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1
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What existed under the Kaiser?

A

Strict censorship

2
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Where did culture particularly flourish during this period?

A

In big cities - particularly Berlin

3
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What did artists try and capture?

A

The essence of everyday life - often in its harsh reality

4
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Give an example of a painting by George Grosz

A

The Pillars of Society

5
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What did the Pillars of Society show?

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It criticised business leaders, politicians and army leaders of the Weimar period

6
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What did some of Grosz’s other painting show (that earned him the hatred of Hitler)?

A

How soldiers had been traumatised by WWI

7
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Which famous style of architecture was developed at this time?

A

The Bauhaus style of architecture

8
Q

Give examples of artists who taught the Bauhaus style

A

Walter Gropius
Paul Klee
Wassily Kandinsky

9
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What did Bauhaus artists reject?

A

Traditional styles in favour of new, exciting designs

10
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Who was the greatest German FILM STAR of the 1920s?

A

Marlene Dietrich

11
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Who was one of the most celebrated German DIRECTORS of the 1920s?

A

Fritz Lang

12
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What was a favourite pastime of Germans during this period?

A

Going to clubs

13
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How many dance clubs were there in Berlin in 1927?

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900

14
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What did Cabaret artists often criticise?

A

Politicians of the day - something that would have been banned under the Kaiser

15
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What did Cabaret shows sometimes also include that would have shocked previous generations of Germans?

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Songs about sex (would also have shocked rural Germans)

16
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Who wrote All Quiet on the Western Front?

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Erich Remarque

17
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What did Erich Remarque write?

A

All Quiet on the Western Front

18
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Why did Hitler dislike All Quiet on the Western Front?

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It portrayed war in a highly negative light

19
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What did many older, rural Germans think about culture in Berlin?

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That it was decadent (in moral decline)

20
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Which groups criticised the cultural changes?

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Far-right groups, such as the Nazis, criticised the cultural changes as morally decadent - they wanted to restore traditional culture, like Wagner and the traditional family structure