Nazi policies towards women

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Give a measure the Nazis used to increase births 1933-39.
Birth grants, Mother's Cross, abortion penalties
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What happened to the birth rate from 1933-9?
Rose, then slowly declined
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Give one drawback of these policies.
Births rose but didn't get back to Weimar levels, may have been due to economic recovery
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When was the marriage loan for unemployed women introduced?
1933
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When was this extended to working women?
1937
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What was the number of marriages after 1934?
740,000
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Give one drawback of these policies.
May have been due to economic optimism.
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Give a welfare measure the Nazis used from 1933-39.
National Socialist Welfare Organisation set up, expanded health offices
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Give a welfare measure the Nazis used from 1939-45
Improved childcare facilities, especially for working mothers
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What was the infant mortality rate by 1936?
6.6%
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Give one drawback of these policies.
Welfare linked w/ eugenics
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Give one benefit of these policies.
Increased opportunities for women
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Give an education measure the Nazis used from 1933-39.
Limited university enrolment of women to 10%
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What happened to this figure from 1939-45?
Increased; need for more educated workers
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When were women in top medical and civil service jobs dismissed?
1933
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When were women banned from being lawyers and judges?
1936
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When did the Nazis start compulsory agricultural labour service for unmarried women under 25?
1939
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When were women aged 17-45 told to register for work?
1942 (but w/ many exceptions)
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Give one drawback of these policies.
Women less mobilised than in UK/US, policies had marginal effect on employment
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Give a public life measure the Nazis used from 1933-39.
No female members of Reichstag, NSF and DFW created
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Give a public life measure the Nazis used from 1939-45.
Nazi women's organisations support war (e.g clothes drives for Russian Front)
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Give an effect of these policies.
Increased female participation in NSDAP
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Give one benefit of these policies.
Increased oppourtunties for middle class women (but no involvement in decison making)
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What happened to the birth rate from 1933-9?

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Rose, then slowly declined

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Give one drawback of these policies.

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When was the marriage loan for unemployed women introduced?

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When was this extended to working women?

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