Nazi Germany

Question 1

What were the main goals of Nazi policies towards women?

Answer 1

To reduce the number of working women and promote traditional roles as mothers and homemakers

Emphasis on 3Ks: children, kitchen, church

Question 2

What was the impact of Nazi policies on women’s employment?

Answer 2

Banned from roles like teachers, doctors, and civil servants; 360,000 women left the workforce by 1934

Women were also prevented from being judges, lawyers, or jurors

Question 3

Who was Scholtz-Klink?

Answer 3

Reich Women’s Leader who oversaw policies related to women in Nazi Germany

Question 4

What was the ‘Law for Encouragement of Marriage’?

Answer 4

Offered 1,000 marks to couples who married and allowed loans to be reduced with each child born

Question 5

What was the purpose of the Lebensborn program?

Answer 5

To support nurseries and provide financial assistance for children of SS members, including single women

Question 6

Fill in the blank: By 1933, the birth rate had ______.

Answer 6

halved

Question 7

True or False: Women in Nazi Germany were legally required to adhere to strict dress codes.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

What was the political context leading to Hitler becoming Chancellor in 1933?

Answer 8

Political instability, failure of moderate parties, and pressure from right-wing groups

Hindenburg appointed Hitler as a ‘puppet’ Chancellor

Question 9

What was the significance of the Article 48 in the Weimar Constitution?

Answer 9

Allowed chancellors to rule by decree in emergencies, leading to increased authoritarianism

Question 10

What was the outcome of the July 1932 elections for the Nazi Party?

Answer 10

Nazis won 230 seats, significantly increasing their power in the Reichstag

Question 11

What led to the growth of Nazi support between 1929-32?

Answer 11

Economic hardship from the Great Depression and disillusionment with the Weimar Republic

Question 12

What was the Munich Putsch?

Answer 12

A failed coup attempt by the Nazis to seize control of Munich in 1923

Question 13

What was the impact of the Wall Street Crash on Germany?

Answer 13

German economy shrank by 40%, unemployment rose to 6.1 million, and government cut benefits

Question 14

Fill in the blank: Hitler wrote ‘Mein Kampf’ during his ______.

Answer 14

imprisonment

Question 15

What did the Dawes Plan aim to achieve?

Answer 15

To reduce reparations and stabilize the German economy through loans

Question 16

What was the significance of the Locarno Pact?

Answer 16

Germany agreed to its borders with France, improving international relations

Question 17

What were the major challenges faced by the Weimar Republic?

Answer 17

Hyperinflation, political extremism, and the impact of the Treaty of Versailles

Included the invasion of the Ruhr by France

Question 18

How did the Nazi Party’s image evolve in the early 1920s?

Answer 18

Rebranded from DAP to NSDAP, emphasizing strong imagery and propaganda

Question 19

What role did the SA play in the Nazi Party?

Answer 19

Served as a private military force to protect Hitler and disrupt opposition

Question 20

What was the economic situation in Germany by 1932?

Answer 20

Severe unemployment and reduced wages, leading to widespread dissatisfaction

Question 21

What event marked the end of World War I for Germany?

Answer 21

Armistice signed in November 1918

Question 22

What was the Weimar Republic linked to?

Answer 22

Surrender

Question 23

True or False: The Weimar Republic was universally accepted by the German populace.

Answer 23

False

Question 24

What extremist party leader posed a threat to Hitler due to his control over the SA?

Answer 24

Rohm

Question 25

Fill in the blank: The Enabling Act allowed Hitler to make laws without _______ for 4 years.

Answer 25

Reichstag

Question 26

What significant event occurred on the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 26

Execution of Rohm and 100 SA leaders

Question 27

What did the Enabling Act of 1933 ultimately lead to?

Answer 27

End of democracy and creation of dictatorship

Question 28

Who died in August 1934, allowing Hitler to declare himself Fuhrer?

Answer 28

President Hindenburg

Question 29

What was the role of Himmler in the Nazi regime?

Answer 29

Controlled the SS and security forces

Question 30

What did the Gestapo serve as?

Answer 30

Undercover secret police

Question 31

What was the purpose of the 'Decree for Protection of People'?

Answer 31

Banned the Communist Party

Question 32

What was the main goal of Nazi propaganda under Goebbels?

Answer 32

Control over censorship and propaganda

Question 33

What was the outcome of the Kristallnacht?

Answer 33

Destruction of shops and synagogues, arrest of Jews

Question 34

What was the Nazi policy towards the young?

Answer 34

Create loyal Nazi supporters and soldiers

Question 35

What was the main method used by the Nazis to influence the youth?

Answer 35

Youth groups and education

Question 36

What was the Nazi view of 'sub-humans'?

Answer 36

Slavs from eastern Europe and others deemed inferior

Question 37

True or False: The Nazi regime banned all forms of artistic expression.

Answer 37

False

Question 38

What was the Reich Chamber of Culture responsible for?

Answer 38

Controlling arts and media to align with Nazi ideals

Question 39

What was the T4 Programme?

Answer 39

Extermination of disabled children

Question 40

How did the Nazis view Jews in Germany?

Answer 40

Blamed for various societal issues and persecuted

Question 41

What did the Nuremberg Laws establish for Jews?

Answer 41

Made them subjects, not citizens

Question 42

What was the main focus of Nazi education?

Answer 42

Creating Nazis through propaganda and indoctrination

Question 43

What did the Labour Front replace?

Answer 43

Trade Unions

Question 44

What significant infrastructure project employed many Germans during the Nazi regime?

Answer 44

Autobahns

Question 45

What was the Nazi approach to controlling religious views?

Answer 45

Created the Reich Church and suppressed opposing churches

Question 46

Fill in the blank: The Nazi youth group for boys aged 14-18 was called _______.

Answer 46

Hitler Youth

Question 47

What was the aim of the 'Strength Through Joy' program?

Answer 47

Provide leisure activities to workers

Question 48

How did the Nazis view women in society?

Answer 48

As homemakers and mothers for the Aryan race

Question 49

What was the 'invisible unemployment' phenomenon?

Answer 49

Unemployment figures did not count Jews, women, and part-time workers

Question 50

What was the significance of the 1936 Olympics for the Nazis?

Answer 50

Showcased Nazi efficiency and propaganda

Question 51

What was the primary aim of Nazi policies concerning the young?

Answer 51

To make a ‘Thousand Year Reich’

Question 52

What qualities did Nazi policies aim to instill in young individuals?

Answer 52

Nazi supporters, nationalists, fertile, healthy, and soldiers

Question 53

True or False: Nazi policies stated that girls and boys were equal and similar.

Answer 53

False

Question 54

What method did the Nazis use to persuade the young to be loyal to the Reich?

Answer 54

Propaganda

Question 55

How did Hitler create an appeal to the young?

Answer 55

By creating an image of a father-figure

Question 56

What age groups were included in the League of German Maidens?

Answer 56

10-14 as Young Maidens; 14-21 as German Maidens

Question 57

What activities did females in the League of German Maidens participate in?

Answer 57

Camps, rallies, oaths

Question 58

Fill in the blank: Girls in the League of German Maidens did not receive _______.

Answer 58

[military training]

Question 59

What skills were taught to girls in the League of German Maidens?

Answer 59

Domestic skills and ‘racial hygiene’

Question 60

What was the goal of teaching girls domestic skills in the context of Nazi ideology?

Answer 60

To prepare them to marry an Aryan man

Question 61

How did Nazi policies affect the loyalty of young people towards their families?

Answer 61

Undermined parents; loyalty was to the state rather than the family