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The role of women within Nazi Germany

The role of women within Nazi Germany. Why did the Nazis focus on physical education for girls and how does this fit in with their vision of the primary role of women within society?. Hitler writing in Mein Kampf

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The role of women within Nazi Germany

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  1. The role of women within Nazi Germany

  2. Why did the Nazis focus on physical education for girls and how does this fit in with their vision of the primary role of women within society? Hitler writing in Mein Kampf “In the education of girls in the German state the emphasis must be placed primarily on physical education; only after that should the spiritual and mental values be considered. The one goal always kept in mind when educating girls is that some day they aim to be mothers.”

  3. According to Hitler, why should German women have as many children as possible? From Hitler’s speech at the Nuremberg Rally of 8th September 1934 The world of a woman is her husband, her children, her house. But where would the greater world be if there was no one to care for the small world? Every child that a woman brings into the world is a battle fought for theexistence of her people. Discuss:Which of Hitler’s main ideas regarding the family are being shown here?

  4. How did Hitler encourage the growth of families? How does this fit in with Nazi ideas regarding the family? Taken from www.schoolhistory.co.uk When Hitler came to power in 1933, he introduced a ‘Law for the Encouragement of Marriage’. The law said that the government would give all newly married couples loans of 1000 marks (about nine months wages). When the first child was born, the couple could keep a quarter of the money. On the birth of the second child, they could keep the second quarter. They could keep the third quarter on the birth of their third child, and the entire amount on the birth of a fourth.

  5. How does knowledge of the Reichs Mother Service reinforce the conclusions that you have already reached regarding the expected role of women within Germany after 1933? Frau Gertrud Scholtz-Klink the Nazi Women’s leader in 1938. In 1933 we set up the Reichs Mother Service to train women. The object of such training is to teach them about their great duties: upbringing and education of their children and domestic and economic tasks. Domestic tasks: Economic tasks:

  6. What does this source tell you about the importance that Hitler placed upon women starting a family? Why was this seen as being so important? For outstanding service in the fight against a falling birth rate. Bronze = four children Silver = six children Gold = eight children The Mutterkreuz (The Mother Cross)

  7. What does this stamp from the Nazi period tell you about the importance placed upon the role of motherhood? What can you see? It may be of interest to note* how the oldest boy is dressed * how many male children there appear to be compared to female

  8. According to this source had the Nazi propaganda drive to push up the birth rate been successful by 1936? Germany 1918-1945, Greg Lacey and Keith Sheppard. In 1900 there had been over two million live births per year but this had dropped to just under one million in 1933.In 1936 there were over 30% more births than there had been in 1933. Roughly how many more births (as a figure) were there in 1936 compared to 1933?

  9. According to this source not all women were happy to comply with the wishes of the Nazi Party? Why not? Weimar and Nazi Germany Stephen Lee, 1996 A few women joined opposition groups like the Communists or the Social Democrats. A large number however, actually worked within the system…They criticised the policy on three grounds…many women would remain unfulfilled…women were being deprived of (life) experience which was vital for their (personal development)…women had particular talents for certain types of employment.

  10. The Nazis wanted women to stay at home and raise a family.Look at the following statistics. The number of women employed in 1933, 1936 and 1939 1933 – 11.48 million 1936 – 11.7 million 1939 – 12.7 million How successful were the Nazis in encouraging women to stay at home during the 1930’s and why do you think this was?

  11. Further sources and information can be found at: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERwomen.htm Information and sources http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~aliandy/naziwomen_2.htm An Interactive Revision Test http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/lessons/germany/women.html An interactive revision diagram END

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