Nazi: Women Flashcards
Why were the nazis against church membership
As it competed against their role of being idolised
What slogan did they initially employ to appeal to women
‘Kinder, Küche, Kirche’ to give women a familiar feel
How did the nazis see women and families
- wanted right-wing women to produce the right kind of kids and stressed virtues of a family
- said men and women were equal but alas different, physically, so family was their job
What was eugenics
Belief that controlling reproduction can produce healthier population. Encouraged ‘pure’ Germans to breed together and passed laws to stop non-pure breeding.
What were the benefits of being a ‘pure’ couple
- Couples given marriage loans to encouraging marriage, but only if having licence saying they were fit and racially acceptable.
- Help with school fees and transpon fares were provided for families, but only after an interview eliminated the ‘unsuitable’.
What was the lebensborn programme and its aims
Started in 1936 and run by a special branch of the SS, Its aim was to produce healthy Aryan children.
Members of the SS, encouraged to mate with as many different ‘racially pure’ young women as possible. The programme had its own hospitals, clinics and homes for the children born on the programme.
What was the result of the lebensborn programme
The children were adopted by ‘fit’ Germans who had trouble conceiving.
Once the Third Reid expanded, the programme took ‘suitable’ children from families in the lands they took over and put them into the homes.
What law was passed on July 14th 1933
Law for the Preservation of Offspring of Hereditary Diseases makes it possible to sterilise those physical and mental problems.
When were women excluded in the law (expect admin)
1936
Women during the war
-women urged to join war work even if married - more childcare was given
How did the % of women in th workforce between 1933-39 differ from 1939-44
The total number of women in the workforce went up by 27 percent between 1933 and 1939, and just two percent between 1939 and 1944. In Britain, the increase was 50 percent over the war years.
What were the 3 reasons women entered the workforce
- Nazi propaganda was working well. Many women reluctant to work and organisations were reluctant to have them.
- The government didn’t use women in all kinds of war work. Instead, replacing male teachers or work on the land rather than in mines or heavy industry.
- Germany had the use of foreign labour’ from the lands they had conquered, so their need to mobilise women in the workforce was nowhere near as great.
When was compulsory military service introduced
By 1941, for women ages 18-40
