Nazi Society 1933-39

Question 1

Nazi Volksgemeinschaft

Answer 1

Vaguest element of Nazi policy, to overcome old German divisions of class, religion, and politics bring a collective national identity by working together.
But with outsiders who did not conform in the dream, upholding traditional gender roles

Question 2

Social Groups

Answer 2

DAF largest Nazi organisation with 22 million members 1939not compulsory but advisable, settling working hours and wages, harshly dealing with disobedience, stable rent for housing, supervising working conditions.

Question 3

Outsiders in volksgemeinschaft

Answer 3

Ideological opponents referring to politics socialist communist and anyone who did not ideologically conform like Martin Niemoller
Untermenschen covered all races who were inferior/subhuman Gypsies, Slavs Jews and mentally and physically disabled people
Strong supporters of Eugenics want disabled to be removed, 1933 ‘The law for the prevention of hereditarily diseased offspring.’

Question 4

Outsiders in volksgemeinschaft

Answer 4

Ideological opponents referring to politics socialist communist and anyone who did not ideologically conform like Martin Niemoller
Untermenschen covered all races who were inferior/subhuman Gypsies, Slavs Jews and mentally and physically disabled people
Strong supporters of Eugenics want disabled to be removed, 1933 ‘The law for the prevention of hereditarily diseased offspring.’ Sterilisation of heditary conditions, and any existing conditions affecting physical and mental health 350, 000 sterilised many killed in operation T4

Question 5

Nazi anti Semitism

Answer 5

Approach was gradualistic
Neuremberg Laws
1935 Reich Citizenship Act - Jews lost citizenship
Protection of German blood and honour - no marriages between Jews and Germans
1936
26 April Registration of Jewish Property
5 July prohibiting Jewish doctors
12 Nov exclude Jews from economic life
15 Nov excluding Jews from education
28 Nov

Question 6

Nazi anti Semitism

Answer 6

Approach was gradualistic
Neuremberg Laws
1935 Reich Citizenship Act - Jews lost citizenship
Protection of German blood and honour - no marriages between Jews and Germans
1936
26 April Registration of Jewish Property
5 July prohibiting Jewish doctors
12 Nov exclude Jews from economic life
15 Nov excluding Jews from education
28 Nov restricting freedom of movement
3 Dec compulsory closure of Jews businesses
1 Sep curfew for jews

Question 7

Kristallnacht 1938

Answer 7

100 deaths attacks on 10,000 Jewish shops and business burning down of 200 synagogue deportation of 20,000 to concentration