Question

What three duties did the Nazi state impose on women? In what two ways did they reward women who performed these duties?

Answer 1

Three duties that Nazi state imposed on women were as follows:
(i) Women in Nazi Germany were meant to be good mothers and rear pure blooded Aryan children.
(ii) A woman's duty was to maintain the purity of the race, maintain distance from Jews, look after the home and teach their children the values of Nazism.
(iii) They had to be the bearers of the Aryan race and culture.

The two way in which Nazi women were rewarded for their performance was as follows:
(i) They were given favoured treatment in hospitals and were also given concessions in shops and on theatre tickets and railway fares.
(ii) Honour Crosses were given as rewards to encourage women to give birth to more children. A Bronze Cross was given for four children, Silver for six and Gold for eight or more.