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WorksheetsYEAR 11 - History - Germany In War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 22mins
Germany invaded Poland in (a) 1939, beginning WW2.
Originally what helped contribute to the War Economy?
In 1939, 23% of goods produced were for the military
in 1941, 55% of the workforce were working towards the War Economy
However the War Economy was inefficient and not finished by 1941.
In 1942, who was appointed Minister of Armaments and War Production? (He increased production by 125,000 tons)
(a)
In 1942 there were shortages in what?
Nazi members
Food and Products, led to the point system (rationing)
Stats about women at the beginning of the war were...
In 1939 - women under 25 had to do 6 months labour service
In 1939 - 760,000 women worked in war industry, in 1941 it was 1.5 million
30 million women between the ages of 15 and 65 in Germany, most chose to stay at home
In (a) German cities began to be bombed by the RAF, in Autumn it was up to 3/4 a week
In September 1940 the evacuation process began (KLV) where
U14 stayed for 6 months in a rural area
U10s were placed in families accompanied by their mothers
Older children were placed in camps
In (a) the Nazi's began to face defeat in battles, the most famous being at Stalingrad.
In (a) opposition began to grow in the form of von Stauffenberg, who led angry soldiers in a plot to kill Hitler. He would imitate operation Valkyrie and use the reserve army to remove the SS and Gestapo.
At the ___________________________, on the 20th July 1944 Stauffenberg' s bomb deflected off a table leg and failed to kill Hitler.
East Prussian HQ
Sport Palast
Church opposition grew, with Cardinal Galen delivering the 3 sermons criticizing the Nazi's...
Murder of religious people
The use of terror by the Gestapo
Taking of Church property
Murder of the disabled
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Pastor who opposed the Nazi's and in the 19__s he preached against them and trained new pastors to join him, in the late 19__s he also joined the German Resistance undercover.
(a)
Young People like the (a) produced anti-Nazi leaflets.
Members of the public also led campaigns of passive resistance by handwriting (a) postcards urging people to stop helping the Nazi's.
In (a) 1943, at the Sport Palast in Berlin, Goebbels announced the move to Total War, dedicating the entire economy to the Fuhrer, demanding people work up to 14 hrs a day to give everything for the war effort.
Impacts of the move to Total War were...
The Nazi's tried to mobilise women into the war effort
Anything not contributing to the war effort was eliminated
Shortages became worse
There was a serious increase in propaganda
1943 bombings
Hamburg - 40,000 dead
Berlin - 3758 dead : 500,000 homeless : 100,000 injured
1945 Dresden
1600 acres destroyed : 25,000 dead
4,000 tons of explosives dropped
Increase in Total War, (a) ,000 workers ordered to become soldiers.
In 1944, (a) became Reich Trustee for Total War, his job was to ensure society was working towards the war effort.
Goebbels new 1944 policies were
Compulsory work for women age was up to 50
Railway and postal services were eliminated to preserve fuel
Theatres were closed
Propaganda was once again increased
As the situation worsened Hitler ordered the creation of Volkssturm, a group of men whose job was to
Defend vs the Russians and the Allies
All males aged 16-60 who were not in military service were ordered to join
Towards the end of the war the Nazi's fought on for the 3 main reasons of Terror, Propaganda and (a)
In (a) 1945 all that was left of the Nazi empire was central Berlin.
On the (a) the war was over as the Nazi's surrendered.
