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Nazi Germany Workers and Women Policies Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main goal of the German Labour Front (DAF)?

a)

To control the workers and prevent strikes

b)

To increase unemployment

c)

To promote democracy

d)

To encourage immigration

2.

What was the purpose of the Reich Labour Service?

a)

To provide military training

b)

To reduce unemployment by providing public work schemes

c)

To promote trade unions

d)

To encourage emigration

3.

What was the role of the Strength Through Joy (KDF) program?

a)

To provide leisure activities for workers

b)

To increase industrial production

c)

To promote Nazi propaganda

d)

To encourage immigration

4.

How did Nazi policies affect women in the 1930s?

a)

Women were encouraged to stay at home and raise children

b)

Women were encouraged to join the workforce

c)

Women were given equal rights as men

d)

Women were encouraged to join the military

5.

What was the purpose of the construction of autobahns in Nazi Germany?

a)

To improve transportation and reduce unemployment

b)

To promote tourism

c)

To increase trade

d)

To prepare for war

6.

What was the Winter Relief Fund in Nazi Germany?

a)

A 3% 'optional' tax to help the poor

b)

A fund for winter sports

c)

Promotion of winter tourism

d)

A Reich Labour Front project to construct ski resorts

7.

How did the Nazis control wages in the 1930s?

a)

They increased wages annually

b)

They decreased wages annually

c)

They froze wages at 1933 levels

d)

They allowed wages to fluctuate freely

8.

What was the Lebensborn program in Nazi Germany?

a)

A program to increase the Aryan population

b)

A program to promote physical fitness

c)

A program to provide financial aid to families

d)

A program to promote education

9.

What was the purpose of the marriage loans provided by the Nazis?

a)

To encourage marriage and childbirth

b)

To discourage divorce

c)

To promote economic growth

d)

To reduce the population

10.

What was the unemployment rate in Germany in 1933?

a)

Over 30%

b)

About 20%

c)

Less than 10%

d)

Unemployment was eradicated

11.

What proportion of those who paid into the Volkswagen scheme received a car?

a)

0%

b)

5%

c)

10%

d)

25%

12.

Unemployment in 1932 was 6 million, what was it in 1939?

a)

35,000

b)

350,000

c)

3.5 million

d)

35 million

13.

What was the name of the Nazi scheme to improve working conditions?

a)

Strength through joy

b)

German Labour Front

c)

Beauty through Labour

d)

Reich Labour Service

14.

Which of the following was considered a desirable trait for women within Nazi ideology?

a)

Having a high paying job

b)

Being well educated

c)

Wearing lots of make-up

d)

Being physically robust

15.

What was the function of the National Socialist Women's League, run by Gertrud Scholtz-Klink

a)

To train women in domestic duties

b)

To encourage women to work in industrial jobs

c)

To help women to get a divorce

d)

To provide women with education