7.1 ‘Work And Bread’

Question 1

What is the The National Labour Service and what does it include?

Answer 1

-The National Labour Service (RAD)
-Men aged 18-25 had to spend 6 months in RAD
-planted forest, mended hedges
-wore uniforms, lived in camps, given free meals
-Paid pocket money
-unemployment figures dropped

Question 2

How did public work schemes decrease unemployment?

Answer 2

-Creation of autobahns(motor)ways inked Germanys capital cities
-gave work to people and progress was rapid
-School and hospitals being built
-Developed infrastructure

Question 3

What was ‘Invisible unemployment’?

Answer 3

-Nazis used variety of method to reduce unemployment numbers
-part time workers counted full time
-created jobs by sacking people-
-Jews not counted, forced them out of jobs