Germany In Transition Topic 5 Flashcards
What was the RAD
The National Labour Service Corps. It was a scheme to provide all young men with jobs. By 1935 it was made compulsory for all men aged 18-25 to serve 6 months in the RAD. (In 1939 this was extended to women)
Who were the ‘invisible unemployed’ give 4
The nazis used sucpicious methods to keep down the unemployed statistics.
Jews did not count
Men in RAD ‘had a job’
Women who gave up work to get married were not unemployed
Opponents of nazi regime who were in concentration camps did not count as unemployed
What was the unemployment statistic in 1939
35,000 listed as unemployed out of 25 million workforce
What was the DAF and what did they do
German labour front (Deutsche arbeitfront)
- strikes were banned
- social and leisure programmes introduced (kdf)
-workers received work books which recorded any previous employment
- all wages decided by DAF
Who introduced the Volkswagen scheme and when
The German labour font (DAF) 1938
How did the wolkswagen scheme work an what happened to it
Scheme giving people the opportunity to pay a little every week and receive a car in 2 years. However when ww2 was declared all production was shifted to military verchles and none of the investements were refunded.
What was the kdf
Strength through joy
Improve the workers leisure time. Included cheap familie holidays, museums, theatres, concerts,sporting. Beauty of work was a department of the kdf and it organised Canteens, swimming pools and sports facilities to be built in workplaces.
What were the Nazi ideals for a women. List 7 points
- did not wear make up
- was blonde, blue eyes , broad-hipped and athletic
- wore flat shoes and full skirt
- did not smoke
- did not go out to work
- did all household duties ( kids, kitchen, church)
- took no interest in politics
What are the 3ks
Kinder, kuche, kirche,
Children , kitchen , church
How did the nazis increase the declining birth rate that effected marriage
1933 law for the encouragement of marriage - every Newley married couple was given a lone of 1000 provided the wife agreed to stay out of the work industry. The couple could keep 250 for every child they had.
How did the nazis increase the declining birth rate - encouragement of having childeren to mothers
Mothers were encouraged to have more children with the mothers cross, the mother was awarded bronze for 2 kids, silver for 4 kids and gold for 6 kids
How did the nazis increase the declining birth rate affecting divorce laws
Divorces were enabled if the husband or wife could not have children. A childless marriage was seed as worthless to the nazis
What was the lebens born programme
(Life springs) blond and blue eyed unmarried women could donate a child to fuhrer by becoming pregnant by ‘racially pure’ SS men
How did the Nazis control children’s education. 5 points
-school teachers had to swear loyalty to the Nazi teachers league.
-lessons began with saying ‘Heil Hitler’
-textbooks had to be approved by the Nazis
-girls were taught needlework and motherhood skill
- boys were taught preparation for the military
What leisure time activities did the Nazis create for children
- boys joined the Hitler youth
- girls joined league of German maidens
When were Jewish children alltogether banned from German schools
November 1938
When was kristallnacht
9 November 1939
Why did kristalnacht take place
On 8 November a young polish Jewish man, Herschel Grynszpan, walked into the German embassy in Paris and shot the first official he met. He was protesting against the treatment of his parents who had been deported to Poland. Gobbles used this as an opportunity to organise ani- Semitic demonstrations.
What happened during kristall nacht. Give 4 points
100 Jewish people killed
20000 sent to concentration camps
7500 Jewish businesses destroyed
- German public riot, organised by SS, of throwing rocks to break windows and setting fire to Jewish buildings -
What was the aftermath of kristallnacht. Give 5 points
-Jewish people were fined 1 billion reichmarks for having provoked attacks on themselves
- 30 April Jews were evicted from their homes into gehetos
- Jews could no longer work in shops or businesses
- SS had responsibility of deporting the Jews to different countries
- following months Jews were required to surrender precious metals and jewelery
When did president Hindenburg die
2 August 1934
