years and numbers to remember Flashcards
all political parties, other than the Nazi Party had been banned
1933
Leaders of RST was arrested by the Gestapo and imprisoned in a concentration camp.
December 1933
German unemployment fell
late 1930s
The length of the working day had increased by an average of__% by _____ in comparison with _____.
The length of the working day had increased by an average of 10% by 1939 in comparison with 1928.
Most people worked __ hours per week which rose to __ by ____ and then shot up to over __.
Most people worked 49 hours per week which rose to 52 by 1943 and then shot up to over 60.
Germany’s national income was actually higher in _____ but wages were still lower in ____ than they had been in _____.
Germany’s national income was actually higher in 1938 but wages were still lower in 1938 than they had been in 1928.
Unemployment fell quickly after ___ by comparison with the high levels seen in the last years of the Weimar Republic.
Unemployment fell quickly after 1933 by comparison with the high levels seen in the last years of the Weimar Republic.
In _____, labour shortage began to affect rearmament plans and women were once more drawn back into factories.
Compulsory agricultural labour service was introduced for women under __ in _______
From _____ ____, women aged __-__ could be conscripted for the war effort
By war years, women were encouraged to enter universities and train for professional roles.
In 1936, labour shortage began to affect rearmament plans and women were once more drawn back into factories.
Compulsory agricultural labour service was introduced for women under 25 in 1939
From January 1943, women aged 16-45 could be conscripted for the war effort
By war years, women were encouraged to enter universities and train for professional roles.
In ____, the Lebensborn project encouraged unmarried women with good racial credentials to become pregnant with selected SS men as fathers.
In _____, an award was given to women with many children.
In 1935, the Lebensborn project encouraged unmarried women with good racial credentials to become pregnant with selected SS men as fathers.
In 1939, an award was given to women with many children.
Membership of the Hitler Youth made compulsory in ____
Membership of the Hitler Youth made compulsory in 1936
The Holocaust
1941-1945
___________: Kristallnacht→ a night of violence against Jews→ Jewish shops and synagogues ransacked and destroyed→ many people were killed or injured.
After _____, the Jews were no longer allowed to trade and they were deprived of the right to choose their children’s names and had to keep to an approved list.
In ____, they were forced to wear a large, yellow six-pointed star sewn on their cots and they were segregated into ghettoes.
9 November 1938: Kristallnacht→ a night of violence against Jews→ Jewish shops and synagogues ransacked and destroyed→ many people were killed or injured.
After 1938, the Jews were no longer allowed to trade and they were deprived of the right to choose their children’s names and had to keep to an approved list.
In 1941, they were forced to wear a large, yellow six-pointed star sewn on their cots and they were segregated into ghettoes.
From_____to _____, the Nazis deprived the Jews of their rights as German citizens.
Refused them police protection
________, SA men organized a boycott of Jewish shops.
_________: Jewish civil servants dismissed
__________, Jews were banned from inheriting land.
_____: Parks, swimming baths, restaurants and public buildings were all closed to Jews.
Nuremberg Laws made illegal sexual intercourse and marriage between Germans and Jews.
Denial of civil rights
From 1933 to 1938, the Nazis deprived the Jews of their rights as German citizens.
Refused them police protection
1 April 1933, SA men organized a boycott of Jewish shops.
April 1933: Jewish civil servants dismissed
September 1933, Jews were banned from inheriting land.
1935: Parks, swimming baths, restaurants and public buildings were all closed to Jews.
Nuremberg Laws made illegal sexual intercourse and marriage between Germans and Jews.
In ____, the Ministry for People’s Enlightenment and Propaganda was set up, under the control of Dr Joseph Goebbels.
In 1933, the Ministry for People’s Enlightenment and Propaganda was set up, under the control of Dr Joseph Goebbels.
After _____, the courts were ‘Nazified’ → Nazi state politics above justice
In _____, Hitler set up the People’s Court to try people for their ‘crimes’ against the state.
Between _____ and ____, ____ people were sentenced to death and were executed for political opposition.
In ____ alone, over ______ people were under arrest for political offences.
After 1933, the courts were ‘Nazified’ → Nazi state politics above justice
In 1934, Hitler set up the People’s Court to try people for their ‘crimes’ against the state.
Between 1934 and 1939, 534 people were sentenced to death and were executed for political opposition.
In 1939 alone, over 160,000 people were under arrest for political offences.
