German society in the Weimar Republic 1919-1933 experienced far reaching social change
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- German society during the Weimar Republic 1919-1933 experienced far reaching social change
- Women
- Able to be cabinet/party leaders
- Not many women were members
- Equal rights - right to vote
- Active in gov
- Sexual freedoms
- Abortion was legal
- But backstreet abortions still carried out due to social stigmas
- 10/12,000 deaths
- 1 million per year
- But backstreet abortions still carried out due to social stigmas
- Divorce was legal (rates increased)
- Abortion was legal
- Employment
- Married women were forced out of jobs after the war
- accused of being double earners
- stealing jobs from men
- Single women benefited more
- Female teachers, doctors and lawyers
- Married women were forced out of jobs after the war
- Able to be cabinet/party leaders
- The Arts/ Culture
- Significant but not far reaching
- Architecture
- Development of the Bauhaus movement
- Walter Gropius
- Concrete, steel, glass
- Minimalist shapes
- Only for those with money
- Art
- George Grosz
- New objectivity
- Theatre
- 3 penny opera
- Political plays
- Berlin Nightclubs
- Jazz music
- very accepting of LGBT community
- freedom of expression
- limited to Berlin
- Music
- Atonal music
- Schonberg
- Atonal music
- Film
- Famous film: Metropolis
- Marlene Dietrich - famous actress
- Famous director Fritz lang
- Jews
- 50% banks were owned by Jews
- 80% well educated
- Jewish Newspapers (Frankfurter)
- Negatives
- Barnat Scandel
- 11 months in prison for polish jewish immigrants
- Antisemtism present in society
- Stab in the back
- Barnat Scandel
- 84,000 lawyers
- Young people
- Middle class boys benefited the most
- Education - No 1 in Europe
- Not available for everyone - mainly middle class
- Universities (more able)
- Gymnasiums
- 6 year apprenticeships
- Significant unemployment amongst 18-25 yr olds
- Not far reaching - didn't benefit everyone
- Women
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