TOPIC 5 Nazi Economic, Social And Racial Policy Flashcards

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1
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From …. the RAD (…..) was compulsory for all … aged ….

A

1935
The National Labour Service Corps
men
18-25

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2
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In ….. the RAD was extended to …..

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1939
women

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3
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The RAD scheme was intended to …… whilst also providing Germany with …..

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encourage the spirit of National Socialism
a cheap labour force

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4
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The Nazis introduced …. providing Germany with ….. km of ….

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road building programmes
7000
autobahns

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5
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The Nazis used ….. to keep down unemployment figures

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dubious methods

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6
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….. were dismissed from their jobs and ….. were held in concentration camps

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Jews
Opponents of the Nazis

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7
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By 1939, only ….. male workers were listed as unemployed out of a workforce of ….

A

35000
25million

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8
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Hitler was determined to build up the …… which greatly ….

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armed forces
Reduced unemployment

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9
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In ….. conscription was reintroduced. The army grew from …. in 1933 to ….. by 1939

A

1935
100,000
1,400,000

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10
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….. such as coal and chemical usage ….. between 1933 and ….

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Heavy industries
Doubled
1939

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11
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….. marks were spent on rearmament, this increases to …. by 1939

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3.5 billion
26 billion

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12
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In …… the Nazis banned all trade unions

A

May 1933

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13
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The trade unions were replaced by …..

A

The German Labour Front (DAF)

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14
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The ….. became the largest organisation in Nazi Germany with ….. members by …..

A

DAF
22 million
1939

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15
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The DAF included …. and was supposed to represent the interests of both

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employers and workers

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16
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In the DAF, workers were given …….

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relatively high wages, job security and social and leisure programmes

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17
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In ….. the DAF launched the Volkswagen scheme to ……

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1938
give workers an opportunity to buy their own car

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18
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not a single customer of the Volkswagen scheme ….. as ….

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took delivery of a car
production shifted to military vehicles in 1939

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19
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…… (KdF) programme was set up to …..

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Strength through joy
improve leisure time for German workers

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20
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The KdF programme included…..

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concerts, sporting events and holidays

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21
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About …… people went on KdF holidays in Germany in …..

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10 million
1938

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22
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……. was a programme set up by the KdF to improve …..

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Beauty of Work
working conditions

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23
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The Beauty of Work programme organised ……

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the building of canteens, swimming pools and sports facilities

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24
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Women made …… in their position in German society during the …..

A

significant progress
1920s

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25
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…….. were given the vote and had …….

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Women over the age of 20
greater social freedom

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26
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The Nazis has a ……. view of the role of women

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very traditional

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27
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Nazi ideals suggested that the ideal woman ……

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did not wear makeup, did not work and did not hold an interest in politics

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28
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Women were encouraged to ….

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keep healthy and wear their hair in buns or plaits

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29
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Women were discouraged from …. as it was said to be bad for ….

A

slimming
childbearing

30
Q

In 1933, the …… was introduced to increase birth rate in Germany

A

Law for the Encouragement of Marriage

31
Q

On Hitler’s mother’s birthday, medals were awarded to ….

A

women with large families

32
Q

The ….. (Life Springs) programme was set up to force…..

A

Lebensborn
unmarried women to become pregnant by ‘racially pure’ SS men

33
Q

Women were encouraged to stick to the …. meaning ….

A

‘Three Ks’: Kinder Kuche and Kirche
children, kitchen and church

34
Q

Professional women such as …… were forced to ….

A

doctors, civil servants and teachers
give up their jobs

35
Q

From ….. the policy which removed women from jobs was …..
Germany was …….
Men were …..

A

1937
reversed
rearming
joining the army

36
Q

Hitler used ……. to indoctrinate the ….. onto …..

A

the education system
Nazi ideals
Germany’s youth

37
Q

All textbooks had to be approved by ….

A

the Ministry of Education

38
Q

….. became a standard text

A

Mein Kampf

39
Q

School teachers had to ….. and join the ….

A

swear loyalty to Hitler
Nazi Teacher’s League

40
Q

By ….. , ……% of teachers were members of the Nazi Party

A

1936
36

41
Q

All lessons began and ended with the students….

A

Saluting and saying ‘Heil Hitler’

42
Q

….. were presented through every school subject

A

Nazi themes

43
Q

…..% of time was devoted to physical education

A

15

44
Q

In school was a great emphasis on …..

A

Germany’s past and the Aryan race

45
Q

Hitler controlled the spare time of the young through….

A

the Hitler Youth movement

46
Q

Nazi ideals such as ….. following the …… and ……. were enforced through the Hitler Youth

A

obedience
Fuhrer
racial purity

47
Q

All organisations ……. were banned

A

Other than Hitler Youth

48
Q

From ….. membership of Hitler Youth was ….

A

1939
Compulsory

49
Q

By …… there were ….. members of Hitler Youth

A

1939
7 million

50
Q

Non-Germans, especially …. were treated as …..

A

the Jews
second class citizens

51
Q

Hitler’s theories were based on …..

A

his interpretation of Social Darwinism

52
Q

Nazis believed that Germans were ……
Jews and Slavs were considered ……

A

a pure race of Aryan descent
‘subhumans’ (Untermenschen)

53
Q

Hitler hoped to create …..
This would be achieved by …… and destroying …..

A

a pure racial state
selective breeding
the Jews

54
Q

Schools were controlled by the ……
The government put …… material in every classroom

A

Ministry of Education
anti-semitic

55
Q

In …… Jewish teachers were …..

A

1936
forbidden to give private tuition to German students

56
Q

In …… Jewish children were expelled from German schools

A

1938

57
Q

Legal and open discrimination ….. resulting in many Jews …..

A

increased in the 1930s
leaving Germany

58
Q

In …… the SA organised a boycott of ……

A

1933
Jewish shops and businesses

59
Q

In ….. local councils banned Jews from …..

A

1934
public spaces such as parks and swimming pools

60
Q

In ….. the Nuremberg Laws were passed. These were ……..

A

1935
a series of laws against the Jews

61
Q

On ….. a Polish Jew assassinates ….. in …… in Paris

A

8th November 1938
a German
the German embassy

62
Q

Goebbles used this as …….. against the Jews of Germany

A

opportunity for retaliation

63
Q

Anti-Jewish demonstrations were organised, which involved ….

A

attacks on Jewish property, shops and synagogues across Germany

64
Q

The events of the ….. became known as Kristallnacht

A

9-10 November

65
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In Kristallnacht about …. Jews were killed, ….. were sent to concentration camps and ….. businesses were destroyed

A

100
20,000
7,500

66
Q

Hitler officially ….. for …… on Kristallnacht

A

blamed the Jews
provoking the attacks

67
Q

The Jews were fined ….. reichsmarks as …..

A

1 billion
compensation for the damage caused by

68
Q

After Kristallnacht, Jews were …..

A

no longer permitted to own businesses

69
Q

In ….. the Reich Office for ….. was established

A

January 1939
Jewish Emigration

70
Q

The ….. were responsible for removing Jews through …..

A

SS
forced emigration

71
Q

From …… Jews were evicted from …… and …..

A

30th April 1939
their homes
forced into designated ghettos

72
Q

In …… Jews were forced to hand in their radio sets so they …..

A

September 1939
could not listen to foreign news