Life in Nazi Germany Flashcards

Question

1945

Answer 1

Northeim was relieved of the invasion Tried to prove they opposed the occupation of Jews Hitler, Nazi leaders committed suicide

Answer 2

Confusing and chaotic Made to work as servers, Red cross work Also forced to have kids, despite being unmarried

Answer 3

Leaders of Hitler Youth sent for war Hitler Youth head by teenagers Most kids joined gangs 'Edelweiss Pirates'/'Swing Youth' In 1943, the conscription age was changed to 17 till 12

Answer 4

Middle-class people that wanted to dance and listen to swing music Cafés and night clubs English style clothes, makeup, Jews Sent to concentration camps White jazz& Black dance-band

Answer 5

Hikes, singing, dancing, hoped to beat up Hitler Youth patrols Sheltered escapers and deserters Attacked military targets/ officers Killed the head of Cologne Gestapo

Answer 6

Led by Munich students Urged germans not to help with the war effort Leaflets attacking German's slaughter of Jews and poles Most leaders were executed

Answer 7

Published his views against the Nazis Gathered proof of Nazi crimes Abwehr 'Operation 7'- Jews escape Sent to concentration camp Continued preaching for God

Answer 8

Within the ranks of the army Suffering of the army & brutality of SS pushed him to plot Operation Valkyrie- Hitler didn't pick up the briefcase Throughout July, plan failed 4 times Hitler got saved by the briefcase being moved No troops were mobilised/ no networks seized

Answer 9

Jewish reservation in ghetto towns Poland Starvation rations, cold, disease typhus Einsatzgruppen killed any Jew they could see Forced to wear yellow star Death camps built far away- gassed/worked to death Gas chambers- Zyklon B Medical experiments

Answer 10

Germans seen as germans First loyalty to Germany and Fuhrer Benefits of nazi control made them more willling

Answer 11

Short on raw materials Imported them from captured territories (20% of Norways production) Production shifted to armaments Big companies produced chemicals, explosives, gas Production hampered by bombing

Answer 12

35,000-150,000 Cripple German industry Lower civilians morale Under Arthur 'Bomber' Harris Terrorize into submission 3 months later, war ended

Answer 13

Armed uprisings in 5 concentration camps 28 known Jewish fighter groups Warsaw ghetto 4 week fight Swedish and US passports handed Church leaders (Galen) protests

Answer 14

People- widespread anti-semitism Businesses- slave labour camps SS- transported, looting, killing Civil service bureaucracy- info abt jews

Answer 15

1. Terror (SS, Gestapo) 2. Hitler (godlike figure) 3. Divided opposition (never joined forces) 4. Approval (stability & prosperity) 5. Propaganda/ censorship (kept their plans a secret when they saw ppl didn't like it)

Answer 16

Germany had been preparing for war for years. Wages were reduced and overtime payments banned Working conditions remained the same between 1939 and 1943. Holidays were limited Working hours increased up to 50 hours per week Food and consumer products were rationed.

Answer 17

Non-essential businesses were closed Exchange centres were opened where people could swap clothes and furniture Cities were inundated with refugees To save fuel, railway and postal services were reduced and all letter boxes were closed All forms of entertainment, like opera houses, music halls etc were shut down. Atmosphere of dullness, fear and monotony. ‘Soulless exixtence’

Answer 18

Initially forbidden from joining the workforce, in keeping with Nazi ideologies Were encouraged to aid the war effort through supporting activities organised by the National Socialist Women’s League Enhanced welfare benefits given to families whose men had conscripted By 1943, women were required to work By 1945, the age limit for working women went up from 45 to 50 By May 1945, there were over 500,000 women working in Auxilliary Military Roles

Answer 19

In 1939, membership of the Hitler Youth became compulsory, with increased emphasis on military training In 1943, the conscription age was changed to 17 and even 12 year olds were being conscripted! Nazi ideology became less and less attractive to the youth Opposition groups like the Edelweiss Pirates, the Swing Youth and the White Rose group gained popularity

Answer 20

Jews began underground movements to resist the Nazis The Church renewed its objections Army deserters increased in number Many attempts were made to assassinate Hitler. (The July Bomb Plot, 1944 – Operation Valkyrie

Answer 21

British had tried to target their bombing raids on industrial and military targets. ‘area bombing’ – targeting large industrial cities with explosive bombs and not distinguishing between military and civilian targets. 61 German cities, with a combined population of 25 million, were attacked The raids affected the morale of the German population and also adversely impacted industrial production.

Answer 22

Hitler made fewer and fewer public appearances and Goebbles broadcasted old speeches repeatedly. Diverted all industries towards the war effort Nazi administration could not cope with the large-scale destruction, leading to chaos By early 1945, ration cards were no longer honoured. People had to resort to black marketing or scavenging As Allied troops advanced, leaders abandoned their towns or handed it over without resistance

Answer 23

Banned abortion and contraception for Aryan women Awarded loans of 1000 marks (could keep 25% per child) Awarded medals Exclude from jobs, universities