Nazi treatment of women

Question 1

What are the 3 key words that were used a Nazi slogan for how women should live their lives (and translation)?

Answer 1

1. Kinder - children
2. Kirche - church
3. Küche - kitchen

Question 2

How did the Nazis encourage women to start a family? (2)

Answer 2

1. Couple given 1000 reichmarks from gov. to start up marriage
2. 4x kids = paid nothing back

Question 3

How did women tie in with a Nazi solution to unemployment? (2)

Answer 3

1. Women had to leave jobs when they got married

2. Encouraged employers to favour male employees over female

Question 4

How were women encouraged/ forced to have children? (6)

Answer 4

1. Medals for having kids:
   bronze = 4
   silver = 6
   gold = 8
2. 1000 reichmarks for starting a family didn’t have to be paid back if couple had 4 kids
3. Contraception forbidden
4. Mother’s Day -> national holiday
5. Slimming discouraged to better deliver children
6. Abortion = prison sentence (later death penalty)

Question 5

What were the Nazi views on women and employment?

Answer 5

1. Mothers NOT workers

2. Housewife = profession

Question 6

What did the Nazis promote?

Answer 6

Traditional gender roles

Question 7

What sexism were men encouraged to do?

Answer 7

Objectify women (adverts in papers asking for ‘particular’ women)

Question 8

How did the Nazis discourage women from diverging from traditional gender roles?

Answer 8

1. Propaganda -> wearing trousers frowned upon

Question 9

What ‘luxurious’ behaviour were women discouraged from? (4)

Answer 9

1. Wearing high heels
2. Wearing make-up
3. Smoking
4. Dying or perming hair

Question 10

How were women expected to dress?

Answer 10

In simple NOT fashionable clothing

Question 11

What word describes the treatment of women by the Nazi government?

Answer 11

Controlled

Question 12

How did the Nazis encourage women to be housewives (aside from encouraging marriage)?

Answer 12

Set up bridal schools and courses

Question 13

What did the Nazi policies towards women do?

Answer 13

Undid liberated culture of 1920s

Question 14

Did Nazi efforts to solve unemployment through keeping women in the home succeed?

Answer 14

NO

1. In 1933 5 mil people were still out of work - Hitler promised to SOLVE unemployment
2. To make numbers seem smaller women (and Jews) taken off unemployment list - lies and deceit

Question 15

Was Nazi attempt to raise population significantly successful?

Answer 15

NO

Still average of 2 children per family