The Impact Of War On German Society

Question 1

What was the reaction of the German people to war?

Answer 1

Reluctant loyalty

Question 2

What was the impact of rationing?

Answer 2

By the end of the war many Germans were experiencing malnutrition

Question 3

What was German morale like between Sep1939 and Jun1941?

Answer 3

• Celebration due to victories
• Hitler praised as a genius
• Blame was focused on Britain for prolonging war

Question 4

What was the morale like between June and December 1941?

Answer 4

• Optimism over USSR getting pushed back
• Hopes of easy victory dissipated
• Beginning of increased anti-semitism

Question 5

What was the impact on morale between Jan1942 and Jan1943?

Answer 5

• Realised realities of war
• Increased disillusionment
• Stalingrad was a shock to morale
• Hitler myth lost potency

Question 6

What was morale like between February 1943 and May 1945?

Answer 6

• Clear Germany was in a struggle to survive
• Criticism increased
• Hitler myth declined
• Defeat was accepted as inevitable

Question 7

What was the impact of bombing on morale?

Answer 7

• Population was resilient according to reports
• People were angry
• Disnt completely break their will

Question 8

What happened to Germans at the end of the war?

Answer 8

• 3.5 million fled their homes
• 500,000-1 million died on marches
• Civilian morale collapsed

Question 9

Elites view of the Nazis?

Answer 9

• Mixed

Question 10

Workers view of the Nazis?

Answer 10

• Increased discontent
• Increased absenteeism
• Workers health diminished

Question 11

Women’s view of the Nazis?

Answer 11

• Increased in workforce
• May 1944 51% of workforce was women
• Women’s battalions were formed in the end

Question 12

Youth view of the Nazis?

Answer 12

• Membership of Hitler Youth was compulsory
• Increasingly militarised
• Boys as young as 12 were conscripted in the end