How Lives Changed

• What is the focus of this revision video on OCR GCSE history?

  Changing lives in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1939
• What aspects of life in Nazi Germany will be discussed in this video?

  Work, home, youth lives, and Nazi racial policy
• What was the Nazi ideal regarding race?

  Everyone should be Aryan with blonde hair and blue eyes
• What does the Nazi ideal of "blood and soil" emphasize?

  Traditional farming and peasant families as the ideal of German society
• What were the roles of boys and girls in Nazi family portrayals?

  • Emphasis on traditional gender roles
  • Boys prepared for military service
  • Girls prepared for motherhood and homemaking
• What was the unemployment rate in Germany in 1932?

  Approximately six million people were unemployed
• How did the Nazis reduce unemployment by 1939?

  Through public works programs and rearmament
• What was one major public works project initiated by the Nazis?

  Construction of 2,000 miles of new autobahns
• What was the National Labor Service (RAD) and its requirements?

  Compulsory six months of labor service for men aged 18 to 25
• How did Nazi policies impact wages and working conditions for workers?

  Wages decreased and working hours increased
• What happened to trade unions under Nazi rule?

  Trade unions were abolished and replaced by the German Labor Front
• What was the impact of rearmament on employment?

  It created jobs in the military and related industries
• What was the "invisible unemployment" policy?

  Jews were not counted in unemployment statistics
• What was the conscription law introduced in 1935?

  Mandatory military service for all males aged 18 to 25
• How did Nazi policies affect small businesses?

  Over 300,000 small businesses went bankrupt
• What was the Law to Protect Retail Trade and its outcome?

  It failed to protect the middle stand and increased taxes on large stores
• What was the Mother's Cross and its significance?

  Award given to women for having multiple children
• What was the average number of children per couple in 1932?

  1. 6 children
• What was the impact of Nazi policies on women's employment by 1939?

  The number of women in employment actually increased
• How did education change under Nazi rule for young people?

  Education was used to indoctrinate and control young people
• What happened to politically unreliable teachers in 1933?

  They were forced to resign from their jobs
• What was the purpose of the National Socialist Teachers League?

  To run political education courses for teachers
• What were the Adolf Hitler Schools designed for?

  To create future leaders focusing on military education
• What was the role of classroom spies in Nazi education?

  Students acted as spies to report on teachers
• How many Adolf Hitler Schools were established by 1939?

  6,173 schools
• What were the main Nazi policies towards women?

  • Encourage women to stay at home
  • Increase birth rates and marriages
  • Remove women from professional careers
  • Promote traditional roles of Kinder, Küche, Kirche (Children, Kitchen, Church)
• What were the impacts of Nazi policies on the lives of young people?

  • Indoctrination through education
  • Banning of Jewish teachers
  • Establishment of specialized schools for future leaders
  • Fear of repercussions for teachers and students
• What changes did the Nazis make to education when they came to power in Germany?

  They changed education to indoctrinate and control young people.
• What happened to politically unreliable teachers in Nazi Germany in 1933?

  They were forced to resign from their jobs.
• What was the fate of Jewish teachers in Nazi Germany?

  They were not allowed to teach in non-Jewish schools.
• What was the purpose of the National Socialist Teachers League?

  To run political education courses for teachers to learn Nazi ideology.
• How did teachers in Nazi Germany face consequences for not following Nazi policies?

  They could be arrested.
• What was the role of classroom spies in Nazi Germany?

  Students acted as spies, creating fear among teachers.
• What were the specialist schools established by the Nazis called?

  Napola or military Cadet schools.
• Who ran the Adolf Hitler schools?

  The leaders of the Hitler Youth.
• What was the focus of education in Adolf Hitler schools?

  Physical and military education.
• How many students were educated at Napola and Adolf Hitler schools by 1939?

  Only 6,173 were educated at Napola and 10 at Adolf Hitler schools.
• What happened to teachers who refused to teach Nazi ideas?

  They were sacked.
• By 1937, what percentage of teachers were part of the Nazi Teachers League?

  97% of teachers.
• How were textbooks altered in Nazi Germany?

  They were rewritten to fit Nazi ideals.