Question: ‘While man makes his supreme sacrifice on the field of battle woman fights her supreme battle for her nation when she gives her life to her child.’ To what extent was the Nazi view of women actually put into practice?
Answer: When Hitler came into power in 1933 he set out a number of policies to ensure women knew their place, and stayed at home to raise the children. The Nazis saw women as breeders. Important to the regime producing offspring to be trained as soldiers or to become mothers. In 1933 Hitler emphasised that ‘in my state the mother is the most important citizen’. This one line sums up the general perception of women, they are born to serve a biological purpose and little else....(short extract)
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- Subject: History
- Course: European History
- Level: Degree
- Year: 1st
- Mark: 60%
- Words: 1899
- Date submitted: August 31, 2009
- Date written: May, 2005
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 2048
