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🟩 True or False (3 Marks) – Nazi Policies

These are sample statements you might see. Decide if they're True or False:

1. The Nuremberg Laws banned Jews from marrying Germans. → ✅ True
   
   

2. The Hitler Youth was voluntary throughout Nazi rule. → ❌ False (It became mandatory in 1936)
   
   

3. The Four-Year Plan focused on art and culture. → ❌ False (It focused on war preparation and the economy)
   
   

• ❓1. Antisemitism in Germany

• Antisemitism in Germany grew heavily under Nazi rule. The Nazis believed Jewish people were a threat to German society and blamed them for Germany’s past failures. Hitler passed laws like the Nuremberg Laws in 1935, which took away the rights of Jews to marry Germans or be German citizens. Jews were treated as inferior, and Nazi propaganda used stereotypes to spread hatred. This set the stage for the Holocaust and showed how ultranationalist thinking targeted groups seen as "un-German."

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• ❓2. Total War

• By 1942, Canada committed to total war, meaning the entire country—economy, government, and people—focused on winning the war. C.D. Howe ran the economy almost like a dictator and turned factories into places that made military supplies like rifles and tanks. Women joined the workforce to fill gaps left by men who joined the military, and propaganda encouraged them to help. Even kids and civilians helped by rationing and buying war bonds. Total war showed how every part of society had a role in fighting and winning.

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• ❓3. War Measures Act / Internment

• The War Measures Act allowed the Canadian government to arrest and detain people without a trial during wartime. This law led to the internment of Japanese, German, and Ukrainian Canadians during WWII. People were sent to camps even if they were Canadian citizens, just because the government saw them as a “threat.” These decisions were mostly based on fear and racism, not evidence. While the camps in Canada were not death camps like in Germany, they still took away people’s freedom unfairly.

🟥 Long Answer (10 Marks)

Choose one to write a paragraph. Below are model answers from your materials.

Option A: Two Nazi Policies + Ultranationalism

1. Nuremberg Laws (1935)

• Purpose: Define who was Jewish and take away their rights.
  
  

• Impact: Jews lost citizenship, jobs, and marriage rights.
  
  

• Ultranationalism: Promoted idea of Aryan racial purity and excluded anyone who didn’t fit.
  
  

2. Hitler Youth Law (1936 & 1939)

• Purpose: Control and train youth to be loyal to Hitler.
  
  

• Impact: Over 90% of boys joined by 1939. Other groups like the Boy Scouts were banned.
  
  

• Ultranationalism: Made children believe Germany was superior and worth dying for.
  
  

Together, these policies built a society that blindly followed Nazi ideas and excluded anyone not seen as "true German."

Option B: Nanjing Massacre + Ultranationalism

• In 1937, Japanese soldiers invaded Nanjing, China.
  
  

• They killed over 200,000 civilians, raped women, and committed horrific violence.
  
  

• The Japanese army believed they were superior to other Asians and saw Chinese people as less than human.
  
  

• This is ultranationalism: when a country believes it is better than all others, and uses violence and control to prove it.
  
  

• Japan’s belief in racial superiority and need for territory and power led to genocide.
  
  

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❓Two Nazi Policies + Ultranationalism

One Nazi policy that shows ultranationalist values is the Four-Year Plan (1936). This plan was created by Hitler and run by Hermann Göring. Its goal was to get Germany ready for war by focusing the economy on rearmament and military production. The Nazis wanted to make Germany self-sufficient so they wouldn’t have to rely on other countries. Most of the money went into making weapons and training workers for war industries. It helped lower unemployment, but mostly for people considered “true” Germans. Jews and other minority groups were excluded from jobs or forced into labor camps. This policy shows ultranationalism because it put military strength and the nation’s power above individual rights and targeted those seen as outsiders.

Another Nazi policy that clearly shows ultranationalism is the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring (1933). This law allowed the Nazi government to forcibly sterilize people with disabilities or any traits they believed would “weaken” the Aryan race. It was part of the Nazi belief in eugenics—the idea that some people were genetically better than others. Thousands were sterilized, and many others were later killed as the policy turned into the T4 euthanasia program. This policy supported Nazi ideology by promoting a “pure” German race and eliminating anyone who didn’t fit. It shows ultranationalism by valuing the supposed health of the nation over basic human rights and using science to justify cruelty.

Together, these policies show how ultranationalism can lead to discrimination, violence, and a total loss of individual freedoms—all in the name of making the country “stronger.”