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Unit Summary

In this unit pupils undergo a period study that provides an unfolding narrative which tells a story about a period that shaped the world we live in today. They look at the key events, developments, people and stories that defined the chosen period.

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

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• Early unrest and the Treaty of Versailles Study Guide
• Economic recovery under Stresemann Study Guide
• Employment in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Germany before the First World War Study Guide
• Germany's naval ambitions before the First World War 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
• Industrialisation, social reform and the growth of socialism Study Guide
• Nazi racial ideology and the treatment of minorities Study Guide
• Opposition and resistance to Hitler and the Nazi Party Study Guide
• Stresemann's international achievements Study Guide
• The Final Solution 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 Nazi economy and WW2 Study Guide
• The Nazi Party and religion Study Guide
• The Nazi police state Study Guide
• The persecution of Jews Study Guide
• The putsches of 1919-23 Study Guide
• The Reichstag Fire and the Enabling Act Study Guide
• The Weimar Republic Study Guide
• Weimar culture 1924-29 Study Guide
• Work and life in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Young people in Nazi Germany Study Guide