Strength through Joy

Question 1

What was the purpose of the Strength through joy organisation?

Answer 1

organise the leisure time and activitie of the german labour force

Question 2

What did the Strength through Joy organisation have to compensate for?

Answer 2

loss of trade union rights

the inadequacy of age increases

increasing regimentation of life

Question 3

What were the leisure activities for?

Answer 3

for the one purpose of increasing worker’s productivity

and dispelling any social discontent

Question 4

What were the achievements of the Strength through Joy orgaisation?

Answer 4

allowing ordinary workers a wide range of sporting activities and in luxury pursuits such as sea cruises and the prospect of owning one of the new Volkswagen

Question 5

What was the official policy of the Labour Front?

Answer 5

the reduction of leisure to a mere auxiliary of work

Question 6

Was the people’s car scheme successful?

Answer 6

poster urged worker to save 5 marks a week and get your own car

workers responded enthusiastically

payed in millions of marks to saving schemes to get a volkwagen but they received no cars