golden age culture

• why was there a change in culture in 1920s germany?


  -driven by new freedom of 1920s-more money available to be spent on arts and fashion

  -abolishment of the monarchy allowed more freedom of speech and self expression
• how did women's lives changed politically ?

  -women over 21 given right to vote-constitution gave men and women more equal rights
• how did women's lives change socially?


  young women had more job opps if they lived in towns or cities

  some women spent more money on clothes, going out and smoking
• how did nightlife change during the golden era?


  -berlin became centre for new plays, shows, operas ect
• what was the reaction to the changes in culture?


  -traditionalists disliked as it went again family and traditional values

  -nazis particularly hated the art and nightlife of this period