part 3: control Flashcards
who was the old economics minister?
Schacht
why did the old minister get demoted?
in 1935 he told Hitler that rearmament by 1939 wasn’t possible
who was the new minister?
herman goering
when was goering appointed?
1936
what other two things was goering already president/head of?
president of the reichstag, head of the luftwaffe
why did people doubt goering’s ability?
he had no background in economics
what did Herman Goering want for the economy, and why? how did he aim to accomplish this?
-wanted germany to be completely self-sufficient so there wouldn’t be shortages in the next war
-introduced a 4 year plan
-focus on argiculture
-hitler knew that more territory would need to be taken to become completely self-sufficient
what was the german labour front?
an alternative to trade unions after they were banned however workers still couldn’t strike
what was strength through joy and what did it aim to do (Kdf)?
-aimed to organise workers leisure time
-included holidays and theatre
-each activity involved ideological content delivered by nazis to indoctrinate the workers
how many people went on short excursions through Kdf in 1937?
7 million
give 3 examples of public work schemes
-autobahns
-hospitals
-houses
how did the nazis change statistics?
no women or jews were included in official statistics
how many germans were still unemployed by 1933?
5 million
why did hitler need to reduce unemployment?
-unemployed workers more likely to vote communism
-believed it would increase genuine support for nazis and germany
-wanted autarky
other word for self-sufficiency
autarky