TOPIC 5 Nazi Economic, Social And Racial Policy Flashcards
From …. the RAD (…..) was compulsory for all … aged ….
1935
The National Labour Service Corps
men
18-25
In ….. the RAD was extended to …..
1939
women
The RAD scheme was intended to …… whilst also providing Germany with …..
encourage the spirit of National Socialism
a cheap labour force
The Nazis introduced …. providing Germany with ….. km of ….
road building programmes
7000
autobahns
The Nazis used ….. to keep down unemployment figures
dubious methods
….. were dismissed from their jobs and ….. were held in concentration camps
Jews
Opponents of the Nazis
By 1939, only ….. male workers were listed as unemployed out of a workforce of ….
35000
25million
Hitler was determined to build up the …… which greatly ….
armed forces
Reduced unemployment
In ….. conscription was reintroduced. The army grew from …. in 1933 to ….. by 1939
1935
100,000
1,400,000
….. such as coal and chemical usage ….. between 1933 and ….
Heavy industries
Doubled
1939
….. marks were spent on rearmament, this increases to …. by 1939
3.5 billion
26 billion
In …… the Nazis banned all trade unions
May 1933
The trade unions were replaced by …..
The German Labour Front (DAF)
The ….. became the largest organisation in Nazi Germany with ….. members by …..
DAF
22 million
1939
The DAF included …. and was supposed to represent the interests of both
employers and workers
In the DAF, workers were given …….
relatively high wages, job security and social and leisure programmes
In ….. the DAF launched the Volkswagen scheme to ……
1938
give workers an opportunity to buy their own car
not a single customer of the Volkswagen scheme ….. as ….
took delivery of a car
production shifted to military vehicles in 1939
…… (KdF) programme was set up to …..
Strength through joy
improve leisure time for German workers
The KdF programme included…..
concerts, sporting events and holidays
About …… people went on KdF holidays in Germany in …..
10 million
1938
……. was a programme set up by the KdF to improve …..
Beauty of Work
working conditions
The Beauty of Work programme organised ……
the building of canteens, swimming pools and sports facilities
Women made …… in their position in German society during the …..
significant progress
1920s
…….. were given the vote and had …….
Women over the age of 20
greater social freedom
The Nazis has a ……. view of the role of women
very traditional
Nazi ideals suggested that the ideal woman ……
did not wear makeup, did not work and did not hold an interest in politics
Women were encouraged to ….
keep healthy and wear their hair in buns or plaits