Economic Changes In Nazi Germany Flashcards
Back to work Schemes
To fight Unemployment
The National Labour Service
Rearmament
Public Work Schemes
‘Invisible’ - unemployed
National Labour Service
Men between 18 and 25 had to spend 6 months in it
The wore uniforms, fed, lived in camps and payed a small wage
They planted forests and mended hedges
Rearmement
New tanks, battleships, planes and guns
Huge government contracts made factories money
Conscription was introduced for males 18-25
The military grew from 100,000 to 1,400,000
Public Work Scheme
Built autobahns, schools and hospitals
Gave jobs to 100,000 people
‘Invisible’ Unemployment
Part time workers were counted as full time
Jews that were sacked were not counted as unemployed
Women who gave up work for motherhood were not included in the figures
Strength Through Joy
A reward scheme with cheap holidays
The affordable people’s car (Volkswagen)
Schacht Economy
He imported more raw materials and traded them for German goods
Schacht was replaced by Goering
Goering Economy
In 1936 he introduced a 4 year plan
Goering wanted self-sufficiency
Self Sufficiency
Petrol from Coal
Wool from Wood Pulp
Coffee from Acorns
Make up from flour
The Nazis and farmers
They couldn’t be thrown off their land if they got into debt
Their taxes were reduced
Nazis controlled the food prices in late 1930s
The Second World War
The war started off well for Germany, however it started to go bad
Rationing
Total War
Labour Shortages
Bombing and Refugees
Rationing
Food supply fell low as it was needed for the soldiers
Labour Shortages
Women worked in factories and later slaves from conquered countries
Total War
Everything was focused on the war, anything not about the war stopped: beer halls…
Bombing and Refugees
Britain and America bombed German cities
There was then no electricity, water or transport in many German cities
