Marriage and family Flashcards
What measures were introduced to increase Germany’s population?
Marriage loans, covered half a year of earnings
Income tax was reduced in proportion to the number of children, 6 or more you didn’t have to pay it.
Anti abortion law under Wiemar was enforced more
What was the Nazi slogan for a climax of glorification?
I have donated a child to the Fuhrer
Stats
From 1933, birth rate increased, it reached a peak of 20.3 births per 100 in 1939
Divorced rate went from 29.7 per 1000 to 38.3 per 1000 (1933-39)
Lebensborn definition
“Spring of life”. Founded by Himmler and overseen by SS to promote doctrines of racial purity
What happened in lebensborn?
Girls were impregnated by members of the SS, 11,000 children were born under Lebensorn
Overall did the policy fail?
Yes, it was contradictory and incoherent