Life in Nazi Germany
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Children
-Taught to be loyal to Hitler
-Hitler's speeches broadcasted in schools
-Swastikas were displayed
-History books were rewritten to glorify Hitler
-Hitler Youth, League of German Maidens
-Some youth opposed: Edelweiss Pirates, Swing Youth
-Hitler's speeches broadcasted in schools
-Swastikas were displayed
-History books were rewritten to glorify Hitler
-Hitler Youth, League of German Maidens
-Some youth opposed: Edelweiss Pirates, Swing Youth
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Women
-Kinder, Kuche, Kirche
-Forced to give up jobs when they married.
-They had to attend Mothers' schools which trained them in household work.
-The government gave out marriage loans which encouraged young couples to get married and have kids.
-Women with large families received medals, benefits and allowances.
-Mother's day became a national holiday.
-Some women were sterilised to prevent hereditary diseases.
-Forced to give up jobs when they married.
-They had to attend Mothers' schools which trained them in household work.
-The government gave out marriage loans which encouraged young couples to get married and have kids.
-Women with large families received medals, benefits and allowances.
-Mother's day became a national holiday.
-Some women were sterilised to prevent hereditary diseases.
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Jewish people
-Nazis had racist ideals
-Nazis/Germans believed they were the Aryan race and superior to everyone including Jewish people- called themselves the Herrenvolk.
-Hitler blamed Jewish people for Germany's poor economic state.
-Jewish people were seen as subhuman. Anti-Semitism.
-Nazis/Germans believed they were the Aryan race and superior to everyone including Jewish people- called themselves the Herrenvolk.
-Hitler blamed Jewish people for Germany's poor economic state.
-Jewish people were seen as subhuman. Anti-Semitism.
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Anti-Semitic dates
-1933 Jewish shops boycotted
-1935 Nuremberg Laws passed
-1938 Kristallnacht- started because Jewish man Herschel Grynzpan killed German diplomat Ernst vom Rath because he was angry at the mistreatment of Polish-Jewish refugees at the Polish-German border.
-1935 Nuremberg Laws passed
-1938 Kristallnacht- started because Jewish man Herschel Grynzpan killed German diplomat Ernst vom Rath because he was angry at the mistreatment of Polish-Jewish refugees at the Polish-German border.
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Christians
-Hitler was jealous of their loyalty to the Pope.
-He shut down Catholic schools and youth movements
-Priests were harassed and arrested
-He attacked Protestant people who disagreed with him
-Martin Niemoller, a Lutheran pastor who opposed Hitler was sent to a concentration camp.
-He shut down Catholic schools and youth movements
-Priests were harassed and arrested
-He attacked Protestant people who disagreed with him
-Martin Niemoller, a Lutheran pastor who opposed Hitler was sent to a concentration camp.
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Workers
-Hitler started the Battle for Work in 1933.
-6 million people were unemployed in Germany in 1933, but that number decreased to 0 unemployed in 1939.
-He created public works schemes to decrease unemployment. They built autobahns and housing.
-Hitler's operation of rearmament reduced unemployment rates.
-6 million people were unemployed in Germany in 1933, but that number decreased to 0 unemployed in 1939.
-He created public works schemes to decrease unemployment. They built autobahns and housing.
-Hitler's operation of rearmament reduced unemployment rates.
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Workers Organisations
Strength through Joy (KDF): Organised trips for workers to museums, theatres, sport and other holidays, even cruises. However, very few could afford it.
Beauty of Work: Improved canteen food and working conditions for the workers.
Beauty of Work: Improved canteen food and working conditions for the workers.
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Ordinary citizens
-The Volkswagen scheme took 5 marks a week to fund a car for each household. No one ever got a car.
-To make Hitler's speeches more accessible, free radios were given out to each household to broadcast his speeches- People's Receiver. People were not allowed to listen to any radio other than German radio stations regulated and approved by the Nazi Party.
-To make Hitler's speeches more accessible, free radios were given out to each household to broadcast his speeches- People's Receiver. People were not allowed to listen to any radio other than German radio stations regulated and approved by the Nazi Party.