nazi economic, social, racial policy Flashcards
What was the 4 Year Plan?
Make Germany ready for war in 4 years, prioritising rearmament and autarky
What were the 3 Ks?
Kinder, Kuche, Kirche (Children, Kitchen, Church)
-Nazi idea of the ideal woman’s role.
what is indoctrination
to accept a system of thought without question.
what does it mean to be protestant and catholic
christian church were and werent controlled by the pope
What was the Nazi view on jews
Anti-Semitic: Jews were a threat to German purity. (hatred of jews)
How did Hitler indoctrinate young people?
Compulsory education in Nazi-approved schools (e.g teachers been to nazi teachers league, lessons used to promote nazi ideas and textbooks rewritten to reflect nazi view)
Hitler Youth movement (1936): Membership compulsory from 1939.
Focused on physical exercise, military training, and promoting Nazi ideology.
What was the purpose of the Hitler Youth?
Prepare boys to become future soldiers - pe, rifle practice etc
* Prepare girls for motherhood
* Indoctrination into Nazi ideology.
What was the League of German Maidens?
Organization for girls aged 14-18.
Focused on physical exercise like hoola hooping and domestic skills like cooking and sewing and Nazi ideology.
How did Hitler view Christianity?
Hitler saw Christianity as a threat and potential opposition to the nazis as it emphasised peace so tried to control the church
what 2 laws did hitler use to try and control the church
1935 ministry of church affairs to weaken the hold between the ppl and church
1930s German faith movement was encouraged by nazis to replace christian values with pagan ideas
when and what was the Reichskonkordat/concordat
1933 It was an agreement between Hitler and the Pope where hitler wouldnt interfere in running of Catholic Church if they agreed to stay out of political matters. Hitler broke the agreement by persecuting clergy.
What happened to Protestant churches under Nazi rule and what happened to the opposing
Nazis replaced some Protestant churches with the pro-Nazi Reich Church. ppl who opposed eg paster neimoller were sent to concentration camps.
when and what happened in the end between hitler and the church
1937 hitler forced to return control of church and they stayed out of politics
what did women gain during the weimar period
Women had equal voting rights, entered professional careers, and gained independence.
What was the Nazi ideology about women?
Nazis believed women should focus on the “3 K’s” (Kinder, Küche, Kirche - Children, Kitchen, Church), give up jobs and start families
why did hitler want women to start families so much
to secure the future of the aryan race
when and what was the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage
1933 where couples received loans of 1,000 marks if they married and agreed to have children. They didn’t have to repay part of the loan for each child born e.g 1 child = 250, 4 children = 1000
What was the Mothers’ Cross awa
Mothers were awarded medals based on the number of children they had: bronze for 4, silver for 6, and gold for 8+ children.
mothers cross award
when and what was the Lebensborn program?
1935 It encouraged unmarried Aryan women to “devote a baby to the fuhrer” by have children with racially “pure” SS men to increase the Aryan population
How did female labor change between 1933 and 1939?
As the German economy grew, more women were needed in the workplace. Female labor rose by 2.4 million.
What was Hitler’s belief about Aryans?
Hitler believed Aryans were the “master race” and thought certain groups were inferior therefore wanting to protect the aryan race
what groups of people did hitler sterilise
sterilised Jews, mentally ill, physically disabled, blacks, gypsies, and homosexuals
who did hitler blame for germanys recent problems
jews
when and what happened in the Jewish boycott?
1933 Nazis encouraged Germans to boycott Jewish shops and businesses and pressured Jewish people to leave jobs like teaching, law, and medicine.
