Life In Nazi Germany Flashcards
Why were young people seen as the most important in the ‘People’s Community’?
They had yet to be fully influenced so they could become a generation of national socialists
Why was the strength through joy programme run?
So workers didn’t have any free time to think for themselves
How did nazis change education?
They altered old subjects to give them nazi aspects, and invented new ones
What was the most significant new subject invented by nazis?
Racial theory
How was racial theory demonstrated in class?
Jewish students were used as live examples
What did teachers have to do to remain employed?
Join the German teachers league
What did German Teachers League do?
Made sure teachers only taught nazi ideas
What is a Landjahr?
A year of national service for young adults
What nazi youth group was there for boys aged 6-10?
Cubs
What nazi youth group was there for girls aged 6-10?
None
What nazi youth group was there for boys aged 10-14?
Young German Boys
What nazi youth group was there for girls aged 10-14?
Young German Girls
What nazi youth group was there for boys aged 14-18?
Hitler youth
What nazi youth group was there for girls aged 14-18?
League of German Girls
What nazi youth group was there for boys aged 18-21?
None
What nazi youth group was there for girls aged 18-21?
Faith and Beauty
What was expected of boys aged 18?
They were expected to be working full time or in the army
What did Nazi youth groups do in the war?
Ran messages for officials
Helped fire fighters and air raid wardens
Girls filled factories
Hitler youth had a tank division
What percentage of eligible yours were in nazi youth groups by the end of the 1930’s?
82
Why might the figure of 82% of youths in nazi youth groups be a misrepresentation of political support?
Some may have joined to stay out of trouble
Some may have been forced to join
Some simply joined for the leisure activities
What showed that Hitler had succeeded in building the next generation of nazis?
German people were willing to fight to the death for Hitler
Young people would report their own parents for opposing the nazis
Did Hitler want women to work in factories?
No
What was a ‘duty year’ for women?
Where they would do a years work for the good of the state
Who was minister for economy in 1934?
Hjalmar Schacht
What public works did nazis build?
Motorways
Swimming pools
What was the aim of the DAF
To promote goodwill between the government and the workers
What is autarky?
National self suffiency
What does Blitzkrieg mean?
Lighting war
How did Germany try to achieve autarky?
Increasing the production of food and steel etc
Did the drive for autarky work?
No
Who was Germany reliant on?
Iron ore from Sweden
Oil from Russia
Wood from Norway
How did the invading and taking over Austria and Czechoslovakia benefit the German economy?
Austria gave Germany a supply of iron ore
Czechoslovakia had very advanced heavy industry
How did nazis have achieve autarky in the end?
They traded goods between their conquered counties
How did German people benefit from rations?
40% of Germans ate better as a result of rations
What was the highest number of German casualties from 1 bombing?
30,000
What happened when the rationing system broke down?
Germans relied on the black market, or animals that died in bombings
How did normal civilians try to survive when allied soldiers entered Germany?
Destroyed any evidence they supported nazis
How many Germans died as a result of the 2nd WW?
3.5 million
What is total war?
Government takes special powers to focus all the country’s effort on the war
Who was Albert Speer?
Minister for Armaments
When was total war announced?
Feb 1943
How was productivity increased in factories during the war?
They worked around the clock rather than in the day
Who were the Einsatzgruppen?
Groups of SS men whose job was to dispose of undesirable people
Who came up with the final solution?
SS men
