Topic 5 : Life In Germnay For Women And Children Flashcards
What age were women given the vote in Germany
20
What were the Nazi ideals of women
- no makeup
- no work
- no interest in politics
Why were women not allowed to diet ?
It was bad for child bearing
Why was the law for encouragement of marriage introduced ? When ?
To increase Germany’s birth rate . 1933
What does lebensborn mean and what was it set up to do ?
Fountain of life . It was to force unmarried women to become pregnant by racially pure aryan race SS members
What were the 3 ks ?
Children , kitchen , church .
What jobs were women forced to give up ?
Doctors , civil servants , teachers.
How did Hitler use the education system for his own benefit ?
He was able to indoctrinate the Nazi ideas onto Germany’s youth
What autobiography became a standard text at school ?
Mein kampf
What did teachers have to join ?
The Nazi teachers league
By 1936, what percentage of teachers were members of the Nazi party ?
36%
What did all lesson start have to start and end with ?
Students saluting and saying heil hitler
What were presented through every subject ?
Nazi themes
What percentage of time was devoted to PE ?
15%
How did Hitler control the spare time of the young ?
The Hitler youth movement
What happened to all the other organisations ?
They were banned
From what year was membership of the Hitler’s youth compulsory ?
1939
How many members were there by 1939 ?
7 million members
