Nazi Attempts To Reduce Unemployment And Rebuild The Economy Flashcards

1
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In 1932-1933 what did the Nazis promise the German voters

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Work and bread

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2
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Why did Hitler want to rebuild the economy

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It needed to be strong for Germany to be a great power again

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3
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Name 5actions to reduce unemployment

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RAD

Conscription

Réarment

Autarky

Jewish and female workers

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4
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What did the RAD (public works) do

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Built schools, hospitals, autobahns, planted trees and prevented cruelty to animals

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How did the RAD (public works) affect unemployment? Was it a success ?

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Members of the RAD removed from the unemployment register therefore was a success

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6
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What did conscription do

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Created jobs in the armed forces

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7
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How did conscription affect the unemployment? Was it a success?

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army size grew from 100,000 to 1.4 million. New recruits were removed from the unemployment register therefore massive success

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8
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What did réarment do

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Opened jobs for boys over 19 in the armed forces

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9
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How did réarment affect unemployment? Was it a success?

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It reduced unemployment and increased support of the Nazi party therefore success

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10
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What did autarky do?

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Making goods in Germany which previously were imported

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How did autarky affect unemployment? Was it a success?

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New jobs were created in factories to try to make rubber and oil substitutes therefore a success

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12
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What did Nazis do to women and Jews to reduce unemployment

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They were forced out of the workplace

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13
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How did removing Jews and women from the workplace affect unemployment? Was it a success

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Jobs that were freed up by women and Jews were given to the unemployed. Neither of these groups was then counted as ‘unemployed’

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14
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Who was Schacht

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Hitlers first appointment to deal with rebuilding the economy

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What was Schacht

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The president of the Reichbank which meant he was a economic expert

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16
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What was Schacht’s new plan In 1934

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Was to generate money for the government stressing exports over imports

17
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4 ways Schacht achieved his new plan

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-introducing massive vents to welfare spending

-imposing limits on imports

-trade agreements with other countries

-government spending on key industries

18
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What happened to Schacht in 1937

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He resigned as Hitler wanted to invest in the military and Schacht disagreed. His replacement was Goering.

19
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What was Goering’s job as he wasn’t a economic expert

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His job was to get the economy ready for war

20
Q

Name 3 of Goering’s strategies to get the economy ready for war

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Targeting key industries

Programme of inventions

The Reich food estate

21
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What happened to key industries when Goering was trying to get the economy ready for war

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They were put under government control and had to develop ersatz goods such as rubber and oil

22
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Example of a invention to get the economy ready for war

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Genetic research on crops

23
Q

What did the Reich food estate do to get the economy ready for war

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All farmers were given targets for their goods

24
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Was Goering’s 4 year plan a success

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33% of goods were still imported in 1939. So Goering’s target of autarky failed