How the nazis changed the lives of women Flashcards
women lost lots of _______ they had gained in the __________
FREEDOM
WEIMAR PERIOD
Women were expected to _________ and be __________ and ________
stay at home
housewives
mothers
The role of women can be summed up into the 3Ks
Kinder - Children
Kuche - Cooking
Kirche - Church
The nazis encouraged women to have _________ to _______ and to ensure the _____________
large families
increase the birth rate
future of the master race
People were encouraged to _________ and have ________ by being offered ____________
get married
children
marriage loans
People were lent ______ when they were _____ and allowed to keep ___ for _________
1000 marks
married
250
each child
Women were discouraged from _____, _____, and _____.
wearing makeup
smoking
dieting
Women could ______ to the Führer by becoming ____ by ________. This was known as ______ in 1935.
donate a baby
pregnant
racially pure SS men
Lebensborn
To encourage motherhood _______ were closed, _____ was made illegal unless necessary for the eradication of _______. Maternity benefits were ____.
Birth control
Abortion
Genetic defects
Increase
Hitler stated that a woman’s world is her…
‘Her husband, her family, her children and her home’
In 1934, all women were forced out of what professions?
Medicine Legal profession Civil service Jury duty Nazi leadership
Only __% of university students were female
10%
What was introduced for women in 1939?
Compulsory agricultural labour service under twenty-five
What happened to women in January 1943?
Women aged 16-45 were conscripted
