Germany - Key Topic 4

Question 1

how did womens right change politically

Answer 1

women over 20 were allowed to vote
they took an intrest in politics
by 1933, more than 1/0th of members in the reichstag were female

Question 2

how did womens rights change economically

Answer 2

many women took up careers in the professions of civil law, medicine, and teaching
by 1933, there were 100,000 women teachers and 3,000 doctors

Question 3

how did womens rights change socially

Answer 3

women went out, and drank, and smoked in public
they wore more makeup and wore shorter skirts, as well as cutting their hair

Question 4

what was the gleichschaltung process?

Answer 4

brining all womens organisations (250 of them), all together under one body

Question 5

what was the new womens group called

Answer 5

womens front
frauenfront

Question 6

were jews allowed in the womens front

Answer 6

nu uh
never

Question 7

who was appointed nations womens leader of germany

Answer 7

Gertrude Scholtz-klink

Question 8

what were the nazi ideals of women

Answer 8

• did not wear makeup
• was blonde
• heavy hipped
• athletic
• wore flat shoes and full skirts
• did not go out to work
• did not smoke
• did all household duties
• took no intrest in politics

Question 9

what happened to the birth rate in 1933

Answer 9

decreased to 1 million in 1933 however had been 2 million in 1900

Question 10

how did the birth rate increase by 1939

Answer 10

rose to 1.4 million
jews were allowed abortions but non-jews were not

Question 11

how did hitler try to increase the birth rate

Answer 11

propoganda to promote motherhood and large familes

Question 12

what was the law for the encouragment of marriage

Answer 12

aimed to increase the falling birth rate
they gave loans to young couples to marry, only provided if the women left her job
couples were allowed to keep one quater of the money per child born up to 4

Question 13

when was the law of encouragement of marriage introduced

Answer 13

1933