The Nazi regime aimed to change society and the economy.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2020). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [1] The Nazis held traditional views.
2. [1] Women were expected to bring up children as Nazi supporters.
3. [1] Women were expected to have many children.
4. [1] Women were expected not to go to work.
5. [1] Female doctors and civil servants were removed from their posts.
6. [1] Women were not supposed to smoke.
7. [1] Women were supposed to dress in a traditional way and not wear makeup.
8. [6] Level 4 Explains TWO reasons
9. [5] Level 3 Explains ONE reason (e.g. The Nazis aimed to achieve autarky because they didn't want to be dependent on imports of food and raw materials. Therefore, they encouraged farmers to grow more food and introduced ersatz products, such as rubber and coffee, to replace materials which Germany couldn't supply itself.)
10. [1] Hitler wanted to stop Germany being dependent on imports.
11. [1] He wanted to import less food and raw materials.
12. [1] Hitler wanted Germany to be self-sufficient in case of war.
13. [1] He wanted to encourage German farmers to produce more.
14. [10] Level 5 Explains with evaluation of 'how far' (As Level 4 plus evaluation.)
15. [9] Level 4 Explanation of both sides
16. [6] Level 3 One-sided explanation OR one explanation of both sides (More detailed explanation of one issue to be given two marks.)
17. [3] The policy of Total War had a huge impact on German civilians. The policy was a series of emergency laws which were introduced to direct everything towards the war effort. Transport services were reduced and the age limit for female compulsory labour was raised to 50. All workers were made to go to the armament factories and young boys and old men joined the Volkssturm.
18. [3] Bombing had a greater impact on civilians. Many cities were badly damaged, including Berlin and Dresden. The two-day air raid on Dresden alone killed around 150 000 people. Across Germany over 3.5 million German homes were destroyed and roughly the same number of civilians were killed. Many were made homeless.
19. [3] Level 2 Identifies AND/OR describes (One mark for each point)
20. [1] Total War involved everyone in the war effort.
21. [1] The age limit for women in compulsory labour was raised to 50.
22. [1] Young and old joined the Volkssturm.
23. [1] Transport and postal services were reduced.
24. [1] 3.5 million German homes were destroyed in bombing raids.
25. [1] Major cities such as Berlin and Cologne were badly damaged by bombing.
26. [1] There were serious food shortages and civilians often had to scavenge for food.