Which won the Nazis the most support in the years 1933 to 1939? Propaganda or Creating full employment. Flashcards
What effect did Propaganda have on Hitler?
Showed him as a fuhrer and powerful leader - strengthened the regime after GER economic crisis
Who created a film on the Olympics - what was it called?
Leni Riefenstahl and Olympia (1936)
What did GER achieve in the Olympics?
Top of medal table/89 gold medals
Who owned 2/3 of the press?
Nazi publishing house
What newspaper was liquidated and when?
‘Frankfurter Zeitung’ and 1933
What subjects did the Nazi curriculum focus on ?
German, History and Biology
What did propaganda fail to do?
Glorify the regime and develop distinct Nazi culture
Why wasn’t literature poisoned by Nazism?
Most of the top writer (2500+) fled GER
- Difficult to find book that has survived the times
How many households owned a radio in 1933?
Less than 25% - made it difficult for Goebbels
Why was radio effective by 1939?
Radios were everywhere by 1939 - shops, restaurants, town squares etc
Propaganda - EVALUATION
- Was essentially everywhere
- Influential enough to have big impact
- from an early age
How many women were in the workforce by 1939 and why?
12.7 million - men on front line
What % of the workforce were women?
37%
When was there virtually full employment in GER?
1938
What was a large factor in full employment?
Conscription
What law was introduced in June 1933?
Law to reduce unemployment
What was the Law to reduce unemployment?
Expanded the voluntary labour service - started to employ 18-25 year olds
What was introduced in 1935?
RAD - required men to undertake 6 months of unpaid work in construction before joining military.
What was stated in 1936?
Economic recovery was much further ahead than predicted
Job creation =???
Employment
Why were successes exaggerated?
1934 - unemployment at 2.5 million and only decreased due to conscription
Why was there structural weaknesses within Germany?
Focused on conscription solely - rather than equilibriating economy
Creating full employment - EVALUATION
- Increased support for regime - people able to find work
- Propaganda too prominent however - employment sucess exaggerated
What was unemployment at in Jan 1933?
6 million
