Life In Nazi Germany Flashcards

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Why were young people seen as the most important in the ‘People’s Community’?

A

They had yet to be fully influenced so they could become a generation of national socialists

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Why was the strength through joy programme run?

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So workers didn’t have any free time to think for themselves

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2
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How did nazis change education?

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They altered old subjects to give them nazi aspects, and invented new ones

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3
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What was the most significant new subject invented by nazis?

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Racial theory

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4
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How was racial theory demonstrated in class?

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Jewish students were used as live examples

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5
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What did teachers have to do to remain employed?

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Join the German teachers league

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6
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What did German Teachers League do?

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Made sure teachers only taught nazi ideas

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7
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What is a Landjahr?

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A year of national service for young adults

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8
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What nazi youth group was there for boys aged 6-10?

A

Cubs

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9
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What nazi youth group was there for girls aged 6-10?

A

None

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10
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What nazi youth group was there for boys aged 10-14?

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Young German Boys

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11
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What nazi youth group was there for girls aged 10-14?

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Young German Girls

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12
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What nazi youth group was there for boys aged 14-18?

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Hitler youth

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13
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What nazi youth group was there for girls aged 14-18?

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League of German Girls

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14
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What nazi youth group was there for boys aged 18-21?

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None

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15
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What nazi youth group was there for girls aged 18-21?

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Faith and Beauty

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16
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What was expected of boys aged 18?

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They were expected to be working full time or in the army

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17
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What did Nazi youth groups do in the war?

A

Ran messages for officials
Helped fire fighters and air raid wardens
Girls filled factories
Hitler youth had a tank division

18
Q

What percentage of eligible yours were in nazi youth groups by the end of the 1930’s?

A

82

19
Q

Why might the figure of 82% of youths in nazi youth groups be a misrepresentation of political support?

A

Some may have joined to stay out of trouble
Some may have been forced to join
Some simply joined for the leisure activities

20
Q

What showed that Hitler had succeeded in building the next generation of nazis?

A

German people were willing to fight to the death for Hitler

Young people would report their own parents for opposing the nazis

21
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Did Hitler want women to work in factories?

A

No

22
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What was a ‘duty year’ for women?

A

Where they would do a years work for the good of the state

23
Q

Who was minister for economy in 1934?

A

Hjalmar Schacht

24
Q

What public works did nazis build?

A

Motorways

Swimming pools

25
Q

What was the aim of the DAF

A

To promote goodwill between the government and the workers

26
Q

What is autarky?

A

National self suffiency

27
Q

What does Blitzkrieg mean?

A

Lighting war

28
Q

How did Germany try to achieve autarky?

A

Increasing the production of food and steel etc

29
Q

Did the drive for autarky work?

A

No

30
Q

Who was Germany reliant on?

A

Iron ore from Sweden
Oil from Russia
Wood from Norway

31
Q

How did the invading and taking over Austria and Czechoslovakia benefit the German economy?

A

Austria gave Germany a supply of iron ore

Czechoslovakia had very advanced heavy industry

32
Q

How did nazis have achieve autarky in the end?

A

They traded goods between their conquered counties

33
Q

How did German people benefit from rations?

A

40% of Germans ate better as a result of rations

34
Q

What was the highest number of German casualties from 1 bombing?

A

30,000

35
Q

What happened when the rationing system broke down?

A

Germans relied on the black market, or animals that died in bombings

36
Q

How did normal civilians try to survive when allied soldiers entered Germany?

A

Destroyed any evidence they supported nazis

37
Q

How many Germans died as a result of the 2nd WW?

A

3.5 million

38
Q

What is total war?

A

Government takes special powers to focus all the country’s effort on the war

39
Q

Who was Albert Speer?

A

Minister for Armaments

40
Q

When was total war announced?

A

Feb 1943

41
Q

How was productivity increased in factories during the war?

A

They worked around the clock rather than in the day

42
Q

Who were the Einsatzgruppen?

A

Groups of SS men whose job was to dispose of undesirable people

43
Q

Who came up with the final solution?

A

SS men