Social Impact of the Nazi State in 1945

Social Impact of the Nazi State in 1945

1.  Question – What does the ideal Nazi woman look like?

Answer – Natural appearance (long hair tied back, no make-up). -Wore traditional clothes. -Fair haired and blue eyed. -Sturdily built.

2.  Question – What would the ideal Nazi woman do?

Answer – Not drink or smoke. -Marry and have children. -Believe in the Nazi ideas of Kinder, Küche, Kirche (children, kitchen, church). -Would not go to university. -Would stay at home rather than go to work.

3.  Question – What was the policy for women on family?

Answer – Women should get married. -The Law for Encouragement of Marriage, 1933, lent money to couple if the wife left work.

4.  Question – Was this policy a success?

Answer – The number of marriages did increase, but it’s not clear if this was due to Nazi policy.

5.  Question – What is another Nazi women policy on family?

Answer – Women should have at least 4 children. -For each child, 1/4 of loan repayments let off. -German Women’s Enterprise gave women medals for having children (bronze – 4, silver – 6, gold – 8). -GWE also ran classes and radio programmes on household topics.

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