Life in Nazi Germany, 1933-39

What was the Nazi view on how women should look?

• Modest

• No make-up

• Long skirts

• Flat heels

What were the 3 K’s?

• Kinder (children)

• Kirche (church)

• Küche (cooking)

What was the German Women’s Enterprise (DFW)?

An organisation that enrolled members in courses about childcare, cooking and sewing

Who was Gertrud Scholtz-Klink?

The leader of the National Socialist Women’s League

When was the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage passed?

1933. It gave loans to women if they married and didn’t have a job

Define the Lebensborn Programme.

Paired SS men with single women to produce 'genetically pure' children.

How many children did a woman need to have to receive the Gold Mother’s Cross?

8+

What year were women banned from becoming lawyers, judges and taking part in jury service in Nazi Germany?

1936

Why did the Nazis focus more on influencing the young than the adults?

They believed they could indoctrinate the young and build ensure the Third Reich would last a thousand years

What were the Nazi beliefs about boys?

They should be fit and healthy so they can fight in future wars

Define the League of German Maidens.

The female equivalent of the Hitler Youth. It focused on the three Ks.

Name the four similarities between the Hitler Youth and the League of German Maidens.

• Went hiking and camping

• Sung patriotic songs

• Reported 'enemies' to the Nazi Party

• Went on marches and rallies

Name three responsibilities that teachers had in Nazi Germany.

• Teaching the Nazi salute

• Beginning/ending each lesson with ‘Heil Hitler’

• Placing posters, Nazi flags and a picture of Hitler in their classroom

Which subjects did the Nazis add to the curriculum?

Eugenics and Domestic Science

Define Napolas.

Schools for the most 'gifted' and racially pure children in Nazi Germany. Aimed to prepare students for service in the SS or police.

Did Hitler increase or decrease unemployment in Germany?

Decrease. It went from 6 million in 1932 to 500k in 1939

Define National Labour Service (RAD).

Set up in 1933 by the Nazis to provide paid work for the unemployed, focusing on public jobs e.g. repairing roads.

How did rearmament help to reduce unemployment?

Created additional jobs so by 1939 there were 1.4 million men in the German armed forces

Define the term invisible unemployment.

Individuals not included in official unemployment figures.

Why did an increase in wages in Nazi Germany not positively impact unskilled workers?

Food prices also rose so they struggled to pay for necessities

Did the Nazis increase or decrease working hours?

Increase. 6 hours more in 1939 than in 1933

What was Strength through Joy (KdF)?

A programme aimed at making work more enjoyable for workers. Provided leisure activities and there was a scheme to buy a Volkswagen.

What was a significant disadvantage to the Beauty of Labour (SdA) programme?

Workers were expected to build and decorate new facilities whilst receiving no extra pay

Define the term Untermenschen.

Sub-humans e.g. Slavs

How were disabled people treated in Nazi Germany in 1933?

Poorly. Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring made it compulsory for people with varying disabilities to be sterilised.

Why did the Nazis not like the Roma?

Didn’t believe they worked enough or contributed enough taxes

What happened to Jewish people in Nazi Germany in April 1933?

Jewish civil servants and teachers were sacked

Name three ways that the Reich Law on Citizenship (a part of the Nuremberg Laws in 1935) impacted Jewish people.

• Forced them to wear the Star of David

• Removed their German citizenship

• Losing their right to travel outside of Germany

• Losing their right to vote

When was Kristallnacht?

November 1938. 100 Jews were killed.

Why did the German people do nothing about the persecution of Jews?

Feared the SS and Gestapo