Nazi policy towards women Flashcards
What was the main focus of Nazi policy towards women before the outbreak of the Second World War?
Ensuring they stayed at home and cared for the family
What were women in Nazi Germany expected to do regarding their appearance and fitness?
Dress conservatively ( tied back hair- plaits buns, long skirts,flat heels,non-smoker,athletic,no makeup,no hair dye)and keep themselves fit and healthy
What was one of the primary goals of Nazi policy towards women?
Increasing the birth rate
Who was the leading female Nazi politician in charge of policies related to women?
Gertrud Scholtz-Klink
What were the ‘three Ks’ that women in Nazi Germany were told to concentrate on?
- Kinder (children)
- Kirche (church)
- Küche (cooking)
What was the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage introduced in 1933?
Provided loans to women if they married and quit their jobs
What was the purpose of the Lebensborn(Fountain of Life) Programme started in 1935?
To pair SS men with single women to create ‘genetically pure’ children
What could lead a husband to legally divorce his wife under the 1938 divorce laws?
Failing or refusing to have children
What was the Mother’s Cross and who received it?
An award for women who had four or more children
How did Nazi policies towards women change by the outbreak of the Second World War?
Many women had to work in factories and industries to replace men
What financial incentive did the Law for the Reduction of Unemployment provide?
Encouraged women to stay at home
What was the change in the number of women in employment from 1933 to 1939?
Increased by 2.4 million
What kind of fashions were women expected to emulate in Nazi Germany?
Traditional German peasant fashions
Fill in the blank: Women were discouraged from staying _______ because it was thought that thin women had trouble giving birth.
slim
True or False: Women in Nazi Germany were expected to wear make-up and trousers.
False
What did the German Women’s Enterprise (DFW) require from women-related organizations?
All organizations had to join the DFW or be banned
What type of courses were members of the German Women’s Enterprise enrolled in?How many women had attender these courses by 1939
- Childcare
- Cooking
- Sewing
1.7 mill women
Divorce Laws
In 1938,Nazis changed laws to encourage childbirth.If a wife would/could not have children,this could be used as grounds for divorce by the husband
Who was the lebensborn programme started by?
1935,ss leader,Heinrich Himmler
Birth rate fall 1900-1933?
2mill per year to 1mill per year
Fill in the blanks: By the end of 1934 about———-women had given up work
The number of female students starting higher education fell from just over ——— in 1932 to ——-in 1939
360,000
17000
6000
In 1937 women with——- were allowed to work
Due to this compared with the —— women in work in 1933,there were actually —— in work by 1939
marriage loans
5mill
7mill
Mothers cross
bronze -4/5 kids
silver-6/7 kids
gold-8 or more
Female equivelent of HJ
Leauge of German Maidens
