WORLD HISTORY

INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939

NAZISM IN GERMANY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Due to strict pre-war censorship being removed, Weimar Germany saw an emergence of some of the most exciting art and culture in Europe. What was the name of the new type of architecture developed at this time?
A
Brumhaus
B
Bauhaus
C
Mumshaus
D
Brewhaus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Weimar period has gone down in history as a period of remarkable artistic energy – a roaring surge of modernist art, music, theatre, design, dance and film, when the constraints of 19th-century manners and mores were torn down, and experimentation of all kinds remade the cultural landscape.

Detailed explanation-2: -Despite the trauma of its early years, during its so-called ‘Golden Age’ Weimar experienced a flourishing culture, in Berlin especially, that saw developments in architecture, art and the cinema. This expression of culture was greatly helped by the ending of censorship in the new republic .

Detailed explanation-3: -There were cultural changes in Weimar Germany due to 4 key reasons: ❖ Worldwide trends in art and culture and a reaction to the horror of the First World War. ❖ The country was recovering economically after 1924 so there was more money to spend on arts and culture.

Detailed explanation-4: -Among the artistic movements which flourished in the Weimar period were Expressionism, Dada, Constructivism and New Objectivity. Of all the artistic and creative movements that thrived in the Weimar period, the one that has had the most influence on everyday life is Bauhaus.

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