HOW DID THE WAR AFFECT CIVILIANS

Question 1

when was rationing introduced?

Answer 1

27 august 1939.

Question 2

How did German peoples diet change?

Answer 2

it became more stodgy , mostly based of potatoes , bread and preserves.

Question 3

what did food entitlement mean?

Answer 3

there were separate catgories for different individuals, for eg heavy workers

Question 4

were jews and aryans food entitlements equally balanced?

Answer 4

not at all Jews food entitlement was set far below that of Aryans.

Question 5

when did WW2 begin?

Answer 5

3 september 1939

Question 6

what did most Germans believe had started the war?

Answer 6

Polish aggression.

Question 7

Hitler publicly declared peace to who?

Answer 7

his western allies

Question 8

Where did many Germans flee at the start of the war?

Answer 8

they fled east further into germany.

Question 9

when did the intensive british bombing start?

Answer 9

May 1942 onwards

Question 10

where was the bombing targetted?

Answer 10

the industrial Ruhr area.

Question 11

when did the Soviet Army advance?

Answer 11

1944 through eastern Germany.

Question 12

How many German men served in the army during the war?

Answer 12

13.7 million.

Question 13

at the end of the war how many people became refugees inside Germany?

Answer 13

eight million

Question 14

was the war effort supported?

Answer 14

it was generally supported especially against the supposedly inferior russians in the east.

Question 15

when did german civilians morale collapse?

Answer 15

firstly the allied bombing campaigns and finally the when the Reich itself was invaded in 1945.

Question 16

what was the first attempt to remove hitler during the war?

Answer 16

October 1939,after the invasion of poland, Admiral Canaris, attempted to gain the support of the army for coup against Hitler. This plan unfortunatley failed.

Question 17

The second attempt?

Answer 17

July 1944. A group of army officers attempted to asassinate Hitler, by using a bomb.

Question 18

what were Hitlers retaliations?

Answer 18

Colonel stauffenberg who planted the bomb was shot, and 5,00 people were shot in the crackdown on Hitlers opposition that followed.

Question 19

The Nazi pressure on churches increased over the first two years of the war. supported by ?

Answer 19

a leading anti-Christian called Martin Bormann.

Question 20

what was the catholic churches success against the Nazis in 1941?

Answer 20

they led a campaign ending the inequality against people with mental disabilities.

Question 21

who was the Protestant pastor who resisted the Nazis?

Answer 21

Dietrich Bonhoffer,he joined the resistance and was linked to the 1944 bomb plot, and was later executed.

Question 22

which youth groups did not fall into line with Nazi ideals?

Answer 22

Edelwaiss Pirates,white roses

Question 23

who were the Edelwaiss Pirates?

Answer 23

primarily working class boys,from the west of Germany,they attacked Hitler Youth Groups and sung Anti Nazi songs.

Question 24

who were the White Rose Group?

Answer 24

the group was formed by students in Munich University, in 1943.

Question 25

what did they do to resist the Nazis?

Answer 25

they published anti nazi leaflets, for example on the gassing of children and protested publicly against Nazi Policies,

Question 26

How was their group finished?

Answer 26

their leaders were rounded up and sent to the guillotine.

Question 27

what was the Nazis opinion on Jazz music?

Answer 27

they rejected jazz music because they thought it inferior because it was classed as “ black music” and was therefore banned.