Economic Changes Flashcards
what were the Nazis mainly trying to improve/change
- reducing unemployment
- improving life for German citizens
who were new jobs Nazis created for
mostly men
what were unemployed men employed to do
work on public construction projects
examples of public construction projects for unemployed men
- public buildings
- creating farmlands
- 1936 Olympic stadium
- 7,000lm autobahns
what was an autobahn
motorways
what was RAD
National Labour Service
what did RAD do
made it compulsory for men18-25 to work on public schemes for 6 months
why did many people dislike RAD
they felt exploited because they got low wages for long hours
what was DAF
German Labour Front
who had to join DAF
all workers
what did DAF do
- kept workers loyal to Nazis
- disguised lack of improvement to the standard of living
what was the Strength Through Joy Scheme
workers got rewards for hard work, such as a holiday or theatre visit
what was the Beauty of Labour scheme
a plan to improve working conditions
how did employment change under Hitler’s policies
fell from 5 million in 1933 to 0.3 million in 1939
who did Hitler not include in unemployment stats
- women forced out of jobs
- Jewws
- men conscripted into National Labour Service
‘invisible unemployment’
when was the Four Year Plan created?
1936 by Hermann Goering
what was the Four Year Plan for
to prepare Germany for war
two main aims of the Four Year Plan
1) Rearmament
2) self-sufficiency
rearmament
building up the supply of military weapons
self-sufficiency
not needing external support, such as imports
why did Hitler plan to begin rearmament
he wanted to overturn the Treaty of Versailles and make Germany strong again
what was the plan for rearmament
to build up armed forces to be fully equipped with weapons and vechiles
who did rearmament benefit
big manufacturing businesses
what was rearmament responsible for
most economic 1933-1939
what was self sufficiency also known as
autarky
why was autarky less successful
Goering didn’t want Germany to accept imports so Nazis tried to control the number of imported goods but this increased as people became wealthier
what were subsides
money from the state
how were farmers included on the ‘path to self sufficiency’
to increase food production they were given subsides and labour from RAD