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GCSE History (Edexcel) - Weimar and Nazi Germany > Cultural Changes during the Weimar Republic > Flashcards

Cultural Changes during the Weimar Republic Flashcards

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True/False: The Weimar government encouraged cultural experimentation

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True - they promoted freedom of thought and expression

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How did the Weimar government promote cultural experimentation?

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Through financial support

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Name 2 of the things that the Weimar government gave financial support to to encourage cultural experimentation

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Any 2 from artists, theatres, film-makers and museums

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Name 2 of the new artistic movements during the Weimar Republic

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Any 2 from New Objectivism, Modernism and Expressionism

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What did New Objectivism show?

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Showed life as it really was - included themes of poverty and squalor instead of a romantic view of life

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What was Modernism?

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The idea that art should embrace the future, particularly technology and industry

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What Modernism only a theme in art?

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No, it was a theme in cinema too

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What was the most famous film themed on Modernism?

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Metropolis by Fritz Lang

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What did Expressionism reflect?

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The thoughts and feelings of artists rather than showing things exactly as they looked

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Who was George Grosz?

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A famous expressionist

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What part of life did George Grosz portray during the Weimar Republic?

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He portrayed the boredom of people’s lives

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Who was Otto Dix?

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One of the most famous German artists

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Otto Dix painted scenes of ________

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hardship

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What did Otto Dix paint a lot of?

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Disabled soldiers from the First World War

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How did Otto Dix change the standards of behaviour (particularly of women and sex)?

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Often focused on nudes and prostitutes

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What did Otto Dix say he was showing in his paintings?

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Said he was showing what life was really like

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How did people react to Otto Dix’ paintings?

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Some Germans were horrified by his paintings and view of life - said they were grotesque and an example of the immorality of the Weimar republic

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True/False: Otto Dix’ paintings were like lots of paintings people were used to during the Weimar Republic

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False, his paintings were very different to what people were used to

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How did architecture change during the Weimar Republic?

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Buildings were designed with modern and futuristic designs

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The most famous example of the development of architecture in the Weimar Republic was the E_______ T____ observatory

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Einstein Tower

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Where was the Einstein Tower observatory?

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Near Berlin

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What did the Einstein Tower observatory look like?

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A rocket

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True/False: The fact that the Einstein Tower looked like a rocket was a completely new idea

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True

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The 1920s was a decade where cinema became very unpopular/popular in the Western world

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Popular

25
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Germany had a very i_________ film industry

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Innovative

26
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What is The Cabinet of Dr Caligari?

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One of the world’s first horror films, famous during the Weimar Republic

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What is Metropolis?

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One of the first science fiction films, famous during the Weimar Republic

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Who was the Bauhaus Movement led by?

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Walter Gropius

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Where was the Bauhaus Movement based?

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A Berlin design college

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What was the Berlin design college where the Bauhaus Movement was based called?

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The Bauhaus

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What did the Bauhaus Movement create?

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A new style of simple lines and skilful craftsmanship

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What did the Bauhaus Movement focus on?

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Modern designs and the making of the products using new materials so they could be mass produced

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True/False: The Bauhaus Movement had little impact on artists and film directors

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False, it influenced artists and film directors

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Was the reaction to the cultural changes during the Weimar Republic all positive?

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No - some people wanted to return to more traditional art and culture

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Why did some people criticise the financial support given by the government to artists, museums, theatres and film-makers during the Weimar Republic?

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They said it was ‘unGerman’ and immoral

36
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How did Right-wing extremists such as Nazis feel about the arts and new freedoms people were enjoying in the Weimar Republic?

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They were disgusted

37
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How did the Nazis feel about ‘new women’?

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They were repulsed by the nudity in theatre and nightclubs and the provocative signing and dancing in cabaret clubs

GCSE History (Edexcel) - Weimar and Nazi Germany (7 decks)

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