ORDINARY GERMANS Flashcards
What was the issue for industrial workers with government programmes?
They offered both poor pay, sometimes lower than welfare and poor conditions.
What was positive about the Nazi employment schemes for industrial workers?
The scheme was a lifeline so people could feed their families.
What was lost for industrial workers under the Nazis?
The right to negotiate better wages and conditions through the formation of trade unions. Difficult to argue that quality of life improved.
What was there little investment in that would’ve had a huge affect on families?
Little investment in housing for ordinary people, which may have played a role in why people were reluctant to have large families.
How did the government help farmers who had been badly hit by the collapse in food prices?
Did write off some debts and fixed prices at which produce was sold to boost prices.
What did the government introduce after 1935 which directly impacted farmers?
Price controls: farmers could no longer benefit from food shortages and therefore agriculture remained largely unprofitable.
Why did the introduction of the Reich Entailed Farm Law in 1933 only add to farmers problems?
Prevented the development of more large-scale farms.
What laws were passed to help small businesses?
Laws were passed to ban new department stores and stop those that existed from expanding.
What was the overall result for small business owners?
Despite promises, the period witnessed a decline in the number of small craftsmen, although the value of trade nearly doubled.
What programme brought considerable profits to a number of bigger businesses?
Rearmament programme.
Where is there evidence of the value of German industry rising?
In the 70% wage rises for managers.
What was the downside for big businesses?
The government controlled prices, wages and imports, and defined what industry should produce and how it should produce it.
