Workers and Work Flashcards
What was the Labour Service Corps?
A scheme to provide young men with jobs
It was compulsory
From when was the Labour Service Corps compulsory?
1935
From what ages was the Labour Service Corps compulsory and for how long?
18-25
For 6 months
How much did Hitler spend on job creation schemes?
Increased by 18.7 billion marks
What groups were not included in unemployment figures under the Nazi’s? (4)
- Jews dismissed from their jobs
- Unmarried men under 25
- Women dismissed or that gave up work
- Opponents to Nazi’s that were held in concentration camps
When was conscription introduced in Nazi Germany?
1935
How much did the Nazi German army grow from 1933 to 1939?
Increased by 1,300,000
What were to points that show people were better off under the Nazi’s? (5)
- Strength through joy
- Beauty of work
- Volkswagen scheme
- Wages
- Food consumption
What was Strength through joy set up to replace?
Trade unions
What replaced trade unions in Nazi Germany?
Strength through joy
What was Strength through joy?
Set up to try improve the leisure time of the German workers by sponsoring a range of leisure and cultural trips
What did Beauty of work try and do?
Improve working conditions
Give some examples of Beauty of Work
- Building of canteens
- Building of swimming pools
- Installed better lighting
What year was the Volkswagen scheme introduced?
1938
What was the Volkswagen scheme?
Where people could invest 5 marks a week to eventually acquire a car
How much did wages rise from 1932 to 1938
From 86 marks per week to 109 marks
What were the points to show that the German people were worse off under the Nazi’s
- Lack of freedom
- Strength through Joy
- Volkswagen swindle
- Cost of living
- Hours of work
When were trade unions banned?
1933
What could workers no longer do now that trade unions were abolished?
- Negotiate for better pay or reduced hours of work
- Strike
What was wrong with strength through joy? (2)
- Very few workers could afford the more expensive activities
- caused a lot of resentment as workers had do build the improvements from beauty through work themselves
What was wrong with the Volkswagen scheme?
It was a con
By 1939 no one had a car
Why was the cost of living more in Nazi Germany?
Government policy to reduce agricultural production to keep up prices for farmers
