History GCSE
Mother's Cross
What Mother's Cross means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Mother's Cross
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
An award that rewarded women for having large families.
Topics that use Mother's Cross
- Option 31: Key topic 4: Life in Nazi Germany, 1933–39 - 1 Nazi policies towards women (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Gender roles
- Kinder, Küche, Kirche
- Law for the Encouragement of Marriage
- Rearmament
- The family unit
- Propaganda and social pressure
Using Mother's Cross in the exam
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