Economy Flashcards
What were their aims?
To reduce unemployment
Rearmament
Self sufficiency
What were the problems?
Lack of raw materials
No money to pay for imports
What was invisible unemployment?
Jews and women were fired from jobs to reduce unemployment
Where were the unemployed put to work?
Building hospitals, schools, houses, and Autobahns
What was the Reich Labour Service?
Where men were forced to work free for 6 months but were given food and accomodation
When did all men have to do 2 years military service?
1939
Who was Schacht?
In charge of economy between 1934-1936
What was the Beauty of Labour Scheme?
Helped improve conditions in factories
What was Strength Through Joy?
An offering of prizes for hard work such as holidays. More of a myth than reality.
How did the Nazi economy succeed?
Construction, rearming, and production of raw materials improved
