Cultural changes: developments in architecture, art, cinema

• What freedoms were enshrined in the Weimar constitution?

  Freedom of speech
• How did economic recovery after 1924 impact the arts?

  It created wealth to finance the arts
• What did the Weimar government provide to support the arts?

  Grants to art galleries and theatres
• What is the main idea of New Objectivism in art?

  Art should show life as it really is
• How does Modernism differ from romanticism in art?

  Modernism embraces technology and industry like the Bauhaus movement
• Who created the Einstein Tower?

  Erich Mendelsohn
• What was the design inspiration for the Einstein Tower?

  It was designed to look like a rocket
• What does Expressionism emphasize in art?

  Reflecting the thoughts and feelings of the artist
• Who was Otto Dix?

  An expressionist painter
• What was the significance of the film Metropolis?

  It was an innovative sci-fi film
• When was Germany's first sound film made?

  1930
• How many German cinemas were showing sound films by 1932?

  3,800 cinemas
• What criticism did the left-wing have regarding cultural innovations?

  Funding was spent on extravagance
• What was the right-wing criticism of changes to the arts?

  They undermined traditional German culture