PDF-(BOOK)-Nurses in Nazi Germany

This book tells the story of German nurses who directly or indirectly participated in the Nazis euthanasia measures against patients with mental and physical disabilities measures that claimed well over 100000 victims from 1939 to 1945 How could men and women who were trained to care for their patients come to kill or assist in murder or mistreatment This is the central question pursued by Bronwyn McFarlandIcke as she details the lives of nurses from the beginning of the Weimar Republic through the years of National Socialist rule Rather than examine what the Party did or did not order she looks into the hearts and minds of people whose complicity in murder is not easily explained with reference to ideological enthusiasm Her book is a microhistory in which many of the most important ethical social and cultural issues at the core of Nazi genocide can be addressed from a fresh perspectiveMcFarlandIcke offers gripping descriptions of the conditions and practices associated with psychiatric nursing during these years by mining such sources as nursing guides personnel records and postwar trial testimony Nurses were expected to be conscientious and friendly caretakers despite job stress low morale and Nazi propaganda about patients having lives unworthy of living While some managed to cope with this situation others became abusive Asylum administrators meanwhile encouraged nurses to perform with as little disruption and personal commentary as possible So how did nurses react when ordered to participate in or tolerate the murder of their patients Records suggest that some had no conflicts of conscience others did as they were told with regret and a few refused The remarkable accounts of these nurses enable the author to recreate the drama taking place while sharpening her argument concerning the ability and the willingness to choose. TERROR. . The Police in Nazi Germany.. Until 1933 each state in Germany had its own police force. By 1936 they had been centralised under Himmler as Chief of Police.. The Nazis developed a confusing structure of . History of the Holocaust. Propaganda. Propaganda is the use of the Media to promote . one. point of view.. Propaganda is . brainwashing . the . public. , convincing them of an . ideological. . viewpoint.. 1933-39. Preface. Many German people had suffered during WWI and the Depression. When Hitler came to power, over 6 million people were unemployed. As you can imagine, they welcomed Hitler's economic policies with open arms. The Nazi’s promised to use radical methods to solve the country’s two main problems – desperate unemployment and a crisis in farming. In return for work and other benefits, the majority of German people gave up their political freedom. Was it worth it?. Facts to know…. 1. . Mein Kampf . (My struggle) reflected Hitler’s obsessions: Extreme nationalism, racism, anti-Semitism. 2. Lebensraun- living space: Hitler believed that Germany needed to expand its territory for the German people. Two Purposes. To create a positive image of Hitler and the Nazi Party. To create a negative view of those considered to be enemies, particularly Jews. Hitler’s Propaganda Methods. Present simple themes in a repetitive manner. The ‘Folk Community’. HI290- History of Germany. Volksgemeinschaft. (Folk Community). Idea of an equal community of racial comrades. Everyone’s participation. Equality defined racially and socially. Key Topic 1. Weimar Republic. 1918-1929. November 1918. Germany loses WW1. Kaiser abdicates. Armistice signed (agreement to stop fighting). June 1919. Treaty of Versailles. G. UILT. . Germany had to accept all responsibility for the war. Area of Study Three. German Culture...before and during the Nazi regime.. Before the . Nazis. came to power, Germany’s reputation in the Arts had been growing.. During the . 1920’s. German museums were full of works completed by the German modernists.. Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria, the son of a minor customs official and a peasant girl. . Hitler’s Father. Hitler’s. Mother. A poor student, he never completed high school.. . He applied for admission to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna twice but was rejected for lack of talent. . The Weimar Republic 1918-33. Hitler and the Nazi Party 1919-33. The Nazi Dictatorship 1933-39. How Hitler became Fuhrer. The Police State. The Churches. Propaganda. Why there was little opposition. Nazi Domestic Policies 1933-39. Edexcel Exam Skills (9-1 Spec). Question 3b: Identifying differences:. Question . 3b . on your exam paper will ask you . ‘the main difference between the views in two interpretations’. There are . Treaty of Versailles. 9/11/1918 – Kaiser abdicated. 11/11/1918 – Armistice signed by the new Weimar Government = end of the war.. 1919 – The Treaty of Versailles was given to the German government to sign. . Treaty of Versailles. 9/11/1918 – Kaiser abdicated. 11/11/1918 – Armistice signed by the new Weimar Government = end of the war.. 1919 – The Treaty of Versailles was given to the German government to sign. . L/O – To identify and explain the ways in which the Nazis tried to both control and publicise information and ideas. What is a ‘Totalitarian State’?. Nazi Germany can be classified as a . Totalitarian State.