Social Change In Germany- White Collar Flashcards
(15 cards)
White collar- Kaiserreich: change in needs
As the economy developed there was more need for admin jobs, teachers and lawyers
White collar- Kaiserreich: rapid growth
Prussian civil service grew from 40k in 1850 to 250k in 1907
The number of doctors more than doubled in the period
White collar- Kaiserreich: social impact
They had better pay, housing and health than workers so they made organised pressure groups for gov improvement like representation and insurance
White collar- Kaiserreich: middle class
Around 1912 white collar workers were more powerful than ever and the middle class were willing to work with them in the Reichstag to challenge the junker dominated system
White collar- Kaiserreich: WW1
Their standards of living dropped rapidly during the war to the same level as ordinary workers
White collar- Weimar: middle class cont
Their union faltered during Weimar since the middle class were scared of communist uprisings
White collar- Weimar: hyperinflation
1921-3 Hit them extra hard as well as the Great Depression at the end of the 1920s
There was unease about the Weimar govs ability to help them
White collar- Weimar: women
White collar workers returning from war had less employment available due to women getting more jobs
White collar- Weimar: resentment
They doubled during the period and blue collar workers increased by 20%, increasing unemployment and hatred between societal layers
White collar- Weimar: benefits
They didn’t get the same level of state support as blue collar workers and 90k had zero unemployment support
White collar- Nazi: graduates
At the end of the Weimar period 60% of graduates were unemployed which increased antagonism against the government and hope the nazis would fix it
White collar- Nazi: women
They promised to reduce female employment which appealed to them
White collar- Nazi: difference in rights
White collar workers needed 6 weeks notice to be sacked but blue collar workers only needed 1
White collar- Nazi: over represented
There were benefits to joining the party and in 1933 they were 65% over represented compared to blue collar workers who were 30% under represented
White collar- Nazi: benefits
They had better pensions and insurance schemes than the workers and were addressed with greater status as ‘sie‘ rather than ‘du‘
