life in Nazi Germany Flashcards
what did the SDA do in helping improving work conditions?
they installed better lighting, safety equipment, new wash rooms, low-cost canteens, sports facilities
how did the KDF improve workers lives?
they organised leisure activities to encourage hard work
a reward scheme that offered cheap holidays, trips to the theatre, and tickets to football matches if workers met their targets
how did the DAF help improve workers lives?
they had a scheme to help workers save for a car
Hitler designed a Volkswagen called the ‘peoples car’ that ordinary people could afford
how did workers lose their rights?
trade unions were banned, so workers could not quit without the governments permission and were banned from striking
what was a drawback of the KDF?
their ‘cheap holidays’, such a cruises around Italy or skiing in Switzerland were still to expensive for most working-class Germans
how did workers lives get worse as Germany was trying to be self-sufficient?
being self-sufficient meant Germany could not rely on imports from other countries
this meant there was less food in the shops, so shop keepers charged more because of high demand, meaning some ordinary Germans couldn’t afford it
how was rationing a problem for German civilians?
food and clothing was rationed
people were limited to one egg per week and goods like soap and toilet paper were in very short supply
how was bombing a problem for German civilians?
due to the impact of the bombs dropped by Britain and America, there was no electricity, water or transport
the bombing caused flooding and gas explosions, as well as the constant danger of unexploded bombs
what was Eugenics?
another name for the subject ‘race studies’
students were taught how to improve their race and about Nazi beefs and the inferiority of black people, Eastern Europeans and Jews
why were girls and boys taught different things at school?
the Nazis wanted to train the boys to be possible Nazi leaders, so they were taught to be masculine and aggressive
girls would have been taught how to be good housewives and mothers
what did the Nazis believe the role of women should be?
the Nazis believed the main role of women was to produce children, as they were worried about the declining number of births due to career-driven women
the Nazis felt it was a woman’s duty to stay at home, have lots of children and support their husbands
how did the Nazis encourage women to have children?
they would give out loans to newly married couples to encourage them to have children
-> on the first child they got to keep 1/4 of the money, on the second child they got a second quarter and so on
they banned contraception and abortion
slimming was discouraged because it was not good for pregnancy
what were womens lives like in the 1920s (before the Nazis)?
had the right to vote
if they worked for the government, their pay was equal to men
many women attended university and became lawyers and doctors
what groups of people were on Hitlers hate list?
- tramps, beggars and alcoholics
- prostitutes, homosexuals and problem families
- people with strong religious beliefs
- physically and mentally disabled people
what were the Nuremberg laws?
Nazi policies that stripped Jews of their citizenship
