HW 22

Question 1: How did the Nazis use the education system to: A) Help establish an authoritarian state and B) Achieve one or more of their other aims?

A. Schools indoctrinated children with class assignments, encouraging them to think certain ways about certain things (war, Germany, religion), Teachers had to receive special training and join Nazi teachers unions

B. Children were taught that the state was more important than individuals and spread other propaganda messages (ie. Jews are evil, Germans should join the military)

Question 2: Discuss 3 Social and Religious policies that A) Helped establish an authoritarian regime and B) helped achieve one or more of their other aims?

A. The Hitler Youth gave children training similar to what they would do in the military, encouraging them to fight for their country. Nazis also took people's focus away from religion, making them focus more on Germany.

B. Laws preventing Jews from being or marrying German citizens helped accomplish the goal of creating a pure German race.

Question 3: Complete questions B+C from handout 7

B.1. 1933-1934 - This may have been because Jews were not counted as unemployed, women were removed from the workforce, and many people started to join the military.
B.2. 1935-1936 - This may have been because the largest changes Hitler made to the workforce had already taken place.

C. 6,014,000; 302,000; 5,712,000; enemies of the state; women; pocket money; free meals; unions; 1,400,000