Hitler & Nazi Germany Flashcards

Question

Treatment of Minority Groups

Answer 1

Jehovahs Witnesses - Didn’t accept Nazi regime & opposed to war - Sent to concentration camps but kept seperate from everyone else Black People - Seen as sub human & a threat to Aryan race - Not allowed to go to uni, sterilised so they couldn’t have kids Gay People - Couldn’t contribute to Aryan race - They were arrested, law against them and sent to concentration camps Disabled People - Not measured up to “master race” seen as useless - Murdered, taken to killing centres, bodies burned in ovens

Answer 2

People were afraid of being killed by them People didn’t want to speak out because of Gestapo People were very threatened by them because of their power

Answer 3

Members knew if they spoke out against Hitler then they would be killed like his best friend

Answer 4

Young men & women aged 14-18 Disagreed with Hitler Youth Trusted each other Attacked hiking & camping groups in the countryside

Answer 5

Teenagers who loved jazz, swing & blues music Nazism banned the “black music” Wore English & American clothes Accepted Jewish people

Answer 6

Printed leaflets attacking slaughter of Jewish people

Answer 7

Opposed Nazi regime Put out of parliament as they were a threat

Answer 8

Some groups resisted where communism had been strong Wanted to destroy Nazi control & faced ruthless attacks

Answer 9

Captured & tortured Sent to concentration camps & killed Hanged Caught & executed

Answer 10

Pope issued anti Hitler message Niemoller formed confessional church opposing Hitler’s church Protestant pastor linked to an assassination attempt Opposed euthanasia programmes Didn’t agree with discrimination

Answer 11

Men aged 16-25 got jobs in public work schemes such as digging drains in farms, planting trees & building schools & hospitals 1935 - became compulsory to join if unemployed Men lived in camps, had to wear military uniform & were only given pocket money as a wage

Answer 12

Nazi trade unions Protecting workers - given wages and security of work Couldn’t be sacked on the spot Benefitted from leisure programmes To get benefits you had to be loyal to Nazi state

Answer 13

Leisure activities - plays, concerts, holidays Workers promised cars Cruise liners were built - over 180,000 people went on these

Answer 14

Young people not allowed in bars Boys raised as soldiers Girls raised as wives Music banned Had to follow certain appearance No cigarettes

Answer 15

History - Taught that Jews were the reason for Germany’s defeat in WW1 & to glorify Germany - This was to show Germany as a dominant power and isolate Jews by blaming them for Germany’s hardships post war Biology - Taught that Aryan Germans were scientifically superior to any other race - This was to show they were a superior race & should be in control of all other races due to being genetically healthier & fitter Chemistry - Taught to develop knowledge of chemical warfare & explosives - This was to show that Germany was ready for war & above all other countries when it came to military tech PE - To have regular exercise & create culture of competition - This was to show that Germans were fittest & healthiest race

Answer 16

Boys 10-14 - German Young People Girls 10-14 - League of Young Girls Boys 14-18 - Hitler Youth Girls 14-18 - League of German Girls

Answer 17

Brainwashed Looked up to Hitler Given a role to play Marches Taught Germans were superior & Jews were inferior Fighting & part of military

Answer 18

Military techniques Knowledge of Nazism Practicing with weapons Cross country hikes & runs Pressured to join Hitler Youth

Answer 19

Motherhood Lots of children To take care of their body & bear as many children as they could Be loyal to Hitler To be a good wife The Mother’s Cross

Answer 20

Wear plain clothes Flat shoes Hair in bun or plaits No makeup, trousers or short skirts No hair dye No smoking in public

Answer 21

Trained to be housewives Law for Reduction of Unemployment - Given financial incentives to stay at home Took away women’s civil service jobs Barred women from being judges Not allowed to do jury service Put pressure on single women to give men their jobs

Answer 22

Children - Women should have as many as possible Church - Only social thing they could do Cooking - So they could feed their family

Answer 23

Half a million people attending, Nazi ideas being listened to Life better under Hitler Foreign visitors impressed & intimidated Shows a tolerant society Highlights they are ready for war Hitler’s speeches highly effective

Hitler & Nazi Germany Flashcards

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