Unit 1 Checklist: Was the Weimar Republic doomed from the start? Questions I need to be able to answer:  What continuing impact did the defeat in the First World War and the Treaty of Versailles have on the Weimar Republic?  Why was the Republic so unpopular with many Germans?  How far did life improve for German people between 1924 and 1929?  What were the achievements of the Weimar period? Content I need to know:  The state of Germany in 1918  The Versailles settlement  Political extremism – Spartacist Uprising, Kapp Putsch  Political structure of Weimar  Invasion of the Ruhr  Hyperinflation  Stressemann – political and economic solutions  The culture of the Weimar period.

Why would art and culture flourish in late 1920s Weimar Germany? Use your Why would art and culture flourish in late 1920s Weimar Germany? Discuss as a table. Use your contextual knowledge of the period to explain.

Art, cinema, theatre and nightlife all flourished in Weimar Germany and this period became known as the ‘Golden Years’.

What object would you choose to represent Weimar culture?

Challenge: Work out what the art and culture of Weimar tells us about the time For each source complete the following: 1.(in one colour) Label what you can see in each image 2.(in another colour) Label what this tells us about Weimar Germany (you have to be art historians here and make inferences!)

Would object would you choose to represent Weimar culture? Pick one object and explain why you would include this in an exhibition in the British Museum. Include your contextual knowledge of the period in your justification. Consider the limitations of your object by providing comparison to other objects. Move through these steps to improve your answer. Step 1Step 2Step 3

So what did Neil MacGregor choose? Home Learning: Listen to Neil MacGregor’s podcast about the Bauhaus cradle. (15 mins)