Benefits of Nazi Rule Flashcards
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Benefits
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- unemployment fell
- economy grew
- economic and psychological benefits from most Germans
- greater opportunities provided by KdF
- DAF gave workers input into place of work
- girls and women were more active outside home than before
- health and child care improved
2
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Drawbacks - undesirables
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- mass sterilisation of undesirables
- ‘jew-free’ was boasted by villages and towns
3
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Drawbacks - women
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- professional women lost their jobs
- male teachers preferred over females
- teachers had to conform to Nazi rules and views
4
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Level of scrutiny
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- considerable levels of scrutiny on people’s lives and views
- 400,000 Block Leaders
5
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Drawbacks - believers in free thought
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- Nazi education system didn’t equip next generation to take Germany forward
- Those in the media and the arts had to conform to Nazi rules and views
6
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Supporters/believers for Hitler from the people
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- 9/10 Germans were Hitler supporters, Fuhrer believers
7
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Hitler’s personality cult
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- Hitler was a charismatic leader with extraordinary magnetism
- personality bound the Nazis together
8
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Selective terror
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- most germans didn’t fear terror
- terror was instead very selective, targeted at a small part of the population
