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Economic Changes Flashcards

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1
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what were the Nazis mainly trying to improve/change

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  • reducing unemployment

- improving life for German citizens

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who were new jobs Nazis created for

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mostly men

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3
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what were unemployed men employed to do

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work on public construction projects

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examples of public construction projects for unemployed men

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  • public buildings
  • creating farmlands
  • 1936 Olympic stadium
  • 7,000lm autobahns
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5
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what was an autobahn

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motorways

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what was RAD

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National Labour Service

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what did RAD do

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made it compulsory for men18-25 to work on public schemes for 6 months

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8
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why did many people dislike RAD

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they felt exploited because they got low wages for long hours

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9
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what was DAF

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German Labour Front

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10
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who had to join DAF

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all workers

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11
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what did DAF do

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  • kept workers loyal to Nazis

- disguised lack of improvement to the standard of living

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12
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what was the Strength Through Joy Scheme

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workers got rewards for hard work, such as a holiday or theatre visit

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13
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what was the Beauty of Labour scheme

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a plan to improve working conditions

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14
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how did employment change under Hitler’s policies

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fell from 5 million in 1933 to 0.3 million in 1939

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15
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who did Hitler not include in unemployment stats

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  • women forced out of jobs
  • Jewws
  • men conscripted into National Labour Service
    ‘invisible unemployment’
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16
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when was the Four Year Plan created?

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1936 by Hermann Goering

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17
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what was the Four Year Plan for

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to prepare Germany for war

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two main aims of the Four Year Plan

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1) Rearmament

2) self-sufficiency

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19
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rearmament

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building up the supply of military weapons

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20
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self-sufficiency

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not needing external support, such as imports

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21
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why did Hitler plan to begin rearmament

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he wanted to overturn the Treaty of Versailles and make Germany strong again

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what was the plan for rearmament

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to build up armed forces to be fully equipped with weapons and vechiles

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23
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who did rearmament benefit

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big manufacturing businesses

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24
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what was rearmament responsible for

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most economic 1933-1939

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25
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what was self sufficiency also known as

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autarky

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26
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why was autarky less successful

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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

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27
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what were subsides

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money from the state

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28
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how were farmers included on the ‘path to self sufficiency’

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to increase food production they were given subsides and labour from RAD

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29
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how much food were Germany importing by the end of WW? what did this show

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  • 20%

- showed the path to self sufficiency wasn’t going well

30
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what did scientists create to increase raw materials

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ersatz substitutes

31
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where ersatz subs successul?

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no, by ww2 germany imported 1/3 raw materials

32
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how many germans worked in war industry by ww2

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1/4, this increased to 3/4 by 1941

33
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when did food/clothe rationing begin?

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1939, before war even began

34
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who benefited from Nazi economic policy

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  • german businesses

- farmers

35
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how did large businesses benefit from Nazi economic policy

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got investments and opportunities during rearmament

36
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why could businesses exploit workers

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Nazis had banned Trade Unions

37
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what did the average weekly wage increase by

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by 25% from 1932-1939

38
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what did work creation schemes improve

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  • transport
  • services
  • homes
39
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why did some farmers get higher income

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increased food prices and subsides

40
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why did workers not feel the increase in wages

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food cost increased

41
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what happened to working hours from 1936

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they increased

42
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what would happen to a worker if they complained of working conditions

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they’d be blacklisted and struggle to find employment

43
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what did the Four Year plan lead to

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food shortages

44
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what did world war two have a huge impact on

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German economy from 1939-42

45
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when was rationing set up

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1939, before war has even started

46
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when did shortages become more noticeable? why was this

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after 1941 when the army was struggling in the Soviet Union

47
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what did German armies do as they conquered new countries

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sent loot back to Germany

48
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what did collecting loot lead to

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using the black market for luxury goods

49
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what was the black market

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a way of illegal trade

50
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how many clothes did German people send to soldiers

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  • 1.5 million fur coats

- 67 million woolen garments

51
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when was Albert Speer made armaments minister

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1942

52
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what was happening by 1941

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  • the Four Year Plan failure was clear

- army was suffering w lack of weapons/equipment

53
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when was ‘Total War’ happening by

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by 1943

54
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what was total war

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  • all businesses were dedicated to war effort, or they were shut down
  • workers were transferred to war work
55
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what were shut down as a result of total war

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  • leisure establishments
  • services such as the post
  • but cinemas remained open to show propaganda films for morale
56
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when was Operation Barbarossa

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March 1942-May 1945

57
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what was Operation Barbarossa

A

Great Britain and US bombed major German cities

58
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example of city affected by Operation Barbarossa

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Dresden, 70% of it was destroyed

59
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what was the aim of Operation Barbarossa

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to cause maximum civilian casualties

60
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how many civilians were affected bc of Operation Barbarossa

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  • 500,000 killed

- 750,000 wounded

61
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how man homes were affected bc of Operation Barbarossa

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  • 1 million homes destroyed

- 7 million people left homeless

62
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what did the bomb raids of Operation Barbarossa target

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targeted supply lines and factories

- this affected war efforts bc it stopped rearmaments reaching the front line

63
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what was rationing like after Operation Barbarossa

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  • from 1942-45 it had to increase
  • the increase in shortages reduced rationing
  • clothing rations completely stopped
  • by 1995 it was completely null
  • black market was used to survive
64
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when did the labour shortage become noticeable

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1943

65
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who were sent to work in Germany

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workers in European occupied countries

66
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who were forced to work in concentration camps

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prisoners of war

67
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age groups of people who had to work by January 1943

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  • men: 16-65

- women: 17-45

68
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how man women were called to work after Operation Barbarossa

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3 million, only 1 million came

69
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how did Hitler Youth help with war

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they helped with farms and by 1945 they helped on the homefront

70
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why did number of refugees increase

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  • Operation Barbarossa

- many people moved from Dresden or Berlin to other parts of Germany

71
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where did many refugees come from in fear of the Red Army?

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  • Poland

- July 1944

72
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what happened when the Russians invaded Germany

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  • January 1945

- millions fled to western cities

History: Democracy and Dictatorship//1890-1945 (11 decks)

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