Women in Nazi Germany

Question 1

What was the KKK?

Answer 1

Kinder - children
Kuche - cooking
Kirche - church

Question 2

How was motherhood glorified?

Answer 2

Motherhood Cross(1938) - 
Bronze - 4 children
Silver - 6 children 
Gold -  8 children
Marriage loans - If the woman had 4 children then the marriage loan was considered a gift.

Question 3

What was Lebensborn?

Answer 3

Young women who were deemed “racially pure” would give birth to a child in secret. The child was then given to the SS organization which took charge in the child’s education and adoption. Both mother and father needed to pass a “racial purity” test. Blond hair and blue eyes were preferred, and family lineage had to be traced back at least three generations. Of all the women who applied, only 40 percent passed the racial purity test and were granted admission to the Lebensborn program.

Question 4

What was the role of women?

Answer 4

To cook and clean and look after the children and their husband.