List domestic and social factors in German policies
Volksmeineschaft = purely aryans
Women should fulfil their old roles in society
Control leisure time
Subordinate old class divisions to new Nazi rule
How did the Nazi’s deal with opposition?
Main use of force: SS and SA
Opposition in Nazi Germany
SPD in exile → organised underground opposition groups like Berlin Red Patrol
Private opposition
Assasination attempts
Resistance within the army
What role did Hitler’s charismatic leadership play in his consolidation and maintenance play?
Propaganda makes him appear as a great leader
Eliminated his opposers so no one had counter ideas
Democratically elected, so he appeared as a man of the people
High popularity
Dissemination of propaganda
Speeches, posters, videos glorifying concentration camps
What were Hitler’s economic plans?
25-point programme (wasnt taken seriously)
unemployment rates fell
Economic investment increased
Impact of policies on women and minorities
Abortion was illegal except to eradicate genetic defects
Couples needed a certificate of “fitness to marry”
Women were encourage to bear children for the führer
Women were forced out of the work force
Large families enjoyed concessions of school fees and railway fares