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What was the ideal Nazi woman physically?

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Aryan, blonde hair, blue eyes, traditional, no makeup, plain clothing.

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What were the beliefs on the roles Nazi women should play in society?

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To look after the home and children ; encouraged to be healthy to help childbirth. 3 Ks- Kinder, Kuche, Kirche (children, kitchen, church)

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What did Nazis do to encourage marriage?

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Law of encouragement of marriage- gave married couples a loan of 1000 marks

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What was the Nazi’s pro-natalist policy?

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They wanted women to have more children to build the Aryan race. For every child a family had, 250 marks was taken off their marriage loan.

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5
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What was the motherhood cross?

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Bronze medal for 4 children, silver for 6, gold for 8.

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What happened in 1933 to womens jobs?

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Women were banned from having professional jobs. Propaganda stressed this, saying women should not steal jobs from men. However this did not work, instead cheap labour and female employment grew by 2.4 million between 1933-39.

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What was female education like?

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Women were educated on how to look after their family and home, schools would teach domestics to girls

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what youth organisation were boys aged 10-14 apart of?

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Young German Folk

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what youth organisation were girls aged 10-14 apart of?

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Young girls

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what youth organisation were boys aged 14-18 apart of?

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Hitler Youth

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what youth organisation were girls aged 14-18 apart of?

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League of German Maidens

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What was the aim for boys in youth organisations?

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To prepare boys to become soldiers or political leaders. There would be physical activities such as sports and military skills.

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What was the aim for girls in the youth organisations?

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To become future mothers. There would be physical activities and domestic skills.

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What was the association teachers were forced to join?

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Nazi’s teacher Association.

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How was education tailored to fit Nazi beliefs?

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Race studies about the Aryan race, history about rise of the Nazi’s history only, antisemitism ideas, PE was encouraged.

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How did new jobs reduce unemployment?

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New jobs for men such as public construction projects.

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16
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What was the RAD

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National Labour Service- men aged 18-25 had to work on public schemes for 6 months.

17
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What was the German Labour Front?

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Used to keep workers loyal to Nazis

18
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What was the Strength through Joy scheme?

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Gave workers rewards if they worked hard enough.

19
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What was the Beauty of Labour scheme?

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Planned to improve working conditions, did not happen often.

20
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What was the invisible unemployment?

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Hitler boasted that unemployment fell from 5 million to 0.3 million in 1939. He did not includein his statistic: the women and the “untermenschen”(subhumans) and “undesirables” who were banned from working.

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What was the four year plan in 1936?

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Prepared Germany for war. Its 2 aims were rearmament and self-suffiency

22
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What was the rearmament aim in the four year plan ?

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Hitler wanted to make Germany stronger, so he planned for expanded armed forces, this helped with economic growth in 1933-39

23
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What was the self-sufficiency aim in the four year plan ?

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Planned to slow down imports from foreign countries, however the wealthier people became the more imports came in.

24
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What happened to working hours from 1936

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They increased due to the upcoming war.

25
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Who benefited the most in Nazi Germany?

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Farmers-increasing food prices and subsidies
Large business owners-could exploit workers (no trade unions)

26
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What did the Nuremberg state in 1935?

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Banned married or sexual relations between Aryans and Non-Aryans.

27
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How were gypsies treated from 1933 and onwards?

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Arrested and sent to concentration camps.

28
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What did gypsies have to do in 1938?

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Registered, medically examined, tested. If they failed they lost German citizenship.

29
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What happened to “undesirables”

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Most were sent to concentration camps, whilst beggars were forced to do hard labour.

30
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What policies were there against disabled people in 1933?

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The law for the prevention of Hereditary
Diseased Offspring was passed, meaning 300,000 disabled people were sterilised.

31
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How many disabled people were secretly killed 1939-41?

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100,000.

32
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What were the negative beliefs about Jews

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Associated with communism, blamed for German defeat in WW1.

33
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How did Nazi’s make it difficult for Jews to work in 1933?

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Boycotts on Jewish business, the star of David on doors to signify to others not to go into their shops,

34
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In 1935, what did the Nuremberg laws do?

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Made anti-semitism legal. The reich law on Citizenship stated Jews were no longer allowed to be German citizens/ rights. the reich law for the Protection of German Blood and Honour stated Jews could not marry German citizens

35
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When was the Kristallnacht ?

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9th November 1938

36
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What happened on Kristallnacht?

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SS organised a series of attacks on Jewish communities, broke their shop/house windows etc.

37
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What were the ghettos?

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Tightly packed Jews in a small area of a city, unable to get out and many died from starvation/ disease.

38
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What was the “Final Solution” in 1942?

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6 death camps were built to kill jews.

39
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What did the public do about the camps?

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Nothing, they were either too afraid, did not know or did not care.

40
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When was operation Reinhard?

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October 1941

41
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What was operation reinhard?

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to kill every jew in poland.

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