Nazi treatment of women - women's reactions

Question 1

Name 7 positive reactions of women to the Nazi treatment of women

Answer 1

1. Enjoyed being housewives
2. Enjoyed not working
3. Proud to be serving the Fuhrer
4. Some felt safer
5. Feel important
6. Happy to be ‘purifying’ the race
7. Felt respected

Question 2

Name negative reactions of women to the Nazi treatment of women

Answer 2

1. Felt restricted/ controlled
2. Wanted to hold onto jobs
3. Devastated at being sterilised (undesirable genes)
4. Disgusted at encouragement of being objectified
5. Unfair
6. Loss of identity
7. Exclusion from ‘dream’ (sterilised women)
8. Loss of feminity