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living standards under the Nazis Flashcards

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1
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for conformists, did living standards improve?

A

YES
unemployment dropped
real wages rose

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what was the main Nazi trade union?

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DAF
led by Robert Ley

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how many DAF members by 1939?

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22 million

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what powers did the DAF hold?

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set working hours and wages
dealt harshly with strikes
Beauty of Labour
Strength through Joy

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what did the Beauty of Labour do?

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provide cleaner working environments
recreational facilities
meals and exercise for workers

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6
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how did the Strength Through Joy programme improve living standards?

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provided extras such as:
- loans
- medial care
- extra food

FREE HOLIDAYS
REDUCED FEES FOR CHILDREN

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how many were going on the free holidays provided by the Strength through Joy scheme by 1938?

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10 million

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in what ways did working conditions decrease under the Nazis

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longer working hours
increased pay was restricted to rearmament industries
workers still paid high taxes and insurances

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in 1939 how much was the average working weak increased to?

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increased from 43 hours a week to 47 hours a week

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what were Nazi views on social welfare?

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they believed it was unnecessary in a Nazi society
HOWEVER
economic hardships led to the Nazis providing forms of social welfare

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what was the NSV?

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the Nationalist Socialist People’s Welfare

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when was the NSV set up?

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1933

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what did the NSV get involved in?

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childcare
housing
aid

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NSV and childcare

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ran creches and kindergartens as a part of the Mother and Child programme

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how many kindergartens run by NSV by 1938?

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10,000

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NSV and housing

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ran volunteer work schemes for housing
had block wardens

17
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how many block wardens by 1939?

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500,000

18
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NSV and aid

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ran the yearly Winter Aid programme which distributed food and clothing at emergency centres

19
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how much was Nazi investment in civilian industry?

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RM 8 billion

20
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what had Goering said about the consumer industry?

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he said that Germans had to get used to Guns not butter

showed a shift away from consumer goods markets

21
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was there any large scale construction of housing under the Nazis?

A

NO
despite wanting to increase it’s population through pro-natalism, it failed to provide any housing

22
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what was the impact of the Nazis banning mortgages?

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the working class could not afford to buy new homes

23
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how did the Nazis hope to increase space for housing?

A

CONQUEST AND EXPANSION
the establishment of Lebensraum was a major factor of Nazi foreign policy

the Nazis hoped that by expanding to the East the German people would have more land to farm and more homes to live in

HEIM INS REICH

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what was a major consequence of increasing tariffs on importing food to promote autarky?

A

food prices massively increased

25
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what were the main agricultural reforms introduced by Darre?

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Reich Entailed Farm Law
concessions for farmers
RNS

26
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Reich Entailed Farm Law

POSITIVES

A

gave security to farm owners

forbade the division of farmland to maximise agricultural production

27
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concessions for farmers

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farm debts were written off

small farmers were given low interest rates and tax concessions

28
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RNS

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controlled prices and distribution of farm produce

ensured farmers were paid properly

29
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impact of Darre’s agricultural reforms

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increased prices had benefitted farmers initially
BUT
many reasons made life difficult for farmers

30
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Reich Entailed Farm Law

NEGATIVE

A

as farmers could only pass on land to one of their children, they could not secure the futures of the rest of their family

31
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were farmers paid well comparatively to workers in the city?

A

NO
factory workers in the city continued to earn way more than farmers did

reason why RUM was still happening

Germany History A-Level (54 decks)

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