The popularity of Nazi Social and Economic Policies Flashcards
Policies aimed at women:
Popular policies
The Honour Cross of German Motherhood - an award given to women for bearing children
Bronze - mothers of 4 or 5
Silver- mothers of 6 and 7
Gold - mothers of 8 or more
Women were given 1000 Reichmarks to loan and for every child you had, you keep 250 Reichmarks
Policies aimed at women:
Unpopular policies
Early years of Nazi regime saw women being forced out of employment
Nazis had an ideal view of women. Blue eyes, blond, broad hips for child bearing and long skirts
Policies aimed at youth:
Popular policies
Structural system of Hitler Youth was based on the military, where each group consisted of about 150-200 boys
Policies aimed at youth:
Unpopular policies
Edelweiss Piraten were a loose collection of youth groups who did not conform to the Nazi ideal
Policies aimed at working classes:
Popular policies
Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) set up May 6th 1933 and headed by Robert Ley Workers were represented in one national body - it was the largest organisation in the 3rd Reich and membership increased from 5 million in 1933, to 22 million in 1939
Policies aimed at working classes:
Unpopular policies
in 1939 DAF organised the Volkswagen Scheme with the hope to reduce the danger of inflation - no one actually received a car like they promised
Policies aimed at middle classes:
Popular policies
Nazi theorists like Gottfried Feder and Otto Wagener advocated policies to protect the interests of the German mittelstand
Mittelstand favoured the Law to Protect Retail Trade in 1933 which placed special taxes on large stores and new department stores
Policies aimed at middle classes:
Unpopular policies
The Law to Protect Retail Trade came with consequences such as tight credit
Number of independent artisans went from 2 million to 1.5 million
