Germany - Life for workers Flashcards
Who became president of the reichbank in march 19333 ?
Dr Schact
Why did Schact resign in 1937 ?
Hitler tried to get him to spend more money on the military, but he didn’t want to do this so he resigned.
Who was appointed after Schact ?
Hermann Goring
What did Goring intro in 1936 ?
The four year plan
What was the four year plan ?
To make Germany an autarky ( self sufficient )
What were the main features of the four year plan ?
- new factories were built
- amount of goods imported was cut
- higher amounts of essential materials were made (oil, rubber and steel)
- The Reich food estate told farmers what and how much stuff to grow
What groups of people were forced out of their jobs ?
Women and Jews, neither of which counted as unemployed
Explain how conscription and rearmament reduced unemployment
in 1933 there were 100,000 jobs in the army. By 1939 there were 1.4 million
Explain how public works reduced unemployment
The Reinhard programme set to build better motorways, waterways and railways. 15,000 people were working on the motorways.
Explain hoe the RAD reduced unemployment
It was a compulsory national civic service scheme. They worked a 76 hour week and drilled like soldiers. No wages were payed but the people involved were not counted as unemployed.
Six month membership was compulsory for 18-25 year old men. They helped with public works as well
What was the success of all the tactics used to decrease unemployment ?
- the Reinhard programme built 1.8 million new homes
- autobahns reached 4,000 Km
- jobs in construction was over 2 million
How did the failure of autarky affect the German economy ?
- 12 billion marks of ‘mefo bills’caused inflation
- food prices rose
- death rate rose from 1933-1938
- some say Hitler had to go to war to fend of an economical crisis
Explain the German labour front
(DAF) All trade unions were outlawed in May 1933. They were replaced with the DAF. Within 2 years there were 20 million members. They also made striking illegal.
Explain the beauty of labour
(SdA) A branch of the DAF, set up to encourage workers to be proud of their work. It improved working conditions, including lighting, ventilation and noise reduction
Explain the strength through joy
(KdF) Used to improve workers free time and offer incentives for working. They provided cheap cinema tickets, sporting activities and cheap holidays. Their flagship scheme was the ‘ own your own car’ scheme. You could own a volkswagen by paying 5 marks a week.
