History Set Revision Flashcards
Policies regarding women in Nazi Germany. How were they treated
Women in Nazi Germany were to have a very specific role. Hitler was very clear about this. This role was that they should be good mothers bringing up children at home while their husbands worked. Outside of certain specialist fields, Hitler saw no reason why a woman should work. Education taught girls from the earliest of years that this was the lifestyle they should have.
From their earliest years, girls were taught in their schools that all good German women married at a young age to a proper German and that the wife’s task was to keep a decent home for her working husband and to have children.One of the earliest laws passed by Hitler once he came to power in 1933, was the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage. This law stated that all newly married couples would get a government loan of 1000 marks which was about 9 months average income.
Policies for a Jews in Nazi Germany and they’re treatment in Germnay.
The Jews in Nazi Germany suffered appallingly after January 1933.Some rich Jews could afford to leave Nazi Germany (or were forced to) but many could not. Thugs in the SA and SS were given a free hand in their treatment of the Jews. The Nuremberg Race Laws of 1935 deprived German Jews of their rights of citizenship, giving them the status of “subjects” in Hitler’s Reich. The first two laws comprising the Nuremberg Race Laws were: “The Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor” (regarding Jewish marriage) and “The Reich Citizenship Law” (designating Jews as subjects).
Symbols that represent Nazi ideologies.
Hitler Salute- The Nazi or Hitler salute debuted in Nazi Germany in the 1930s as a way to pay homage to Adolf Hitler.
The Nazi Eagle is a symbol developed originally by the Nazi Party in Germany in the 1920s (also becoming a symbol of the German government after the Nazis took power), based loosely on traditional German coats of arms.
Who were the Gestapo?
The Gestapo was Nazi Germany’s feared secret police force. During World War Two the Gestapo was under the direct control of Heinrich Himmler who controlled all the police units within Nazi Germany. he Gestapo’s main purpose was to hunt out those considered a threat to Nazi Germany. By the time World War Two started these included Jews, Communists, Jehovah Witnesses, homosexuals – basically anyone who was thought to challenge the hegemony of the Nazi Party within Germany.
How did the Nazis use propaganda to gain support of the general population?
There were several audiences for Nazi propaganda. Germans were reminded of the struggle against foreign enemies and Jewish subversion. During periods preceding legislation or executive measures against Jews, propaganda campaigns created an atmosphere tolerant of violence against Jews, particularly in 1935 (before the Nuremberg Race Laws of September) and in 1938 (prior to the barrage of antisemitic economic legislation following Kristallnacht).
How did the Nazis use scapegoats to gain power?
He scapegoated the Jews, Communists and other enemies of the state, blaming them for catastrophes such as the Great Depression, hyperinflation and the reparations of war. Also used the November criminals to blame them for the end of the war.
The opposition of the Nazi Party.
Opposing the Nazi regime was notoriously difficult. Despite this, there was a good deal of anti-Nazi criticism, dissent and resistance between 1933 and 1939. Those who spoke out against Hitler and his policies faced intimidation and threats from the Gestapo, or imprisonment and in some cases execution. The White Rose group was formed by students at Munich University. They published anti-Nazi leaflets, but were discovered and executed in 1943. Some Catholic priests opposed Hitler. In 1937, the Pope’s message ‘With Burning Concern’ attacked Hitler as ‘a mad prophet with repulsive arrogance’ and was read in every Catholic church.
Policies regarding children in Nazi Germany. How were they treated?
ttitudes toward children in Nazi Germany were derived mainly from Adolf Hitler. Even during his early years as NSDAP leader, when leading the nation was a distant dream, Hitler placed great emphasis on the importance of children. Unlike other political leaders, Hitler did not disregard young people or underestimate their political value. His vision of an enduring Third Reich was based not just on the loyalty and obedience of adults, but also of their offspring.. Finally and perhaps most importantly, Hitler’s youth policies aimed at filling the minds of young Germans with ideas about racial purity, Aryan supremacy, German expansion and future military conquests.
Who were the November criminals?
German politicians who signed the Armistice on November 11th, 1918, would become known as the “November Criminals.felt the army had enough strength to continue and that surrendering was a betrayal, a crime.
