Women Flashcards
Compared to other countries how rights of women in the Weimar Republic?
They were advanced.
What does Urt Frute say about women in Nazi Germany?
” not a womens hell”
When the constitution was created, women were given what?
When the Constitution was created, women were given the right to vote and allowed to stand for election, equal rights with men, the right to enter any employment and marriage becoming an equal partnership.
How did the respond to the changes brought about by the constitution?
High turnout in elections
How many women had been elected in the Reichstag by 1932
112 women
What was the Nazis belief of women?
The Nazis believed that a woman’s place was in the home where she should look after her husband and children.– Kinder, Kuche and Kirche (Children, cooking and church).
Who said the “failed to reverse long term secular trends”
Nolan
What does Joseph Bendersky say about women and the Volkgemeinshaft?
“certain circumstances several of these measures and initiatives were proved successful”
Loans were provided to assist married couples with children which subsided the higher tax bills for single people/ married without kids. Describe how the loan is written off
At the birth of one child,25% of the loan was written off, rising to 50% for 2 children. The loan became a gift at the birth of the 4th child.
The German cross of motherhood was given to mothers who had children- What do you need to do to get bronze silver and gold and what else do you receive?
Bronze crosses were given to mothers of four or five children, silver for six or seven, gold for eight or more. entitled to a special salute from the Hitler Youth.
When were the medals distributed and who by if you had a gold medal
Hitlers mum’s birthday-12 August
Given by Hitler personally
Describe the Lebensborn programme?
Lebensborn- This was a programme designed to increase the number of ‘racially pure’ children born. It provided financial assistance and nursery places for women who had babies with SS soldiers – including unmarried women.
What did the birth rate increase from and to (1933/ 1939)?
14 per 1,000 in 1933 to 20 per 1,000 in 1939
The Lebensborn programme was set up in 1935 in 1944 how many children had been born in these special homes?
Almost 11,000 children
By December 1938 how many mothers had used the Lebensborn services?
653
What was the Lebensborn’s infant mortality rate in comparison to the national average
3% half of National average.
The law for the encouragement of marriage provided an interest free loan of how much for newlyweds?
1000 Reichsmarks
1938 Marriage law extended to the grounds of divorce why was divorce made easier? (divorces increased!)
that unproductive marriage was worthless to the national community. If a woman would not or could not have children the husband could be divorced easily If a woman had an abortion, again the husband could divorce his wife.
Marriages increased from what in 1932 to what in 1934?
516,000 in 1932 to 740,000 in 1934.
The Nazis wanted to increase Germanys population to what creating a new super race.
120 Million
The average number of children in 1933 was what and what was it in 1939?
1933- 3.6
1939-3.3
What other polices limited the populations potential-
Oct 1935 Blood Protection Law: marriage to Jews, Black people, gypsies forbidden. - limited the populations potential/ number of people married. Eugenics
What was abolished in 1937 and why is this significant?
Marriage loan abolished 1937 mirrors the governments need for women to be in work which took higher priority than combatting double earnings.
The Sterilisation Law of 1933 led to how many women being sterilised for “mental deficiency”.
320,000
Mean marriage rate 1933-39 was what percent lower than in 1923-32
20%
What could have also caused the increased birth rate?
Economic prosperity
