ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Reich Flight Tax

Alright kiddo, let's talk about the reich flight tax! This was a special tax that people had to pay if they wanted to leave Nazi Germany, which was led by Adolf Hitler.

Imagine you are in a classroom and the teacher is really strict. You don't like the rules and want to go home or move to a different school. But the teacher won't let you go unless you pay some extra money. That's what the reich flight tax was like - the government in Nazi Germany wanted to make it difficult for people to leave the country, so they made them pay a lot of money if they wanted to go.

The reich flight tax started in 1931, before Hitler became the leader. But when he took power in 1933, the tax became much higher and only a small number of people were allowed to leave. This meant that many people were stuck in the country, even if they didn't agree with what the government was doing.

The tax was based on how much money a person had, which was really unfair because rich people had to pay a lot more money than poor people. Sometimes, people had to sell everything they owned just to be able to pay the tax and leave the country.

Overall, the reich flight tax was a way for the Nazi government to control the population and limit their freedom. It made it much harder for people to leave Germany and start a new life somewhere else.