Nazi Germany - Impact of War and Defeat on Germany 1933-1949 Flashcards
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Positives of Economic Growth of the Nazi Economy
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- Economic decrees Dec 1939 - production for War
- German Military expenditure doubled 1939-41
- Food and Clothes rationing introduced
2
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Evidence to why armament production was low
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Planes 8290 in 1939 10780 in 1941 Tanks -Only 800 more tanks in invasion of west compared to invasion of Russia
3
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Problems to why Production was low?
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- Inefficient and Poor coordination
- Lack of central control
4
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When was Albert Speer appointed minister of armaments?
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-Feb 1942
5
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Policy Speer introduced
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-‘industrial self-responsibility’
6
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How did Speer ensure production was high
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- Set up Central Planning board
- Ensured resources exploited
- Introduced a lot of production policies
7
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Speer’s production Policies?
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- Conc. Prisoners forced to do work
- Women employed in arms factories
- Professional sport ended in March 1943
8
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Was Speer’s policy a success at start?
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- Effective at first
- Tank Production rose by 25%
- Ammunition Production rose by 97%
- Total Arms Production rose by 59%
9
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Limitations of Speer’s policy
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- Could have produced more
- Gautleiters influenced to prevent speer’s orders being carried out
- SS exploited land for personal gain
- Impact of Allied Bombing
10
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Conclusion of Production levels during War
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- Very low below expectations
- Peaked August 1944
11
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How was Bombing carried out in Germany
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- More frequent and More intense
- Hamburg 1943 - 30,000 Killed
- Government forced to build accomidation
- Dresden 1945 - 150,000 Killed
12
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Impact of Bombing
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- Argued due to this production level was low
- Workers had to be moved to deal with underground safety
13
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Morale of Germany during bombing
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- From 1943 = Accepted defeat
- Morale remained good, people carried on fighting
14
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Historians reasons for morale being high
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- Hitler’s belief of a 1000 year reich
- Gestapo forced people to stop fighting
- Bombing united people
15
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How did Anti-Semitism develop overtime 1939-42
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- 1939 Occupation of Poland brought 3mill jews under control
- Ghettos created
- 1941 Had to wear star of David
- 1941-42 Einzatsgruppen - 700,000 Jews killed
