Name 3 ways in which the Nazis tried to increase birth rates?
-The Law for the Encouragement of Marriage, gave newlywed couples a loan of 1,000 marks, and allowed them to keep 250 marks for each child they had
-Women were awarded medals for having children
-Abortion was restricted, while birth control was discouraged
-Women were publically encouraged to adopt a healthy lifestyle, with no smoking or drinking
-Young women were discouraged from going to university and were therefore more likely to ‘settle down’ quicker