Nazi Economic Policy Flashcards
What did all men 18-25 have to sign up to in this period?
The Nazi Labour Service
How long did they have to do the NLS for?
6 months
What did they do in the Nazi Labour Service?
They stayed in tents, with low pay, menial work and military drills.
What did the Nazi do to reduce unemployment with jobs?
They created jobs for people to be employed in, for example building motorways up and down the country and other construction work
why did the Nazis need to control the workforce?
They needed to control the workforce because this would increase their power over the people massively, they could hire and fire as they wanted.
How did the Nazis take control of the workforce?
They banned strikes and all trade unions, plus they got the workers on their side by giving them cheap holidays to the countryside and the Volkswagen scheme.
What is a trade union?
A union that protects the worker’s rights eg they might intervene if pay is low or conditions aren’t safe to work in.
What was the Volkswagen scheme?
Volkswagen (literally people’s car) is where the Nazis let the workers buy cars. However as the materials and funding for this went to making artillery for the war Hitler was anticipating, the workers were never given their cars and it was a scam.
What did the Nazi do to pretend they had reduced unemployment?
Women were excluded from the statistics (so half the population!) as well as Jews. They also did count part time jobs.
How did the Nazi Labour Service help with unemployment?
It meant that young men had jobs
What was the Beauty of Labour
A branch set up in order to make improvements to conditions for workers. However they had to do this in their spare time, of which they didn’t have much.
What did the Nazis think a woman should be?
Not at work, cooking, cleaning, long hair in a bun or plaits, long skirts, no interest in politics, flat shoes
Why was slimming discouraged for women?
Because it was believed that bigger women would make healthier babies.
What were women awarded for having
a) 4 children
b) 6 children
c) 8 children
The Mother’s Cross
a) Bronze
b) Silver
c) Gold
What did schoolteachers have to do in this period?
Swear an oath of loyalty to Hitler and join the Nazi Teachers League. If they didn’t they would be fired.
