The National Socialist German Workers Party

Question 1

social policy

Answer 1

-The regime was characterized by political control of every aspect of society to promote racial, social and cultural purity.
-Programs to target “weak” or “unfit” members of society were some of the first elements of Nazi ideology that were implemented into German society.

Question 2

T-4

Answer 2

-The T-4 program (Aktion T4) was a government Euthanasia program that was run by doctors to remove unwanted members from society.
“The German people are unaware of the true extent of all this misery. They are unaware of the depressing atmosphere in these buildings, in which thousands of gibbering idiots must be fed and nursed. They are inferior to any animal. Can we burden future generations with such an inheritance?”

Question 3

Economic Policy

Answer 3

-When the Nazi’s came to power the most pressing issue was an unemployment rate that was close to 30%
-The Nazi’s developed economic policies to get Germany out of the crushing depression.
-One of the first actions was to destroy unions and impose strict wage controls.
-The Nazi government spend 18.4 Billion Reichsmarks in 1933 rising to 37.1 Billion by 1939 on job creation programs.