HISTORICAL CONTENT
The Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler and Mein Kampf
Persecution of the Jews and The Holocaust
Daily Life of the German people during the war
1. Mass unemployment and starvation before Hitler came, and many Germans today talk about how Hitler changed their lives in a good way.
2. Women had to work to support the family. 3. Many of the sons and husbands were sent into the war to fight for the Germans. 4. A lot of air raids occurred. 5. Food rationing began. 6. Propaganda posters were found on every street. 7. The home front engaged in several activities to help the British army and navy, including taking down metal fences and gates to replace them with stone or wood. The metal was then melted down, and used for battle ships or planes. 8. World War II was a total war; homeland production became even more invaluable to both the Allied and Axis powers. 9. All of the powers involved had learned from their experiences on the Home front during World War I and tried to use its lessons and avoid its possible sources of error. 10. Typically women were mobilized to an unprecedented degree. The success in mobilizing economic output was a major factor in supporting combat operations. |
The Hitler Youth
Effects of military air strikes
Culture, education, and Art in Germany in WWII
1. Movies were popular in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s, with admissions of over a billion people in 1942, 1943, and 1944.
2. The regime promoted the concept of Volksgemeinschaft, a national German ethnic community. The goal was to build a classless society based on racial purity and the perceived need to prepare for warfare, conquest, and a struggle against Marxism.
3. Radio became very popular in Germany during the 1930s, with over 70 per cent of households owning a receiver by 1939, more than any other country.
4. Propaganda and speeches were typical radio fare immediately after the seizure of power, but as time went on Goebbels insisted that more music be played so that people would not turn to foreign broadcasters for entertainment.
5. By 1934 German regulations restricting currency exports made it impossible for American film makers to take their profits back to America, so the major film studios closed their German branches.
6. At school, the children were brainwashed to believe that Adolf Hitler was their savior.
7. The teachers were told what and what not to teach. If teachers did not follow their guidelines they were either fired or imprisoned.
8. Many books were burned.
9. During WWII, art trends in Germany can broadly be divided into Neo-expressionismON and Conceptualism.
10. Nazis stole art out of homes if they did not go along with what the citizens were told to support.
2. The regime promoted the concept of Volksgemeinschaft, a national German ethnic community. The goal was to build a classless society based on racial purity and the perceived need to prepare for warfare, conquest, and a struggle against Marxism.
3. Radio became very popular in Germany during the 1930s, with over 70 per cent of households owning a receiver by 1939, more than any other country.
4. Propaganda and speeches were typical radio fare immediately after the seizure of power, but as time went on Goebbels insisted that more music be played so that people would not turn to foreign broadcasters for entertainment.
5. By 1934 German regulations restricting currency exports made it impossible for American film makers to take their profits back to America, so the major film studios closed their German branches.
6. At school, the children were brainwashed to believe that Adolf Hitler was their savior.
7. The teachers were told what and what not to teach. If teachers did not follow their guidelines they were either fired or imprisoned.
8. Many books were burned.
9. During WWII, art trends in Germany can broadly be divided into Neo-expressionismON and Conceptualism.
10. Nazis stole art out of homes if they did not go along with what the citizens were told to support.