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What was it like to live in Nazi Germany? - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Interviews with Hitler Youth members after the war revealed that many enjoyed the activities but switched off during lectures about Nazi ideas.
      - Reports from anti-Nazi spies by 1938 indicated that many Hitler Youth members found the organization boring, though this evidence requires careful consideration.
      - Despite lectures on health, diseases like diphtheria and scarlet fever increased in the 1930s.
      - Juvenile crime rose significantly during the 1930s, with 175,000 young people convicted of crimes in 1939 alone.
      - Juvenile crime and youth resistance increased dramatically once the war began.
- - - - Hitler and most Nazis had a traditional view of German women as wives and mothers.
      - Many agreed, especially in rural areas and small towns.
      - Resentment towards working women grew in the early 1930s.
      - This created pressure on women to conform to traditional roles.
    - - Discrimination against women job applicants was encouraged.
      - Married professional women were forced to quit their jobs.
      - Overall, opportunities for women were limited:
    - - The Nazis offered financial incentives for married couples to have at least four children, including a 'Gold Cross' for mothers with eight children.
        Posters, radio broadcasts, and newsreels celebrated motherhood and homebuilding.
        
        The German Maidens' League promoted good physical health and housekeeping skills, reinforced in schools.
        These efforts increased the birth rate from fifteen per thousand in 1933 to twenty per thousand in 1939.
        Pregnancies outside marriage also rose, with these girls cared for in state maternity hostels.
  - - - In the late 1930s, the Nazis needed more women workers, forcing an about-turn in policy.
      - Women had to manage both family and work responsibilities.
      - During the crisis of 1942-45, when German industry struggled with wartime demand, Nazi policy on women conflicted between the traditional stereotype of the mother and the needs of the workplace.
- - - - Cheap theatre and cinema tickets.
      - Organized courses, trips, and sports events.
      - Volkswagen Beetle savings scheme (though no cars were delivered due to the war).