White Collar Workers Flashcards
In Prussia, the civil service grew from 40,000 in 1850 to what by 1907?
(Kaiser Reich - White-collar workers)
250,000
There was an explosion in social mobility due to an increasing need for sophisticated jobs. What did this enable?
(Kaiser Reich - White-collar workers)
This enabled the lower middle classes to take up better paid ‘white-collar’ jobs
By 1912 the power of the white-collar workers was more powerful than ever, and although some feared the increasing power of the SPD, what were the middle-class willing to do?
(Kaiser Reich - White-collar workers)
Work with them in the Reichstag to challenge to entrenched political system of the Kaiser
When did white collar workers begin to see their living standards drop?
(Kaiser Reich - White-collar workers)
During the war living standards dropping to the same level as ordinary workers
What impact did the hyperinflation from 1921-23 and the Great Depression have on White collar workers?
(Weimar - White collar workers)
Hit this group in society particularly hard and led to a growing sense of unease
Why were many white-collar workers unable to get jobs after the war?
(Weimar - White collar workers)
Increasing number of women who had gained jobs during the war in the progressive society Weimar
White collar workers didn’t receive the same level of state support as blue collar workers. What number had no unemployment support at all?
(Weimar - White collar workers)
90,000
Why did the union of white collar workers and working class falter during the Weimar Republic?
(Weimar - White collar workers)
As the middle classes were fearful of communist uprisings
What % of Nazi members were white-collar workers
Nazi - White Collar workers
20%
By joining the Nazi Party white collar workers benefitted, and by the end of 1933, they were overrepresented by what % compared to blue collar workers?
(Nazi - White Collar workers)
65%
By how much had population grown by 1933-39?
Nazi - White Collar workers
25%
What % increase in income did white-collar workers receive compared to blue collar workers?
(Nazi - White Collar workers)
10%
What managed to drive a massive expansion of white collar workers in the 1950s, 60s and 70s?
(West Germany - White collar workers)
Rapid industrial growth the economy shifted to service industries and more technologically advanced products
What % did white collar workers make up the workforce in 1890 compared to 1980?
(West Germany - White collar workers)
1890: 10%
1980: 35%
What was made easier in 1956?
West Germany - White collar workers
Purchasing a house and tax allowance made it easier to buy a car so advancements was visible across West Germany
