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However there were no female cabinet leaders and only the KPD made gender equality a key element in it electoral program.
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Walther Rathenau was Jewish.
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This allowed employers to increase the workday to 10 hours instead of the agreed 8
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- Only 2 of these had a majority in the Reichstag.
- The longest lasting government only made it 21 months
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This was because the occupying troops were made up of black men from the French colonies.
As a result of their occupation over 500 mixed race children were born the following year.
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By 1928 Unemployment stood at 3 million = 15% workforce The compulsory Unemployment Insurance Scheme covered 17 million workers and was the largest of its kind in the world.
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DNVP - By 1928 their share of the votes had fallen to 14%
Nazi's - By 1928 they only 2.6% of the vote (12 seats)
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92 of them were communists
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This included 90% of the coal and steel production in Germany
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... But not on Foreign Policy.
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This brought social benefits such as an increase in hourly wage rates and living standards rose.
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This was due to ongoing tension formed as result of the border shift confirmed by the ToV and the fact that Poland fought against them in the war.
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With no clear winner at the first round of elections a second round had to be held. The conservative general Hindenburg won. Despite being unsympathetic to left-wing ideals, he did aim to uphold the current constitution.
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- Engineered by Stresemann. It fixed the borders at what had been agreed in the ToV and ensured that France, Belgium and Germany would never attack each other except in legitimate defence.
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... They couldn't decide on what to make the national flag.
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They passed a series of laws that controlled their movements and heavily encouraged children into school and adults into permanent employment.
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They were supporting:
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The Bill would have put Secular, Confessional and common schools on equal footing.
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This arranged support for workers who had lost their jobs using taxes payed by the upper and middle classes. They resented their money being spent on the vulnerable. Despite this it provided support for 1.3 million unemployed and was the largest scheme of its kind in the entire world.
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However, the damage caused by hyperinflation created a dangerous reliance on foreign investment.
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- Many small farmers lost heir savings during hyperinflation.
- As the 20's progressed many banks reclaimed farms to pay off the mounting debt that farmer's owed.
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- This was the first time in 5 years they had been part of government.
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... They couldn't agree on whether or not to grant equal status to state and church schools.
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corporations were large organisations with nationwide connections. Belonging to a corporation affected a person's career.
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This had worldwide consequences but was especially devastating for Germany as they had been relying heavily on American loans to bolster the economy. The Americans not only withdrew these loans but began demanding their immediate repayment.
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- controlled by the state governments not the federal government.
- In 1931 there were:
- 29,000 Protestant Schools
- 15,000 Catholic Schools
- 8000 Common Schools (mixed-faith schools)
- 295 Secular Schools
- 97 Jewish Schools
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This followed the collapse of several small banks in 1930 and brought Germany closer to Economic ruin.
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