Which won the Nazis the most support in the years 1933 to 1939? Propaganda or Creating full employment. Flashcards

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What effect did Propaganda have on Hitler?

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Showed him as a fuhrer and powerful leader - strengthened the regime after GER economic crisis

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2
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Who created a film on the Olympics - what was it called?

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Leni Riefenstahl and Olympia (1936)

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3
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What did GER achieve in the Olympics?

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Top of medal table/89 gold medals

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4
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Who owned 2/3 of the press?

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Nazi publishing house

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5
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What newspaper was liquidated and when?

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‘Frankfurter Zeitung’ and 1933

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6
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What subjects did the Nazi curriculum focus on ?

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German, History and Biology

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What did propaganda fail to do?

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Glorify the regime and develop distinct Nazi culture

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8
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Why wasn’t literature poisoned by Nazism?

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Most of the top writer (2500+) fled GER

- Difficult to find book that has survived the times

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9
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How many households owned a radio in 1933?

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Less than 25% - made it difficult for Goebbels

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Why was radio effective by 1939?

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Radios were everywhere by 1939 - shops, restaurants, town squares etc

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Propaganda - EVALUATION

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  • Was essentially everywhere
  • Influential enough to have big impact
  • from an early age
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12
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How many women were in the workforce by 1939 and why?

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12.7 million - men on front line

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13
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What % of the workforce were women?

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37%

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14
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When was there virtually full employment in GER?

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1938

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15
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What was a large factor in full employment?

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Conscription

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16
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What law was introduced in June 1933?

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Law to reduce unemployment

17
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What was the Law to reduce unemployment?

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Expanded the voluntary labour service - started to employ 18-25 year olds

18
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What was introduced in 1935?

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RAD - required men to undertake 6 months of unpaid work in construction before joining military.

19
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What was stated in 1936?

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Economic recovery was much further ahead than predicted

20
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Job creation =???

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Employment

21
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Why were successes exaggerated?

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1934 - unemployment at 2.5 million and only decreased due to conscription

22
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Why was there structural weaknesses within Germany?

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Focused on conscription solely - rather than equilibriating economy

23
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Creating full employment - EVALUATION

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  • Increased support for regime - people able to find work

- Propaganda too prominent however - employment sucess exaggerated

24
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What was unemployment at in Jan 1933?

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6 million