Life In Nazi Germany Flashcards
What was built in 1933 to reduce employment
Huge motorways called Autobahns were created. Unemployment fell dramatically
What did the Nazis do to the employment figures
They made unemployment look lower than it actually was e.g. They did not count unemployed women or Jewish people in these statistics - this was called invisible employment
What did the Nazis replace trade unions with
Nazi’s labour front
What was “strength through joy”
A scheme providing workers with cheap holidays and leisure activities
What scheme was the “beauty of labour”
This encouraging factory workers to give better conditions to its employees
What was the drawbacks to all this employment
Wages were relatively low and workers were not allowed to campaign or go on strike
What was the four year plan created in 1936
This was to prepare the country for war. Industrial production increased and many workers had to retrain in jobs that helped the war effort. The plan was to make Germany self sufficient, and non reliant on foreign goods.
What did the nazis do to influence children and mothers
Created powerful youth groups
Took over education
Raised large families
What were boys recruited into
Hitler youth
What were girls recruited into
The league of German maidens
What did boys do in the Hitler Youth
They wore military style uniforms and did lots of physical activities. This was to set them up to become nazi soldiers
What did girls do in the league of maidens
They learnt domestic skills like sewing. This was to encourage them to be good housewives
What did schools start teaching
Nazi Propaganda
What happened to the Jewish students
They were banned from attending schools and universities
What association did teachers join
The Nazi teachers association
What were children taught about WW1
That it was lost because of Jews and Communists
Which subject grew in importance
Physical education for boys - they sometimes played war games with live ammunition
What types of books were burnt in Nazi Germany and who was sacked
Anti - Nazi and Jewish books were burned and Jewish lecturers were sacked
What did Nazis believe was the role of women in society
They believed women were to support their families at home and provide children.
What idea did the League of German Maidens encourage
That women should produce large families and if done so awards were given
What subjects at school did girls study
Many domestic skills such as cooking
What was stressed to girls about marriage
They should only choose ‘Aryan husbands’
What were women banned from becoming in 1936
The women were banned from becoming lawyers and encouraged not to follow other professions.
What did the shortage of workers mean in 1937 and what were men’s opinions of this
That women had to go back to work and many men disliked this.
Eight Reason why Hitler was so popular
1) He gave people jobs
2) People we taught the nazi ideology from an early age
3) He made the Germans feel proud again internationally after years of humiliation
4) People felt better off under him
5) Massive rallies gave the impression of a strong and powerful nation
6) Hitler had the support of the army, which gave him power
7) Business prospered and many liked the way Hitler got rid of communism
8) People were frightened of hitler meaning there weren’t many protests
What programme did Hitler start to get rid of unemployment
He started huge programme of public works, which gave work to thousands
