👨‍👩‍👧4.1 Nazi Policies Towards Women

Question 1

Q1: What was the Nazi ideal for women?

Answer 1

A1: Women should focus on Kinder, Küche, Kirche — Children, Kitchen, Church — and avoid politics or careers.

Question 2

Q2: What was the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage (1933)?

Answer 2

A2: It gave loans to newly married Aryan couples, and the more children they had, the more of the loan was cancelled.

Question 3

Q3: How did the Nazis discourage women from working?

Answer 3

A3: They encouraged women to leave jobs, especially in professions like teaching and medicine, to make space for men.

Question 4

Q4: How did the Nazis limit women in education?

Answer 4

A4: University places were restricted for women to stop them pursuing higher education and careers.

Question 5

Q5: What was the Mother’s Cross?

Answer 5

A5: A Nazi award given to mothers with large families: bronze (4 kids), silver (6), and gold (8 or more).

Question 6

Q6: Why did the Nazis want higher birth rates?

Answer 6

A6: To increase the Aryan population and strengthen the future of Nazi Germany.