Impact of war on Germany 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryThe impact of war, 1939-45A2/A-levelAQA Created by: theblazingoptimistCreated on: 06-02-17 14:01 Aug. '39 Decrees establish food rationing system 1 of 40 What was the general mood on the eve of war in '39? "Reluctant loyalty" 2 of 40 Nov '39 Clothing incl. in rationing scheme after panic buying 3 of 40 How was food rationed during the war? Manual labourers > sedentary occupations > Jews 4 of 40 How did the occupied countries help with food supplies? Able to be exploited (e.g Russia imported grain during NS Pact) 5 of 40 June '41 Post-USSR invasion, rations reduced (e.g meat went from 500g p.w to 400g) 6 of 40 How were rural areas affected by shortages? Farmers could gorw food themselves, but were hit by shortages of food/fuel/replacement tools 7 of 40 What was Blitzkrieg? Sept '39-June '41; quick military vicotries over European countries. 8 of 40 What was the public mood during and after Blitzkrieg? Cautiously optimistic; Hitler presented as military genius 9 of 40 June '41 Operation Barbarossa began; Ger. invades USSR 10 of 40 Dec '41 USSR launches counter-attack; Ger. declares war on USA 11 of 40 What was the public mood during the period? Optimistic due to USSR victory, but fearful of long war. 12 of 40 How was Operation Barbarossa presented in propaganda? Crusade against Jewish Bolshevism 13 of 40 Jan '42-43 Increased German losses to USSR 14 of 40 What was the public mood during the period? Public becoming weary, less faith in regime 15 of 40 Feb '43-May '45 "Total War" - entire population/resources put towards war effort 16 of 40 June '44 D-Day Landings in Normandy open up 2nd front in western Europe 17 of 40 April '45 Berlin captured by Soviet forces 18 of 40 8 May '45 Ger. concedes unconditional surrender to Allies 19 of 40 What was the public mood during the period? Rapidly declining morale; blame shifted onto military commanders` 20 of 40 How did Allied bombing affect morale? All Ger.'s main industrial/port cities attacked - population generally resillient 21 of 40 How many Germans fled their homes in Jan. '45? 3.5 million 22 of 40 Who helped these people, and what did this lead to? Local Gauleiters - many left late, leading many to die whilst walking 23 of 40 How were elites affected by the war? Diverse opinions - some morally opposed to Nazi regime, wanting personal freedom; others patriotic towards regime, but not war actions 24 of 40 3 Sept 39 Wage reductions/ban on overtime bonuses 25 of 40 Oct '39 Wage levels restored, bonuses re-intro 26 of 40 Aug '44 Total ban on holidays; working week increased to 60 hours; overtime payments scrapped 27 of 40 What did these changes lead to? Increased absenteeism 28 of 40 How could employers combat absenteeism? Removal of reserved status --> conscription, increased rations for those w/ good attendance 29 of 40 What % of the workforce were women by May '39? Approx. 37% 30 of 40 How many women had been conscripted by June '40? 250,000 (> expected) 31 of 40 What really happened to the women that had been "conscripted"? Transferred from production of consumer goods to war work 32 of 40 June '41 Decree issued - all childless female workers receiving family allowance forced to register for work or lose allownace 33 of 40 Jan '43 Decree issued - all women aged 17-45 made to register for work 34 of 40 Nov. '43 Upper age limit rasied to 50 35 of 40 What work did women do in '44? Operating searchlights 36 of 40 How were members of the Hitler Youth affected by war in '43? Conscription age reduced to 17 37 of 40 How many girls from the BDF helped w/ harvests during '42? 1.4 million 38 of 40 How many military training camps had been established by Nov '42? 120 39 of 40 What was the Volksturm? Home guard, intro'd in Sep '44 40 of 40
The Provisional Government: How far was the First World War responsible for the fall of the Provisional Government? 0.0 / 5
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