Nazi Goals Flashcards
What was the national labour service also known as ?
Reichsarbeutsdienst …. RAD
What did it do for the people of Germany?
Gave young men jobs on projects needing manual labour
What did they receive instead of wages?
They got pocket money
What did the 1935 Reich Labour Service law state?
All men ages 18-25 gas to spend 6 months in labour service - compulsory military-like project
What happened to unemployment levels ?
The joblessness figures dropped dramatically
What was the law to reduce unemployment?
Gave government grants for building new houses, schools, hospitals and public services
What was rearmament?
It was to build up the armed forces from 1935 onwards all 18-25 year olds had to do military service for 2 years
What happened to the armed services ?
It went from 100,000 in 1933 to 1,400,000 in 1939 cutting over a million from the unemployment register
What was the nazi ideas about Germany ?
Rebuild Germany’s ruined economy
Make it a powerful nation again
‘Pure Germany’ rid of racial minority groups