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Change in the German society 1924-1929 - Coggle Diagram
Change in the German society 1924-1929
Keywords:
Metropolis
the capital or chief city of a country or region.
Article 109
All Germans are equal before the law. Men and women have the same fundamental civil rights and duties.
Bauhaus
an influential art and design movement that began in 1919 in Weimar, Germany.
Starter task
LW: Give one negative and one positive effect of hyperinflation + People on wages were relatively safe, because they renegotiated their wages every day - money became worthless
LM: Who were the leaders of the spartacist uprising, 1919? Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht
LL: What was the name of the currency introduced in 1923? Rentenmark
Changes in the standard of living 1924-1929
Housing
By 1923 there was a shortage of 1 million homes in Germany. A 15% rent tax was introduced to fund building associations.
One association alone built 10,000 new homes in Berlin. By 1928 the housing shortage had eased but was still a problem for the Germans.
Other improvements
War veterans had been offered help, pensions were being paid to 750,000 war veterans, 400,000 war widows and 200,000 parents of dead servicemen.
Education improved and more young peoples aspirations were met. The number of students since the start of ww1 in higher education had increased by 40,000.
Work and wages
For those in work, wages and working conditions improed.
Though the length of the working week shortened, real wages rose by 25% from 1925-1928.
Unemployment and insurance
Unemployment was a social problem in the early yeas of the weimar rebublic. In 1924, over 4% of the total possible workforce was unemployed.
Help for the unemployment improved, The Unemployment Insurance Act of 1927 charged 16,400,000 workers 3% of their wages and in return provided an average of 60 marks a week.
German women at leisure (free time) and at home
Society divided
Some women felt liberated by new opportunities and freedoms, however other women found the expectation that they should change a scary or daunting challenge.
Some men accepted changing roles of women, while others thought the changes were inappropriate; there were even some men who thought these "new women" threatened the role of men in society.
Conservatives and traditionalists in society complained loudly that women should concentrate on being mothers and wives.
The birth rate were falling, in 1913 there were 128 live births each year per 100,000 women. By 1925 this had fallen to 80. Many people felt that Germany needed women to be mothers
The divorce rate was rising. In 1913, there were 27 divorces each year per 100,000 people. By 1920's this had risen to 60. Women were meant to be wives.
German women in work and political life 19-24-1929
Women in politics
Marriage was an equal partnership, with equal rights to both sides
Women should be able to enter all professions on an equal basis with men
Women had equal rights with men
Women took advantage of their new rights, the voter turnout of women in the weimar elections was 90%.
Women in work
Women were normally expected to give up work once they married.
Few women entered high-status professions. By 1933, there were only 36 female judges in Germany
In jobs where women and men did the same work, women were paid on average, 33% less than men
The booming retail and service sectors produced plenty of part time jobs in shops and offices
In some more liberal professions, like education and medicine, women made more progress. For example, the number of female doctors rose from 2500 to about 5000 between 1925-1932.