This is an overview of the experience of workers in Nazi Germany. It investigates the impact of Hitlers regime. It looks at the role of the DAF - German Labour Front. It looks at the Beauty of Labour organisation and looks at the policies and impact of Strength through Joy (KDF)
These two videos highlight Nazi policies for women and expectations for women.
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Source A – An announcement in a German newspaper, 16 March 1934 Attention! The Führer will be speaking on the radio. On Wednesday 21 March, the Führer is speaking on all German stations from 11am to 11.50am. The district Party headquarters have ordered that all factory owners, department stores, offices, shops, pubs and blocks of flats put up loudspeakers an hour before the broadcast of the Führer’s speech so that the whole workforce and all national comrades can participate fully in the broadcast.
Read about the Nazi idea of Ubermenschen.
Read about the Nazi idea of Untermenschen.
Read about the myths the Nazis spread about Jewish people.
Read about the 3 main ways that Jewish people were persecuted:
Social exclusion
Physical persecution
Publications
This video explains what happened and why it was a pivotal moment or turning point in the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany.
Remember the duty of a government is to protect the people its serves. Below are laws passed by the government of Nazi Germany. The Nazi's passed hundreds of laws to discriminate against Jewish people . When you read through the laws focus on the Nuremberg Laws passed in 1935. The law stated Jews were no longer 'citizens' but just 'subjects'. This was another pivotal moment in the persecution of Jewish people in Nazi Germany. Under this law Jews were no longer classed as 'citizens' this meant legally the government didn't have to fulfil its duty towards Jewish people and could actively persecute, discriminate and send them to extermination camps instead.
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Source B - Image from a school textbook in Nazi Germany