Culture in the FRG

Question 1

What were the aims of the FRG regarding culture?

Answer 1

• Want to regain their image as leaders of European culture after the war
• Remove Nazi controls and reintroduce cultural experimentation
• A combination of democracy and a desire to remain a traditional culture

Question 2

What was culture in the FRG influenced by?

Answer 2

• International influence - especially Europe
• Germany’s past (holocaust)
• Wider issues and social movements (Vietnam War)

Question 3

What general tensions existed during in the FRG?

Answer 3

• Tensions over year zero - younger audiences wanting to confront its past - led to conflict and division between classes

Question 4

Were did conflict exist between younger and older people?

Answer 4

• Older people wanted a more traditional culture and a consumerist lifestyle
• Due to democracy - more opinions were expressed - younger people wanted less consumerism

Question 5

However, not all culture divided generations as…

Answer 5

• Many people from all ages were drawn to social movements and wanted to change society for the better

Question 6

How did Sport unite its people in the FRG?

Answer 6

• Football became national sport and helped give West Germany a sense of identity
• 1954 and 1974 won World Cups - which helped raise German pride and unify its people

Question 7

How did young people express their dislike to a traditional culture?

Answer 7

• Student protest movements and terrorism of 60s and 70s
• Despite, this most young people were well integrated into society

Question 8

What was the result of an increasingly democratic government?

Answer 8

• More political opinions - conflict between generations
• However, more acceptance of different ideals and beliefs - more liberal society