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Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils study a modern society and the issues that affected it in great depth over a shorter period. They learn about the key events, developments, people and stories that shaped this modern society over a period of around twenty to thirty years.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to explain how Nazi beliefs about women influenced their policies towards them.

Key Notes

• The Nazis reversed Weimar freedoms for women, promoting traditional roles to support a racially "pure" family structure.
• 'Kinder, Küche, Kirche' summed up Nazi expectations of women: motherhood, homemaking, and moral guidance.
• Hitler wanted a high birth rate and so women were encouraged to marry and have children in various ways.
• Measures were taken to discourage female employment but these policies were not entirely successful.
• The Nazis shaped women's appearance and roles; some embraced these ideals, others resisted and were punished.

Vocabulary To Learn

• Aryan: belonging to an ancient Indo-European people; used by the Nazis to mean a racially 'pure' German
• racial purity: a Nazi belief in keeping the Aryan race 'pure' by preventing Germans from mixing with other racial groups

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• All women opposed Nazi policies.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• 1923, the Ruhr and hyperinflation Study Guide
• Early unrest and the Treaty of Versailles Study Guide
• Economic recovery under Stresemann Study Guide
• Employment in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Goebbels and propaganda in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Hitler's creation of a dictatorship Study Guide
• How Hitler became Chancellor of Germany Study Guide
• Nazi control of the police and the legal system Study Guide
• Nazi racial ideology and the treatment of minorities Study Guide
• Opposition and resistance in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Social and economic change 1924-29 Study Guide
• Stresemann's international achievements Study Guide
• The early development of the NSDAP Study Guide
• The First World War and the German Revolution Study Guide
• The growth in support for the Nazi Party Study Guide
• The growth of unemployment and rise in support for the Communist Party Study Guide
• The Munich Putsch Study Guide
• The Nazi Party and religion Study Guide
• The NSDAP's 'lean years' Study Guide
• The persecution of Jews Study Guide
• The Reichstag Fire and the Enabling Act Study Guide
• The Weimar Republic Study Guide
• Threats to the Weimar Republic from the left and the right Study Guide
• Weimar culture 1924-29 Study Guide
• Work and life in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Young people in Nazi Germany Study Guide