Changes In The Standard Of Living: Better Off Flashcards
What were Nazis aware of ? (1/2)
Nazis aware that compulsions lidl r guarantee complete obedience to the government
Why is what the Nazis aware of important ?(2/2)
To win over workers they had too make them feel apart of the peoples community so various scheme were intoeuxed to do this
What is strength through joy (KdF)
An organisation set up by the German Labour Front
What did the KdF do ?
Tried to improve German workers leisure time by sponsoring a wide range of leisure and cultural trips
What did some of the sponsors leisure trips include ?
Concerts, theatre visits, museum tours, sporting events and weekend trips
What were the trips provided at ?
A low cost and ordinary workers could therefore access them which was previously unavailable
In 1938 more than 10 million took KdF holidays
What was the Beauty of Labour ?
A departments of the KdF that tried to improve working conditions
What did the KdF (specifically beauty of labour sub department ) do ?
Built canteens, swimming pools and sports facilities
Also installed better lighting in workplaces and improved noise levels
When and who organised the Volkswagen scheme ?
When: 1938
Who: the Labor Front organized the Volkswagen ( people’s car) scheme
What did the Volkswagen scheme do ?
Gave workers an opportunity to subscribe five makes a week to a fund eventually allowing them to acquire a car
How did wages change ?
Weekly wages rose from 86 makes in 1932 to 109 makes in 1938
How was food consumption improved?
- food consumption was a target of Nazi propaganda
- women were informed which food to buy and how took cook simple, healthy and cheap meals
what food did the Nazis strongly encourage ?
Eintopf
A one pot dish consisting of meat and veggies
