WW2 and the holocaust Flashcards
what was lebernstraum
livivng space
what was the 4 year plan
it was a plan focusing on increasing germany’s agriculture wepons chemical and steel indursry to prepare them form war
who was put in charge of the economy?
Hermann Geoering
why were some workers ‘retained’ (stopped from going to war
to do jobs that helped the war effort such as producign wepons and working in chemical plants
why was caputing new land important to autarky
they would need the rescourses from other countries to be self sufficent
what changes did the outbreak of war force ?
1/4 of the workforce was working a war industires before was increased to 3/4 2 year later
German workeres conscripted so use of foreign workers needed wich included civillians from occupied territories prisoners of war and slave labourers
who was put in charge of the war economy in 1942 and what did they do?
Albert speer focused economy completly on war effort
inproved effiency of and output of wepons productions bermany used raw materials from occupied lands
how was daily life effected by war?
wages were less and nazis took control of working hours
rationg introduced (toilet paper and soap difficult to get hold of warm water restricted to 2 times per week to save energy ate ersatz or substitute food)
food and clothes rationing began in 1939 but while germany was winning the war most goods easily bought
at the strat of war ratoning meant germans ate better than before war but later in 1942 people living on rations of bread vegtables and potatoes rations decreased as war progressed
what was the impact on women and children
more women and children had to work especially after 1941 after heavy defeats from russsia. by 1944 50% of the geerman workforce were women (which was up from 37% in 1939)
what happened to the economy later in the war
non-essentail production stopped samll non-essential buissnesses closed
civlian clothes and consumer goods no longer manufactured
what work did women do in the army
the took clerical and administrative roles or help operate ani-aircraft defences or be in signal units on the front line
what was the Volkssturm
a part time defence force every man between the ages of 13- 60 had to join at the end of the war
what was the impact of bombing on the germna people
from 1940 people rapidally preparied for bombing (hundreds community air raid shelters built Auxillary hospitals and first aid station sestablished to deal with civiliian injuries
1942- British and American begin heavily bombing german citites half a million german civillians killed
heavy bonings and dresden and hamburg ( bombed with incendiary bombs desgined to start fiers)
growing number of refugees that struggled to find food and shelter
what are some acts of genuine resistance towards the nazi party during the war
French+ Polish resistance movements supplied information to counties fighting germany and disrupted german communications by destroying train lines and cutting telephone wiers
