TOPIC TEN Germany During WW2

Question 1

Allied air raids

Answer 1

WHO? USA and UK bombed. 3.5 million Germans died
WHERE? Hamburg, Berlin and Cologne were targeted
WHAT? Homes, factories, roads and railway lines were targeted
WHEN? 1942 - 1945
WHY? To ruin war reduction and lower morale. This was a success

Question 2

What was rationed during WW2?

Answer 2

Meat, bread, fats and sugar

Question 3

Ersatz goods

Answer 3

These are substitute goods that couldn’t be imported to Germany anymore eg acorns for coffee, growing crops in gardens and parks, ate alternate foods like daisy/dandelion salads

Question 4

Black market

Answer 4

Illegal market which sold items such as food, perfume and luxurious clothing during the war

Question 5

Who was given extra rations during WW2?

Answer 5

Miners (essential for fuel) , blood donors (providing essential services) and pregnant women (healthy Aryan baby born)

Question 6

Exchange centres

Answer 6

Germans could obtain new clothes, shoes and furnituree

Question 7

Women during WW2

Answer 7

The Nazi aim for women to be housewives and mothers was abandoned. In 1943 women were encouraged to do factory work as there was a shortage of skilled workers (men at war) and during this time 40% of women made up the workforce.