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1
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What was hitlers aim with families

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To increase the birth rates

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2
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Why did hitler want to increase the birth rates

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As it leads to strength
Amd because it had decrease by 50% since 1900

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What law was made for the encouragement of marriage and when

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1933
1000 marks loan given to married couples (only available if a woman stopped work)
But for every child 1/4 of the loan was removed
This encouraged child birth

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When was divorce banned - and what exception was there to this

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1938
Divorce premited if a woman could not have children or had an abortion

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5
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What was the mother’s cross

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An award for number of children
Bronze = 4
Sliver =6
Gold = 8 (hitler youth were ordered to salute gold medals)

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6
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What was labensborn

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To encourage childbirth
Aryan women who wanted to increase the birth rate but don’t have a husband
They could go to fountain of life to have a child with an SS man (for genetically pure children)
The SS keeps the child

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7
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Between 1938 - 1941 one labensborn home alone resulted in how many mothers giving birth

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540

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8
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How should women look

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They should adopt a natural look
- long skirts
Nazis never forced women to look a certain way through legislation but they encouraged modest clothes, hair tied back (that’s natural), no makeup, and discouraged form wearing trousers

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Why did nazis want women out of work

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So they could be in the home

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10
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What where the 3Ks that women were to focus on

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Kinder, küche, kirche
Children, kitchen, church

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11
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What jobs where women banned from and when

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1933 _ women banned from teaching, civil service and doctors
1936_ can’t be judges or lawyers
1937_ no grammar schools for girls

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12
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What was the German woman enterprise (DFW)

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A woman’s branch of the nazi party
6 million members
Educated people on motherhood (sewing / cooking) - they weren’t part of politics

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How did the nazis encourage women to re-enter the work place from 1937

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Abolish marriage loans
Introduce compulsory ‘duty year’ for all women entering the labour market (non paid work)

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14
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What problems did the nazis encounter when trying to renter women into work from 1937

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Many women didn’t want to work in factories (low wages and bad conditions)
Employers prefers foreign labour
Hitler was concerned about women working - went against what he believed

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15
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How did the divorce law change in 1938

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Could divorce if husband or wife couldn’t have children

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16
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What successes were there for the nazis on policies toward woman

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Fewer women in uni
Fewer men unemployed
Birth rate rose
More women married

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17
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What Failures were there for the nazis on policies toward woman

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Not all women agreed with nazi ideology regarding women
Number of women employed increased
Divorce increased
Moringen and ravenbruk - women’s concentration camps (over 2000 prisoners) - showed didn’t win over all women

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18
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Women concentration camps called moringen and ravenbruk - how many prisoners where in there

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Over 2000

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19
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What were textbooks like in German schools

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Rewritten to fit nazi view or history and racial purity
All textbooks had to be approved by ministers of education
Meine kampf become a standard text

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20
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What did teachers have to do in German school

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Swear an oath of loyalty to hitler and join the nazi teacher league

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21
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How many people In 1937 had joined the nazi teachers league

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97%

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22
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What did teachers have to premote - what would happen if they didn’t

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Nazi ideas
They were dismissed if they didn’t show they were committed to nazis

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By 1936 - what % of teachers were a part of the nazi party - does this mean hitler controlled teachers well

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36%
- not really as 97% joined the Nazi teacher league it suggests they did that because they had to and not because they support nazis and only 36% actually joined the party

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24
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What 3 new types of schools were set up by the nazis

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National political training
Adolf hitler school
Order castles

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25
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What did they do in national political training schools + when did the SS take over this

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Went into armed forces or Nazi parliamentary groups after graduation (the SS took over thus after 1936)
For boys age 10-18

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26
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Who was adolf hitler schools for

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For elite hitler youth (12-18)

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27
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Who were order castles for and why was it dangerous

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Graduated of adolf hitler schools (age 20s)
They used live ammunition in war games - some students were killed in activities

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28
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What did students begin and end lessons with

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Saluting and saying heil hitler

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29
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Examples of how nazi themes were presented in every subject

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Maths - problems delt with social issues
Geography- shown how Germany was surrounded by hostile neighbours
History - taught evils of communism

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30
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What was the school curriculum for

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To prepare students for future roles
Wanted healthier and fit people

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31
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How much time was devote for Pe in German school

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15%
(Boys emphasise on military )

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32
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What were students taught about the Aryan race

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There were superior
Shouldn’t marry inferior races

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33
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What new subjects were introduced in schools

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Race studies

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34
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What was the educational focus for boys

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Military
Race studies

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35
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What was the educational for us for girls

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Needlework
Home crafts - cookery
Race studies

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36
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How did the curriculum change for both girls and boys

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They were both taught how to measure skills and clsssify faculae types
Religious education became optional

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37
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What did hitler want to make Germany ready for

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War

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38
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Why did hitler want to invade Ukraine

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For resources to make Germany self-sufficient I’m food and raw materials
(Can’t win a war if your not self-sufficient)

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39
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What work was done in the work creation programme
Amd what did it provide

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Building new runways, barracks, motorways (autobahn
Highly skilled jobs

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40
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By 1935, how many men were employed in building autobahn

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125,000

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41
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What industry did public works create jobs in

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Construction

42
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What helped boost the sale of German goods

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Quicker and cheaper transport for German industry and agriculture

43
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How much did the army grow 1933-1939

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100,000
To
1,400,000

44
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How much was spent on weapons

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46 billion marks

45
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What did hitler ban and why (workers)

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Trade unions as they could disrupt trade through strikes

46
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How much did the maximum working hours per week go up by

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6 hours per week

47
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What did the RAD provide for the unemployed

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Payed work
Such as repairing roads, planting trees, draining marshes

48
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How m any men where apart of the RAD by 1935 (Why)

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It was at first voluntary by from 1935 it was made compulsory for all young men to serve fro 6 moths in the RAD and by 1935 - 422,000 men were in it

49
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Why was the RAD not popular

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Organised like an army
Wore uniforms
Lived in camps
Did military drills
Rates I’d pay were low
Poor food and working conditions

50
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Why was there no economic miracle (3 reasons)

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Temporary
Invisible unemployment
‘Reducing’ unemployment

51
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Why was there no economic miracle (temporary)

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Rearmament:
1939- many jobs depending on producing weapons
Armed forces:
1939- 1.3 million men in armed forces

These wouldn’t be needed in times of peace

52
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Why was there no economic miracle (invisible unemployment)

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Women and Jewish people were forced to give up work
Hundred of thousands in concentration camps
These didn’t count as unemployed so made the statistic look lower

53
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Why was there no economic miracle (‘reducing’ employment)

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Public works:
The nazis had a huge programme of public works and involved projects in constructions - anyone working on these weren’t counted at unemployed

The labour service:
In 1930s there were 1/3 million unemployed in labour services - these people didn’t count in the unemployment figure

54
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What was the strength through joy programme - did this improve living conditions

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Created by nazis to improve leisure time for German workers
They offered a wide range of low cost leisure activities such as holidays / cruises
1938- more than 10 million people went on one of there holidays

Yes

55
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What did nazis do in terms of food to help improve living conditions of German people

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Lots of guidance on how and what to eat
Peoples diets became healthier
They ate ‘eintopf’ - a one pot dish of meat and vegetables

56
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Why did men not enjoy there time in the RAD

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It paid poor wages
+ Would have deduction made for food and living costs
It was run in a military way with strict discipline and uniforms

57
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What opportunities were workers given (that ended up not helping their loving conditions )

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Opportunities to save towards a Volkswagen
They could save 5 marks a week
However is was a con - no ones car where delivered and by 1939 non of the money was refunded

58
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Cost of living went up under the nazis
In order to keep prices high for farmers what did nazis do

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Reduced production
Many good were in short supply

59
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What was beauty of labour

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A movement to improve working conditions
They installed canteens, swimming pools ect.
Improved lighting and noise levels in factories
1938- nazi party claimed that nearly 34,000 companies had improved there facilities

60
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What did wages for workers rise to from 1932

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1932 - 86 marks
1938 - 109 marks

61
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How did the working week hours change

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Average working week increased from 42.9 hours in 1933 to 47 In 1939

62
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Negatives of the DAF

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increased working weeks for workers
Punished anyone who disrupted productions
Did very little to improve pay and conditions
Stirkes where banned
Workers who opposed them where sent to concentration camps

63
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How long was the RAD made compulsory for and for who

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For 6 months
All men who were 19-25

64
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What was the DAF

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It was created to to replace trade unions
They looked after the rights of workers, length of working weeks, minimum wage
They didn’t permit workers to negotiate a better pay

65
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Negatives of the strength through joy activities

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Very few could afford them

66
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Negatives of the beauty of labour

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It caused much resentment as workers had to carry out the improvements in there own time without pay

67
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How much did food prices rise between 1933 - 1939

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20%
Cancelled out the benefits of higher wages

68
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How much did the maximum worked for week set up by the DAF increase

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Increased by 6 hours per week

69
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Where did hitler write his views about race

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In the main kampf

70
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Which race did hitler describe as sun human

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Slavs of Eastern Europe

71
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What is eugenics

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Science of selective breeding
Took ideas of Charles Darwin to explore how to create better humans

72
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How did the nazis prevent unsuitable Germans from reproducing and why

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He wanted to encourage the best Germans to have kids to create better Germans (a purer Aryan race)
He prevented people by sterilising them

73
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Where was the idea Of racial hygiene taught

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Schools
Hitler youth
Propergander

74
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What laws did the nazis pass based on racial hygiene

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Preventing mix raced marriages

75
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Why was anti-semitism common in Europe

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Blamed for death of Christ
Successful in finance so lead to jealousy
Stood out as different

76
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What were Jewish people blamed for

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Germans defeat in ww1
TOV
Economic depression

77
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Reasons why Slavs where persecuted

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Nazi propaganda and school lessons taught that slaves where sun human and needed to be treated differently

78
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What laws / threats were created against Slavs

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Nazis threatened to invade slab counties in Eastern Europe for living space

79
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Reasons for gypsies persecution

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The nazis believed they did not work enough to contribute enough to taxes and threatened racial purity of Germany

80
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What laws were created against gypsies and when

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1933 - oftern arrested as social nuisances and sent to concentration camps
From 1936 some were forced to live in special camps
1938 - banned from traveling in groups - they were rounded up put on a register and tested for racial characteristics- is they failed they lost german citizenship amd social benefits
1939 - orders given to prepare all gypsies deportation

81
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Reasons for persecution of homosexuals

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Nazis believed that homosexuals lowered moral standards and spoiled the purity of the German race

82
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Laws created against homosexuals

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1934- 766 males imprisoned for homosexuality
1936 - it was over 4000
1938 - 8000
Released prisoners went to concentration camps - 5000 died
Nazi law encouraged the voluntary castration of homosexuals

83
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Reasons for persecution of people with disabilities

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Nazis believed that people with disabilities where a burden on society and weakened racial purity

84
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Laws against people with disabilities

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1933 - prevention of hereditary deceased offspring law - compulsory to be sterilised if someone was mentally ill, alcoholic, deformed. Epileptic, deaf or blind
4000 were sterilised under this law in 1939
1939 - nazis ordered babies with sever disabilities should be killed by starvation or lethal overdose of drugs (became known as the T4 programme)
5000 children with disabilities killed

85
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Why did nazis persecute different groups (Aryan race)

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Aim - wanted a pure blooded race
Subhumans can’t be a part of it - threatened the Aryan race
Behaviour was seen as genetic - gypsies, Jews, black people ect didn’t conform to social norms

86
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Why did nazis persecute differnt groups - not commited to nazi Germany

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Certain groups didn’t fit with nazi ideas on family, work, loyalty
Couldn’t be part of ein volk- behaviour threaten + weakened nazi regime

87
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Why did nazis persecute different groups

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To keep an Aryan race
If they weren’t commited to nazi Germany
Jealousy and suspicion

88
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Why did nazis persecute different groups (jealousy and suspicion)

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  • Jewish people
    Held well paid professional jobs or ran successful store / businesses
    1% if Germans where Jewish in 1933 buy 16% of lawyers and 10% of doctors were Jewish
    So during his poverty in Vienna hitler resented Jewish success
  • they were blamed for TOV, ww1 defeat and the depression
89
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Proof that persecution of Jewish people got worse

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1933 -new law banning Jewish people form government jobs and Jewish books burt
1935 - Jews forbidden to join the army
1937 - Aryanisatiom of businesses was increased - more Jewish businesses confiscated
1938 - kristalnacht - nazis destroyed synagogues, Jewish homes, shops, 100 Jewish people killed
1939 - evicted from homes and forced into ghettos

90
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What happened with the boycott of Jewish shops in 1933

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1st or April - official boycott Against Jewish businesses, doctors and lawyers
SA - painted Jewish stars and the word Jew (Jude) outside Jewish business and stood outside with banners discouraging people from going inside

91
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Results of the boycott of Jewish shops in 1933

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Jewish people can’t get money and first instance of segregation - saying they are different so should be treated differently

92
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What happened with the Nuremberg laws in 1935

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Took away Jewish citizenship so no rights to vote, the right to have a passport (so hard to leave)
Reich law for protection of German blood ( part of Nuremberg laws) - forbids Jewish people from marrying German citizens + sexual relations between them

93
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Results of the Nuremberg laws 1935

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Harder for them to leave the country
Lost any rights they had to defend themselves peacefully or politically (by removing there citizenship)
Jews had to register all professions and carry identity cards so easier to be persecuted

94
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When Weber the Nuremberg laws

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1935

95
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When where Jewish people evicted

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1939

96
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What happened with eviction in 1939 of Jewish people

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Nazis decided to evict all Jews from Germany
The Reich office for Jewish Emigration was set up under Heydrich
His task was to deport Jews
1939 - orders sent that all Jews should be evicted from their homes + collected

97
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When was kristallnacht

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9th November 1938

98
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What happened on the 7th of November 1938

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17 year old polish Jew went into German embassy in Paris and shot a German as he was angry of how they treated his parents

99
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What happened on the 8th of November 1938

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Joseph goebbel used the shooting incident to cause problems fro Jews in Germany
Eg, ordered local papers in Hanover (where the boy who shot lived) to print articles condemning the Paris shooting
The used sea ss and gestapo to attack synagogues and jewish homes

100
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What happened on the 9th of November - kristallnacht

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Hitler got involved
He agreed to turn violence against the Jews in Hanover into a nation wide attack (because the shot German died)
Nazi leaders encouraged to arrange attacks on Jews + their property ( but undercover)
- police where told not to prevent violence against Jews
SS told to arrest as many Jews as the prisons could take
Gangs smashed and burned Jewish property
Eg, an 18 year old was thrown of a 3rd floor
Some gangs in uniform some not so it would seem like an attack from the public

101
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What damage/ results was caused by kristallnacht

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814 shops
171 homes
191 synagogues
100 Jews killed

102
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Who was blamed for kristallnacht

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Gobells blamed Jews for starting the trouble so they were fined 1 billion marks to pay for damage
By 12th nov - 20,000 Jews sent to concentration camps

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