nazi - standard of living Flashcards
standard of living
how the nazis aimed to improve quality of life in nazi germany
wages and hours
work hours increase from 43 hours to 49 hours (1939)
had to work longer for higher pay
food prices rose to 20%
DAF
1933
replaced trade unions
regulated workers actions, pay and hours
workers couldn’t negotiate pay
strength through joy
activities for people when not working
motivate people to work harder
leisure activities: win cruise ships holidays theatre tickets
hardly any won cruise ship despite working for it
most joined programme 35million members 1936
beauty of labour
focused on improving work conditions/ facilities
showers canteens toilets
employers had tax breaks that went towards improving this
workers had to do this in their own time and weren’t paid
volkswagen
created a cheap car for workers
5 marks a week went towards this
1938 rearmament meant no cars made but there was no refunds
volkswagen
cheap car affordable for workers
pay 5 marks a week towards this
during rearmament no cars or refunds