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Life In Authoritarian States
POLICIES TOWARD WOMEN
Could help to make Hitler's dream of a racially pure population a reality
Only the genetically pure were allowed to procreate
Marriage between aryan and non-aryan was prohibited
Many non-aryan women were sterilized
The 3 K's- Kinder (children), Kirche (Church), and Kuche (kitchen)
National Socialists Women's League (NSF)
Used Nazi propaganda to encourage women to be wives and mothers
2.3 million members
League of German Maidens (BDM)
Taught girls to embrace motherhood
Marriage loans given out as well as a cross of honor to mothers who bore a certain amount of children
Laws passed In 1933 that limited women In public work to 10%
Extended to private firms In 1938
Thought women's role was In the home and raising children
14+ children you get a medal from Mussolini
Women's sports programs that put emphasis on fitness and outdoors
Battle for Births
They didn't accomplish It but their goal was to grow from 40 to 60 million
There was a ban on birth control and abortions which the church loved.
Various marriage laws put In place but none were a huge success
Loans to married couples and payments decreased for each child that they had
POLICIES TOWARD CHILDREN AND EDUCATION
Nazi's attempted to change education
used PE because wanted boys who could suffer pain
Math for racial and military curriculum
History promoted WWI loss was because of jews, TOV was because of jealousy, hyperinflation was because of Jews
Biology to teach eugenics, started at 6 years old
Science taught aviation design, developments of poison gas
Sex segregated education
boys
glorification of military services and German heroes
2 new special schools
Adolf Hitler schools Included 6 years of tough training, went to military and gov't
Order castles, used live ammunition In war games, joined SS after grad
girls
took part In sport, studied German, history, geography and race study
"activities of women" like sewing, cooking, breeding, etc.
organizations for young people
Hitler Youth (HJ) for boys
League of German Maidens (BDM) for girls
Children were the key to Mussolini's future success
Education was changed accordingly
Children taught that the great days of modern Italy started in 1922 with the March on Rome
taught that Mussolini was the only man who could lead Italy back to greatness
3 different after school organizations that boys were encouraged to join
Girls were taught that giving birth was natural and boys were taught that war was natural
Children taught to obey those In charge
Boys took part in semi-military exercises while members of the Balilla. They marched and used imitation guns
ECONOMIC POLICY
Wanted to create a strong Industrial economy that would provide In war, but no master plan
The New Plan (1934)
ended high unemployment through public works projects and National Labour Service (RAD)
RAD: young men required to join and were trained
Goering's 4 year plan (1936-1939)
Make Germany an autarky
did this by bringing labor force under more control
Only trade union was German Labour Front (DAF)
Wanted to regulate workforce along military lines
Working conditions
Up to 1942, conditions for workers were Improving
After 1942, things changed for the worse
Aim was to modernize the economy because It was backward
Remedy lack of strategic resources and Increase self-sufficient production
End strikes and conflicts between owners and labour
Raise standard of living and avoid socialist revolution
battle of Lira
Wanted to reduce debt
took all non-Italian stocks and bonds
Revalued the currency which Increased cost of Imports
1927 Carta del Lavoro
eliminated non-fascist trade unions, they had to be recognized by the state
lowered wages but gave long term collective contracts with fringe benefits which confirmed the support of Industry leaders
Battle for land
Drained pontine marshes
Land reclamations
Created jobs
Battle for grain
Agrarian land reform put on hold, Increased amount of land that produced
CULTURAL POLICY
Created a ministry for pop culture (Minculpop)
Created the Dopolavoro (OND)
National recreational club
Leisure and welfare programs for workers
Largest Fascists Organization
Most just joined because It was fun, not for fascism
Romanita
Glorification of the roman past
Mussolini re-built rome
Goebbles brought culture In line with nazi policies
Reich Culture cabinet
Glorified Aryan race
book burning ceremonies
promoted work of German composers and artists
banned works of Jews and Blacks
Rallies and festivals
Huge turn outs and displayed order
Nuremberg rallies, Hitler's birthday, Reich harvest, Thanksgiving festival
Das Reich weekly newspaper founded by Goebbles
Film department
idea of Goebbles
Literature, architecture, and art
mass book burnings
Radio
The people's radio
Loudspeakers put In the streets
Foreign radio stations banned