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
        • Divorce was legal (rates increased)
      • 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
    • 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
      • 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
      • 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

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