JOURNAL ARTICLE

Peitsche und Zucker (Whip and Sugar): Welfare in NSDAP Germany (Part II).

  • Published In: Teaching History (0040-0602), 2025, v. 59, n. 4. P. 38 1 of 3

  • Database: Education Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Mootz, Denis 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on the welfare policies implemented by the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) in Germany, particularly during the 1930s and 1940s. It details various initiatives such as the Winterhilfswerk (WHW), which promoted a monthly "One-pot Sunday" to encourage donations, and the establishment of kindergartens under the Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt (NSV) to facilitate ideological indoctrination. The article also discusses marriage loans (ehestandsdarlehen) aimed at increasing the birth rate among Aryans, as well as the NSDAP's control over youth welfare programs and the use of block leaders to monitor citizens. Additionally, it highlights the discriminatory nature of these welfare programs, which were designed to exclude non-Aryans and those deemed "asocial." [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Teaching History (0040-0602). 2025/12, Vol. 59, Issue 4, p38
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:00400602
  • Accession Number:191283888
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