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Life in the Authoritarian States: Nazi Germany - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Kinder: Children
      - Küche: Kitchen
      - Kirche: Church
  - - - the introduction of the Law for the Reduction of Unemployment, which gave women financial incentives to stay at home. However, female labour was cheap and between 1933 and 1939 the number of women in employment actually rose by 2.4 million. As the German economy grew, women were needed in the workplace.
      - not conscripting women to help in the war effort until 1943
- - - - SD: this was the intelligence gathering agency of the SS. It was responsible for the security of Hitler and other top Nazis and was led by Himmler’s right hand man, Reinhard Heydrich.
      - Gestapo: this was the Nazis’ secret police force. Its job was to monitor the German population for signs of opposition or resistance to Nazi rule. It was greatly helped by ordinary German people informing on their fellow citizens.
- - - - Strength Through Joy. This scheme gave workers rewards for their work - evening classes, theatre trips, picnics, and even very cheap or free holidays.
      - Beauty of Labour. The job of this organisation was to help Germans see that work was good, and that everyone who could work should. It also encouraged factory owners to improve conditions for workers.
      - The Labour Front. This was a Nazi organisation that replaced Trades Unions, which were banned. It set wages and nearly always followed the wishes of employers, rather than employees.
- - - - Its aim was to prepare German girls for future motherhood
      - Girls wore a uniform of blue skirt, white blouse and and heavy marching shoes
      - Girls undertook physical exercise, but activities mainly centred on developing domestic skills such as sewing and cooking