1What effect did war have on unity?
A sense of patriotism unified despite class divisions
2What the state of women in the workforce was by Oct 1918
1/3 workforce is female; 1/4 of these women were union members
3How children were affected by war (5)
- Neglect from working or absent parents
- Education interrupted
- Schools unseated
- Malnutrition
- 40% suffer rickets 1914-1918
4When were the years of turbulence
1918-24
5What happened during the years of turbulence (4)
- Epidemic of Spanish flu
- Hyperinflation
- Starvation and malnutrition
- Political unrest
6Which groups suffered the most from hyperinflation (5)
- Pensioners
- Middle-class savers
- Young workers
- Landlords setting fixed rates
- White-collar workers
7Which groups benefited the most from hyperinflation (5)
- Those in debt
- Enterprising businesses
- Tenants on fixed rates
- Foreign residents
- Peasant farmers
8What was written into section 2 of the constitution
Principles of a welfare state
9When was there an extension of unemployment insurance
1927, to 17.25m workers
10When was there an accident insurance programme introduced
1925, made work-related diseases insurable risks
11What was the Youth Welfare Act of 1922
It established a youth service to promote physical and social fitness
12When women got the vote
1920, and 111 women were elected to the RS
13How did the rate of women in employment in 1925 compare to that of 1907
1907: 31.2%
1925: 35.6%
14When abortion became legal
1926, but was still stigmatised from then
15Marriage Advice Centres
Established in Prussia from 1926,
16Wilde Cliquen
'Wild bunches', alternative, normally working class and male, youth groups that rejected authority
17The percentage of Jewish people in important professional positions
11% of doctors
16% of lawyers
18What some people blamed Jews for
The loss of the war, through Dolchstoßlegende
19How did the aristocracy hold onto its power
- Through their land
- Education
- Elitist connections
- Marriages
20How did the political position of the aristocracy shift from pre-war
It effectively ran the state before the war; afterwards, it primarily opposed it
21How much did the military budget increase from 1924 to 1928?
By 75%, despite the illegality
22The number of cinemas by 1929
500, all attracting large audiences
23Where social and cultural development was largely concentrated in the golden years
In cities an urban areas, largely due to consumerism here
24Americanism
The belief that the increasingly 'modern' style of the youth was largely shaped by American influence
25What the income per head was in by 1929 in farming communities
44% below national average