GCSE 2 Flashcards
How many unemployed 1932 and 1938
1932: 5.6 million
1938: 0.4 million
Who joined the RAD and what did they have to do
All men aged 18-25 had to spend 6 months planting forests, mended hedges and dug ditches on farms
What were they given in the RAD
Free meals and only pocket money, had to wear uniforms and live in camps. Had no option but to join otherwise they wouldn’t receive their unemployment benefit
Motorway scheme
In June 1933 hitler wanted to build 7000km of autobahen to link German towns and cities, gave jobs to 100,000 people part of the DAF headed by Dr Robert Ley
Who organised many of these schemes
German labour front (used to be trade union)cultivated
Conscription
In 1935 all men aged 18-25 had to join the armed forces for 2 years to rebuild the armed forces that had been taken away from them in treaty
How much did the army grow by
100,000 in 1933 to 1.4 million in 1939
Chemical, coal, oil, iron, steel and iron-ore production between 1933 and 1939
Chemical and coal doubled
Oil, iron and steel trebled
Iron-ore increase by 500%
This made factory owners very rich
Why did small businesses support the nazis
Small businessmen, shopkeepers and self-employed craftsmen supported the nazis because they promised them much
What happened to department stores
Nazis passed a law to ban new department stores and stop existing ones growing to enable craftsmen to control their trade
Who weren’t included in unemployment figures
Jews who’d been dismissed from jobs (all after they were not longer German citizens)
Women who’d left work with financial offers from the state
Anyone in concentration camps
Minister of economics
Hiamlar Schacht was appointed as soon as hitler became chancellor
What did Schacht do
He bought raw goods from other countries which was expensive. He signed deals with South America and south-east Europe to get materials in return for German goods
What was the result of Schachts plan
Went well for short time but after the exchanges were happening too slowly so he was sacked
Who replaced Scacht and what was his plan
Herman Goering in 1936 introduced the four year plan to increase military production which created more jobs in factories etc.
What was the result of the four year plan
Targets weren’t met in oil production and Germany still weren’t ready for the war it would become involved in from 1939
What was self-sufficiency
Nazis wanted Germany to stop trading with other countries and rely on own resources so would have to find alternate options for the goods they could no longer find
What did the lack of goods mean
It was impossible to have total self-sufficiency so it meant that Hitler had to invade other countries to get the goods
Nazis and the farmers positive
Farmers turned to Hitler because he promised to help and he needed them
He rewarded them by reducing taxes and guaranteed their land if they went into debt
Farmers welcome the law because it meant their farm would be secure for generations
Nazis and the farmers negative
Each hen had to lay 65 eggs per year
Laws stopped farmers from dividing up land to children meaning there children werent allowed to inherit land
How much of the population were involved in agriculture
Around 30% of the population were involved in agriculture
First few years of the war
During first few years they were doing well. 1940 Hitler defeated 6 European countries and goods from conquered countries were sent to Germany
Later parts of the war
In 1941 hitler attacked Russia but because it was so cold their guns froze and were forced to stop
Russian army began to push them back to Germany
Battle at Stalingrad
Over 80,000 Germans died and 90,000 surrendered
When America joined Britain it was clear they were doomed by 1944
