and mocked German traditionalism as well as opening up new topics such as politics and sex
when was the German radio company founded?
1923
how many germans owned a radio in 1932?
1 in 4
how was theatre used to make political statements?
Bertolt Brecht and Erwin Piscator used innovative techniques to introduce protest and policies as well as Zeittheater which was ‘theatre of the time’
which writers still wrote about tradition?
Hans Grimm wrote about the past whimsically
what book was written about the war?
all quiet on the western front
what was the name of the new wave of architecture?
Bauhaus by Walter Grapius
what did article 113 of the constitution state?
people who spoke a different language could not be prevented from using their language or preserving national identity
what was the cultural impact of Jews in the Weimar republic?
they had a huge influence on culture with 5 jews working in government such as Walter Rathenau becoming foreign minister in 1922
in 1925 how many Polish speakers were living in Germany?
200,000
what profession was considered very right wing?
teaching (300 university professors signed an appeal to the German people to vote Nazi)
where was the antisemitic movement strong?
amongst young people with 60% of students being members of the Nazi student league and in 1933 many antisemitic protests took place)
when were women given the vote?
12 november 1918 by the Council of People’s Representatives
how many women were elected to the reichstag between 1919 and 1932?
112
what did article 109 say?
that women had equal rights
what was the governments policy about women working?
they had to give up their jobs once they got married
what was the wage disparity between men and women?
women were paid 33% less
what were ‘new women’?
they were a wave of newly emancipated women who started dressing more like men, smoking, wearing their hair short and took advantage of contraception
what was the positive about female employment during the great depression?
as women were cheaper to employ, female employment was not hit as hard
how did students get into university?
they had to pass the abitur exam and the majority of university students who sat were wealthy with only 2.3% passing who were working class
what was the diversity of schools like in 1931?
29,000 protestant schools, 15,256 Catholic schools, 97 jewish schools, 8921 non confessional schools and 295 secular schools
