Weimar - Living Standards Flashcards
1
Q
Post-war employment
A
1.3 million unemployed in 1927
2
Q
Unemployment in 1931
A
5 million unemployed
3
Q
Unemployment in 1932
A
6 million unemployed
4
Q
Stinns-Legien Agreement (1918)
A
Fair working conditions:
- 8 hour work day
- Independent trade union
- Unemployment bursaries
5
Q
Hyperinflation price example (1923)
A
Newspaper cost 700bn marks
6
Q
Agricultural Crash (1922)
A
Increased rural poverty
7
Q
What social welfare measures did the government take?
A
- 40% of federal expenditure went towards war Pensions
- Social insurance schemes (1927) protected 17 million workers from unemployment
- Bruning’s austerity got rid of many of these measures
8
Q
Women
A
Home - based work - no hourly rate of pay
