Lesson 4
4 Changes in society, 1924–29 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 15
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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What key term described the independent, short-haired urban woman of the 1920s?
- Traditional Housewife
- New Woman
- Flapper Girl
- Victorian Lady
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When did German women first vote in national elections?
- 1933
- 1924
- 1918
- 1919
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Which famous design school linked art, craft and industry in Weimar Germany?
- Wandervogel
- Expressionist Guild
- Reichstag
- Bauhaus
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Which 1927 film by Fritz Lang was a futuristic cinema landmark?
- Doctor Mabuse
- Metropolis
- The Blue Angel
- Nosferatu
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Which type of mass entertainment flourished in Berlin during the mid-1920s?
- Choral church music
- Opera and ballet
- Cabaret and jazz
- Silent folk theatre
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Which group of female workers expanded significantly in offices during the 1920s?
- Agricultural staff
- White-collar workers
- Factory labourers
- Domestic servants
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What primary factors caused living standards to rise in German cities between 1924 and 1929?
- Imports and subsidies
- Taxes and tariffs
- Rationing and controls
- Wages and goods
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How did rural areas generally compare with cities in late 1920s Germany?
- Grew much faster
- Experienced complete famine
- Overtook city wealth
- Lagged behind cities
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Which new mass medium became popular in 1920s Germany?
- Telegraph only
- Radio
- Television
- Printed scrolls
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Which two dominant art movements flourished in Weimar culture?
- Baroque and Impressionism
- Cubism and Surrealism
- Realism and Romanticism
- Expressionism and New Objectivity
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What was the main societal impact of modernisation between 1924 and 1929?
- Total social equality
- Universal religious harmony
- Freedoms and backlash
- Complete communist rule
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Which Brecht collaborator’s 1928 work was a Berlin success?
- Carl Orff
- Kurt Weill
- Richard Strauss
- Arnold Schoenberg
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Which sports and leisure activity grew immensely popular among urban workers during the Golden Twenties?
- Football
- Cricket
- Rugby
- Polo
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Which director made the 1920 expressionist film The Cabinet of Dr Caligari?
- Robert Wiene
- Georg Pabst
- Fritz Lang
- F. W. Murnau
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Why did Weimar cultural changes provoke a strong conservative backlash?
- Increased military taxes
- Restricted free speech
- Challenged traditional values
- Caused hyperinflation
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Which political factions most strongly objected to modernist cultural films in the 1920s?
- Communists and socialists
- Liberals and centrists
- Democrats and pacifists
- Conservatives and nationalists
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What new retail feature transformed shopping in 1920s German cities?
- Cooperative farms
- Open-air markets
- State trading posts
- Department stores
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What major educational opportunity opened up more widely for women in the 1920s?
- Military academies
- University entry
- Grammar school headships
- Apprentice trade unions
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What key factors limited the extent of social change in Weimar Germany?
- Strict guild rules
- Absolute monarchism
- Famine and plagues
- Loans and conservatism
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Who was German Chancellor when the 1928 Reichstag elections were held?
- Heinrich Brüning
- Franz von Papen
- Hermann Müller
- Gustav Stresemann
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