1.3 Nazi economic development and policies

Question 1

in 1934, what happened between USA and Germany

Answer 1

Germany failed to pay back US debts, trade with US collapsed

Question 2

what was the aim at the start of Hitlers rule

Answer 2

Autarky

Question 3

what was the unemployment change from 1933-36

Answer 3

1933 = 4.8 million
1936 = 1.5 million

Question 4

What was RAD

Answer 4

Compulsory Work scheme for 18-25
- low pay/basic food
- accommodation in labour camps

Question 5

what was the autobahn project

Answer 5

rapid creation of efficient road system

Question 6

how many trucks built in 1934-6 due to road building schemes

Answer 6

over 120,000

Question 7

what was the RNS (reich food estate)

Answer 7

• regulate food production
  -set farm prices/wages
• can fine people up to RM 100,000 for not conforming

Question 8

what did the minister of agriculture do in 1933

Answer 8

increased import tariffs. made German produce cheaper

Question 9

what were lots of young women sent to do

Answer 9

work on farms and building projects

Question 10

How much of all farm produce was provided by German Farmers in 1928 and 1934

Answer 10

1928 = 68%
1934 = 80%

Question 11

when was the law for protection of retail trade

Answer 11

1933

Question 12

What was the Law of the protection of Retail trade

Answer 12

stopped building new stores. banned expansion.
- small business support hitler

Question 13

what was the only union

Answer 13

German Labour front, DAF

Question 14

when was the DAF established

Answer 14

May 1933

Question 15

what did the DAF do

Answer 15

• only trade union
• voluntary to join - but difficult to find work if didn’t join

Question 16

what did Schact do for trade with South East Europe

Answer 16

exchanged goods rather than pay for imports (worked in Short term)

Question 17

what was the aim for the 2nd 4 year plan

Answer 17

Cut Consumption, prepare for war

Question 18

what is a command Economy

Answer 18

When a state, decided what and how much to produce

Question 19

when was the second 4 year plan

Answer 19

1936

Question 20

who had control over 2nd 4 year plan

Answer 20

Goering

Question 21

what did Germany do to the Raw materials it couldn’t produce in Autarky

Answer 21

replaced with synthetic alternatives e.g. Rubber –> ‘Buna’

Question 22

how much coal did it take to produce synthetic fuel

Answer 22

6 tonnes of coal to produce 1 tonne of synthetic fuel (coal was needed to heat home)

Question 23

what did nazis try to ‘re-educate’ people with in the 2nd four-year plan

Answer 23

Consume less meat + fat with propaganda, considered less ‘patriotic’
became Guns vs Butter debate

Question 24

what happened to jam consumption 1928-38

Answer 24

trebled, cuts on meat/fats success (but not fully)

Question 25

how much of agricultural needs was Germany importing in 1934 and 1938

Answer 25

1934 = 20% 1938 = 17% not as successful as hoped

Question 26

who resented the 2nd four year plan

Answer 26

Big Industrialists who made consumer goods (previously supported Hitler)

Question 27

in 1942 how many tonnes of Coal had been produced

Answer 27

400,000 tonnes (doubled the aim)

Question 28

in 1942 how many tonnes of oil produced

Answer 28

over 6,000 tonnes (aim was over 13,000)

Question 29

what was a surprising success in the second 4 year plan

Answer 29

Rearmament was a success without putting up prices or wages, no protesting

Question 30

from 1933-39, what happened to cost of living

Answer 30

Increased by 5% (not as bad as Weimar)

Question 31

from 1933-39 what happened to Real wages

Answer 31

increased by 17% of 1928 average

Question 32

who was divided in the standard of living

Answer 32

'Pure germans' + 'Undesirables'

Question 33

when was the Strength Through Joy created

Answer 33

Nov 1933

Question 34

what did the Strength through joy do

Answer 34

provided loans, medical care and leisure activities such as owning motorcars

Question 35

when was the NSV set up

Answer 35

1933

Question 36

what was the NSV

Answer 36

Social welfare, for those 'deserving' of help - Housing and childcare

Question 37

What did the NSV create for Parents

Answer 37

Ran Mother Programmes + kindergartens by 1938 = 10,000 of these

Question 38

1933, what happened when Hitler asked of contribution to Winter Aid soup kitchen

Answer 38

day after plea he had RM2 million donations

Question 39

How much ammunition did Germany have by September 1939

Answer 39

6 weeks worth (wanted 4 months)

Question 40

who was trusted + ignored pre War

Answer 40

those who knew latest engineering techniques IGNORED Unqualified Nazi officials trusted

Question 41

what did Hitler request Dec 1941

Answer 41

For more Weapon production But never enforced adoption of Todt's plans

Question 42

when did Todd die

Answer 42

1942, plane crash

Question 43

when and who created the Central Planning board

Answer 43

1942, Speer (inproved organisation)

Question 44

what was the aim of the central planning board

Answer 44

Organise Weapon production, group of specialists - could be overridden by Hitler

Question 45

what happened to production in 1942

Answer 45

Factories adapted for mass production, more mechanised

Question 46

1944, how much of workforce was in the Army

Answer 46

1944 - 13% workforce

Question 47

What happened June 1941

Answer 47

Operation Barbarossa, Germany needed tanks against USSR.

Question 48

was Speer's new system effective

Answer 48

new system made industrial changes easier, but still cause delays

Question 49

what was effected due to Allied Bombing

Answer 49

War production - Upper Silesias coal - damage to water supplies - sabotage by foreign owrkers

Question 50

what happened to Food production

Answer 50

negatively impacted by loss of farm workers to front lines