The Home Front Flashcards
1
Q
Stats about rationing
A
Till 1944 dies was 10% above the minimum calorific standard.
1942, consumer goods began to decline
2
Q
human consequences of rationing
A
Real shortage and hunger by 1943
Boots and shoes were in short supply
3
Q
German society focused on war efforts facts
A
Industry organised more efficiently
Working hours increased
4
Q
What did the winter of 1942-3 make it hard of Nazis to hide?
A
Military defeats in Stalingrad
5
Q
Results of air raids
A
800,000 wounded
3.6 million homes destroyed
6
Q
What was life like in the final years of war?
A
No decline, people came together against the enemy, there was slight discontent
