Topic 5 Flashcards
How many people were unemployed when Hitler became Chancellor?
6 million people
What did the RAD stand for?
The National Labour Service Corps
What did the RAD do?
The RAD was a scheme to provide young men with manual labour jobs
Who was the RAD compulsory for in 1935?
All men aged 18-25
What were common works carried out by employment schemes?
Making Autobahns, hospitals schools and houses
What was Invisible Unemployment?
Methods of keeping down unemployment figures; methods like dismissing Jews and women from jobs and putting unemployed men into work schemes
When did conscription begin in Nazi Germany?
1935
How many marks were spent on defence by 1939?
26 billion
What did the German Labour Front (DAF) do?
It replaced all trade unions in 1933 and controlled workers rights and wages
What was the Volkswagen scheme?
It allowed people to subscribe five marks per week to buy their own car. No cars were delived due to production stopping during the war
What was the KdF?
It meant Strength through Joy; it improved leisure time of German workers by giving them reduced activities and holidays
What was the Beauty of Work scheme?
It tried to improve working conditions and add extra facilities to workplaces
How did the Nazis view of women differ from the progress in the 1920s?
The Nazis wanted women to stay at home, leave fashion and makeup behind them and take no interest in politics
How did the Nazis try to raise the birth rate?
They gave loans to people to start a family, they changed the divorce law so only those without children could divorce and they encouraged women to become pregnant with ‘racially pure’ SS men
When was Hitler’s mothers birthday and what happened on that day?
On the 12th of August each year, women with large families were awarded medals by the Nazis
