life in nazi germany

Question 1

what was the mothers cross

Answer 1

an award for women who had children

Question 2

when was the mothers cross

Answer 2

it was awarded anually on hitlers mothers birthday 12 auguest and was introduced in 1938

Question 3

why was the mothers cross introduced

Answer 3

to reinforce traditional roles and boost the aryan birthrate

Question 4

what was the hitler youth and league of german maidens

Answer 4

it was a compulsory club from 1936 for children, and created loyalty for hitler from an early age

Question 5

what was the aim of the youth groups

Answer 5

to indoctrinate young people and cut off outside influence, and to create a loyal and obedient fututre generation

Question 6

what was the strenght through joy scheme

Answer 6

introduced in 1933 in order to control workers free time and create more loyatly towards the NSDAP

Question 7

what was the strength through joys aim

Answer 7

to create the idea of a community, control what the people would do, and would ensure the workers didn’t have time for political opposition

Question 8

what were the leisure actitvties

Answer 8

cheap or free theatre tickets, concerts, films or sports events
by 1936, 35 million people had taken part in the kdf activities

Question 9

how many people took a kdf holiday

Answer 9

b y 1938, 10 million people went on holiday orgainsed by the nazi party