1. Study document A in Chapter 3. Make a detailed list of the kinds of people who were likely to be arrested as "Enemies of the State" in Nazi Germany.
-people who would commit crimes
-people who were about to commit crimes
-people who were a threat to Hitler
-people who were "work shy"
-people who refused military service
-homosexuals
-professional criminals
2. Provide detailed notes on the following sub-topics in Chapter 4 (Jews in Nazi Germany)
-The people who suffered the most under Nazi rule were the Jews. Since Hitler hated them most of the people who supported Hitler didn't like them either. They were forbidden in some towns and from alot of places like stores. They were seperated on busses and had to wear a jewish start on them which indicated they were a jew. One day a Nazi official was shot dead by a Jew and Hitler was furious! Hitler ordered Himmler, the SS leader, to bein a week of terror against the jewish population which was called the night of broken glass. Jewish shop keepers had their shop windows smashed and the contented looted. Jewish people were not happy when their houses were caught on fire. The jewish people were forced to get down on their hands and knees to clean streets with scrubbing brushes. This was a really bad part of life for the jews and many were trying to flee.
Hitler's anti-Semitic ideas
The dismissal of Jews from jobs, 1933
The Nuremberg Laws, 1935
The "Night of Broken Glass",
1938 Violence against Jews
3. Why do you think Hitler and the Nazis put so much effort into organizing the lives of young people? (Chapter 5)
I believe that Hitler and the Nazis put so much effort into the youth is because they wanted to make sure they were loyal to him and the nazi party. Hitler wanted the youth to be loyal to him so he put the nazis in gold in their textbooks and they were taught in the class room. This was a form of propaganda because it was making the children think that the nazis and hitler were the best party. He wanted the children to be loyal to him because there were so many of them and if they were loyal at first they would never become un loyal. He wanted to train the children to become like the military for future reference. Hitler was very involved with the youth by bringing them to sports and gymnastics and teaching them how to read maps. These camps were taken very seriously for example a ten year old boy was shot who could not remember the password which put fear into the children making them not want to rebel.
4. Study the photographs carefully in Chapter 5. Then, using the information and evidence you have read about young people, write a diary of one day in a Hitler Youth camp.
"Today was a rough day. I had to travel 12 miles in a march without food or water or a break. I know that I need to be strong in order to be a model in Hitler's eyes which is swift, tough and very hard. I want to be this but the conditions are hard. I don't like getting up at 2 in the morning, in the open air, and doing PT exercises during the winter. Someone got very sick today but still had to march. They got sent to the Hospital and I don't think that he is coming back. I want to be what Hitler wants me to be so I am going to keep trying harder and harder each day."
5. What effect did "the three Ks" have upon women. (Chapter 6)
"The three ks" had a great effect on women and not in a good way. The three ks meant children, church and cooking. The Nazi wanted women to have as many children as they could and they would reward them on how many children they had. Make up was looked down upon and jobs were taken from these women. They were only meant to cook clean and bear children. They weren't supposed to be skinny because this meant they would not be a good child bearer. They had to go to church and one man was put in a concentration camp for speaking out against the nazis. Protestants and as well as catholic churchmen were badly treated by the nazis and women felt un wanted.
6. Study the photograph in Chapter 6 (2nd page) and read the rules of the National Reich Church. Explain in your own words the kind of religion which the Nazis wanted Germans to follow.
Nazis wanted Germans to follow the religion that the nazis wanted. There would be no more bibles, crosses, or religious symbols. In churches there could only be Mein Kampf and a sword on the left of this. All other relgiions were not treated as good. The pictures shows that this religion was to be practices by all and all german citizens should appreciate what the nazis were giving the people.
7. How did Hitler address the massive unemployment situation in Germany when he came to power? (Chapter 7)
Hitler addressed the massive unemployment situation in Germany when he went into power by making The National Labour Service. This gave men a job by putting them into housing camps and they all lived together. They got free meals and many thousands of men were happy with this even though they only got a pocket wage. Hitler wanted to make them the new military. He wanted to make the country strong, independent and self sufficient in food and materials. He set up camps for air fource and military service and men joined from all over. This gave people jobs even though they couldn't be with their family they were at least working.
8. What is the significance of the German Labor Front? (Chapter 7)
The significance of the German Labor Front was that no man could quit a job. They had to work 60-72 hours which made them have to work every day of the week and be loyal to Hitler. They were affraid to speak out due to the fear that they would get in trouble and may die. This is significant because Hitler got all of his workers from this german labour front. The men would not gain as much money and this gave hitler more money and more power.
9. In your own words, discuss the significance of the Strength through Joy program. (Chapter 8)
The significance of the strength through joy program was for the people to become better workers. Hitler believed that if people didn't know what to do in their spare time they would become frustrated so the Strength through joy program made sure that the people wouldn't have an option to become frustrated and they would become great workers. Since the KDF arranged mass outings to the theater and opera they would control what the people saw which was a great chance for propaganda for the Nazis. The KDF wanted a car that would fit the people which was the volkswagen. Since poeple were controlled this made the KDF significant because the people would not rebel.
10. Describe Dr. Joseph Goebbels propaganda and censorship tactics. What effect did they have upon the German citizen? (Chapter 9).
Dr. Joseph Goebbels propaganda and censorship tactics were made to make sure the german citizens knew that Nazism was the best. Goebbels job was to make the germans believe in nazi ideas and to be loyal to hitler and the party. He made it so the press would not print anything bad about nazis. He would make the newspapers print good things about the nazis that were eye popping towards the people which would make them support them. If there were stories that were not approved they were closed down. All the german radio stations were under gobbels control. He encouraged the people to listen to the radio by producing cheap radio sets. The mass rallies were gobbels most spectacular form of propaganda. This would draw in thousands of people which would then support hitler and the nazi party. Gobbels made alot of propaganda censored. Every kind of information and entertainment was censored. Jazz music wasnt even alot because it had its orgins aong the black people of america. Films were censored because this gave people the wrong message. This had a big affect upon the german citizens because if they were never able to see bad things about the nazi or hitler this would make them very loyal to hitler.
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