Changes In Germany In The 1930s
Where: Germany
When: 1930s and ’40s
What changed: When the Nazi party rose to prominence in the 1930s, there was a sudden shift in a lot of German culture even in the areas of sex and gender. Though women had gained new freedoms in the post-WWI era, and sexuality could be expressed much more publically, the Third Reich passed a remarkably fast reversal of this “cultural decay,” as it was portrayed in the media. The Nazis’ main focus was the creation of a pure Aryan race – and their social policies stressed a rigid family structure that focused on giving birth to children. Starting in the 1940’s, couples needed a marriage clearance certificate to show that they had been screened for “racial purity”. Though the official ideology was of dutiful
When: 1930s and ’40s
What changed: When the Nazi party rose to prominence in the 1930s, there was a sudden shift in a lot of German culture even in the areas of sex and gender. Though women had gained new freedoms in the post-WWI era, and sexuality could be expressed much more publically, the Third Reich passed a remarkably fast reversal of this “cultural decay,” as it was portrayed in the media. The Nazis’ main focus was the creation of a pure Aryan race – and their social policies stressed a rigid family structure that focused on giving birth to children. Starting in the 1940’s, couples needed a marriage clearance certificate to show that they had been screened for “racial purity”. Though the official ideology was of dutiful