Life in Nazi germany

• What was the Nazi view of women's roles in the family?

  Women should be mothers, men providers
• Why did Nazis disapprove of women working?

  They believed women took men's jobs
• What appearance did Nazis prefer for women?

  Simple look with little makeup
• What was the goal of Nazi policies regarding women's birth rates?

  To increase the birth rate for a strong Germany
• Who was appointed as the Reich Women’s Leader in 1934?

  Gertrud Schutz-Kirk
• What was the German Women’s Enterprise (DFW)?

  A Nazi organization for women’s policies
• How many members did the DFW eventually have?

  6,000,000 members
• What types of courses did women attend through the DFW?

  Childcare, cooking, and sewing courses
• What financial incentive did Nazis offer to brides in 1933?

  Loans of 600 Reichsmark
• What was the purpose of the Encouragement of Marriage loans?

  To encourage brides not to work
• How did the Nazis incentivize childbirth through loans?

  Quarter of the loan was written off per child
• What actions did Nazis take against women considered racially undesirable?

  They were dismissed from their jobs
• What was the marriage law regarding racially impure people?

  Prevented marriage between pure and impure blood
• What change was made to divorce laws in 1938?

  Refusal to have children could lead to divorce
• What was the Mother’s Cross award for?

  Awarded for the number of children had
• What were the medal colors for the Mother’s Cross based on children?

  Bronze for four, silver for six, gold for eight
• What was the Lebensborn program?

  Financial aid for women with SS men’s children
• What was the aim of the Nazi propaganda regarding women's appearance?

  To promote modest clothing and hairstyles
• How did Nazi policies affect women's employment by 1936?

  20,000 women were dismissed for not fitting ideals
• What was the Nazi youth movement's goal?

  To ensure youth supported the Nazi Party
• What was the Hitler Youth's membership by 1939?

  Compulsory for all over age 10
• What type of training did Hitler Youth members receive?

  Political, physical, and military training
• What was the League of German Maidens?

  A group preparing girls for women's duties
• What lessons were taught in the League of German Maidens?

  Cooking, sewing, and racial hygiene
• How did Nazi education control teachers?

  Allowed sacking without justification
• What was the purpose of the new Nazi curriculum?

  To instill Nazi ideology in students
• What was the unemployment rate in Germany in January 1933?

  25% of the workforce
• How did the Nazis reduce unemployment by 1939?

  Through public work projects and RAD
• What was the purpose of the Autobahn project?

  To build 7,000 miles of motorway
• What was the Reich Labour Service (RAD)?

  Program to provide work for the unemployed
• What were the living conditions like in the RAD?

  Poor pay and conditions, like army life
• What was the impact of public work projects on Germany?

  Improved transport links and facilities
• What was the main reason for Nazi rearmament?

  To strengthen Germany's military power
• How many people were working for the RAD by 1939?

  422,000
• Why was the RAD considered unpopular?

  Due to poor pay and living conditions
• What did men in the RAD have to do?

  Train, wear uniforms, and live in camps
• How did some view the RAD's work conditions?

  As slave labor for the Nazi Party
• What was the goal of the Autobahn project initiated by the Nazis in 1933?

  • Build 7,000 miles of motorway
  • Start construction in September 1933
  • Open first stretches by 1935
• How many people were employed by the Autobahn project by 1935?

  125,000
• What was the extent of the Autobahn completed by 1938?

  3,500 km