Recovery Period (1933-36)

Question 1

Who was Hjalmar Schacht?

Answer 1

He was appointed President of the Reichsbank

Question 2

When was Schacht appointed President of the Reichsbank?

Answer 2

March 1933

Question 3

What was so significant about Schacht?

Answer 3

He exerted an extremely powerful grip on economic policy

Question 4

Why was Schacht already a respected financier?

Answer 4

He had a leading role in the creation of a new currency in the wake of the 1923 hyperinflation

Question 5

Who was Walter Darre?

Answer 5

He was the minister of Agriculture and food

Question 6

What was Walter Darre a keen proponent of?

Answer 6

‘Blood and Soil’ ideology

Question 7

In terms of agriculture, what did Walter Darre do?

Answer 7

In September 1933, he created the Reich Entailed Farm Law - made it impossible to sell or divide up any farm of 7.5-10 hectares

Question 8

Tackling of Unemployment:

When was the German Labour Service introduced?

Answer 8

In 1935

Question 9

Tackling of Unemployment:

What did the German Labour Service make compulsory?

Answer 9

They made it compulsory for all men aged 19-25 to work in areas of farming or public work schemes for 6 months

Question 10

Tackling of Unemployment:

When was the ‘Law to Reduce Unemployment’ renewed and expanded?

Answer 10

In June 1933

Question 11

Tackling of Unemployment:

What was most of the investment of the ‘Law to Reduce Unemployment’ directed towards?

Answer 11

Work creation schemes such as reforestation and motorisation - building of improved roads like the Autobahns

Question 12

Tackling of Unemployment:

What was the result of the Nazi’s tackling of unemployment?

Answer 12

Dramatic growth in jobs, from 6 million unemployed in January 1932, to 2.1 million in 1936

Question 13

Why were trade unions banned?

Answer 13

They were seen as a challenge

Question 14

What happened on May 2nd 1933?

Answer 14

Nazi Police occupied all trade unions headquarters

Question 15

German Labour Force:

What did Hitler announce that the German Labour Force would do what?

Answer 15

He announced that the GLF would replace all trade unions and ‘look after the working class’

Question 16

German Labour Force:

Who was the German Labour Force headed by?

Answer 16

Robert Ley

Question 17

German Labour Force:

What was this organisation deliberately cloaked in?

Answer 17

The organisation was deliberately cloaked in patriotism, and was now a German entity

Question 18

Strength Through Joy Movement:

When and why was the KdF established?

Answer 18

It was established on the 27th November 1933

Was established because there were too many workers to brutalise into submission

Question 19

Strength Through Joy Movement:

What was the scheme described as?

Answer 19

‘Regimented Leisure’

Question 20

Strength Through Joy Movement:

What did it offer workers?

Answer 20

Subsidised holidays, cheap theatre trips and much more

Question 21

Strength Through Joy Movement:

Describe what happened between 1928 and 1934-39

Answer 21

In 1928, the equivalent of 20,339,000 days had been lost as a result of strikes. Between 1934-39, none were lost

Question 22

Strength Through Joy Movement:

By 1936, how many members did the KdF have?

Answer 22

30 million members

Question 23

Strength Through Joy Movement:

What did this movement embody?

Answer 23

It embodied a totalitarian desire to infiltrate and control lives

Question 24

By law of 3rd July 1934, what was Schacht given?

Answer 24

Schacht was given dictatorial powers over economy and introduced a new plan of Sept 1934

Question 25

How did Schacht lay the foundations for economic recovery?

Answer 25

• Unemployment had fallen to 1.5million in 1936

- Industrial production increased by 60% since 1933

Question 26

However such successes in the economy…

Answer 26

However such successes in the economy disguised fundamental structural weaknesses, which would come into head in the future