Changing Life For The German People 1933 To 1939 Flashcards
How many were unemployed when Hitler came to power in 1933?
6 million
What was the national Labour Service?
Compulsory manual labour for all young men
What sort of job creation schemes did the Nazis introduce?
Building motorways, schools etc
How did rearmament affect the economy
Millions employed in the armed services and the war materials industries making tanks and planes etc
How did the Nazis control workers
Strength through joy movement and the banning of Trade Unions
How did the Nazis view the role of women?
A traditional one, having children, looking after the home. Large families were encouraged. Women were told to leave the professions. Blond hair, healthy stereotype.
How did the Nazis control education?
Teachers loyalty oath to Hitler Textbooks rewritten Mein Kampf as a textbook Curriculum for boys different to girls Race studies introduced Propaganda and indoctrination
How did the Nazis indoctrinate the youth ?
Hitler youth Nazi songs Marching, camping, military skills, uniforms League of German maidens Domestic skills of motherhood School textbooks rewritten
What were the chief instruments of the police state ?
SS The gestapo The courts and judges Concentration camps Very strict laws
Who was minister for propaganda ?
Goebbels
What were the ways of indoctrinating through propaganda ?
Posters Radio, press and cinema Huge rallies e.g. Nuremberg Books censored, books burnt Jazz was banned in favour of German folk music
What were hitters views on religion?
Claimed to approve of Christianity but in effect he saw the church as a threat and had many catholic priests put in concentration camps.
What were Nazis views on race?
Hated Jews, pro Aryan purity. Nazis believed it was their duty to conquer and enslave the inferior people’s of the east of Europe .
Who were the other ‘undesirables’ ?
Gypsies
Homosexuals
Mentally ill
Many were put in concentration camps as a consequence
What was euthanasia?
A programme of killing those with mental or physical disabilities