Work and Culture In The Weimar Republic 1924-29 Flashcards
What three things were improved about peoples work?
Working hours reduced
Wages rose
Working conditions improved
What was introduced to protect against unemployment and sickness?
Workers employment insurance
How many homes were built between 1925 and 29 to address the housing shortage?
100,000 homes
What were women able to do for the first time in 1918 and what was the turnout like what article is this linked to?
Able to vote and 90% turnout linked to article 109 woman had equal rights with men.
From 1918 to 1925 what did the percentage of women drop to and from?
75% in 1918 to 36% in 1925
Although the percentage of women in work dropped what new opportunities were there?
There were new opportunities in professions like teaching and medicine.
Why did film making flourish is weimar Germany and become popular in the 1920s?
Fewer restrictions
What movement was the driving force in Art and cinema and what artists were central in the movement?
Expressionism movement artists such as Otto Fix and Paul Klee
When was the Bauhaus school set up and what did it challenge?
1919 and it challenged traditional ideas and practices in architecture and design.
Where was the cultural central of Europe due to its culture and nightlife thriving at the time?
Berlin
What areas saw little improvement in working conditions and did not experience the cultural changes ?
Areas in the countryside
What were people in the countryside worried by?
They saw the change as declining moral standards
