Social Policy And Practice

Question 1

Reasons for Nazi policies on Women

Answer 1

Nazis believed women should focus on being mothers
Kinder, Küche, Kirche (children, kitchen, church) slogan promoting motherhood to increase the Aryan population

Question 2

Impact of the policies on women

Answer 2

Many women lost their jobs to focus on home + family
Education + career options were restricted
Women faced expectations to be the ideal Aryan mothers

Question 3

Reasons for policies on young people

Answer 3

Nazis wanted to teach their ideas to young people to create loyal citizens
Youth groups helped influence children to follow Nazi beliefs

Question 4

Impact of the policies on young people

Answer 4

School subjects were changed to focus on Nazi values (physical fitness, loyalty, the three K’s)
Hitler Youth promoted military training + a sense of belonging
League of German Maidens emphasised domestic skills; cooking, sewing, prepare for motherhood

Question 5

Reasons for policies on controlling the churches and religion + their impact

Answer 5

Wanted religious teachings to match Nazi beliefs
Religious leaders who opposed the Nazis were persecuted

Question 6

Reasons for policies on Aryan ideas, racial policies and persecution + their impact

Answer 6

Believed Aryans were superior, Jews were inferior
Nuremberg Laws: took away citizenship + rights from Jews
Propaganda spread anti-Jewish ideas to the public
Segregation forced Jews into ghettos to isolate the

Persecution + extermination of millions of Jews, leading to the Holocaust