economy

Question 1

what was the autobahn project

Answer 1

nationwide network of high-speed motorways. It was one of the most visible economic
The Nazis used the Autobahn construction to provide jobs for thousands of unemployed workers during the Great Depression.
It was part of a broader policy of public works and rearmament to revive the German economy.

Question 2

what was hitlers 4 aims for the economy

Answer 2

1. reasonable standard of living
2. rescources for rearnament
3. autarky
4. rescources for architectual projects

Question 3

how did schacht deal with lack of ecnomic growth and spending

Answer 3

tax cuts and grants

Question 4

what did schacts solution of tax cuts and grants do

Answer 4

cut taxes in farming
gave grants to:
- businesses to allow them to repay debts
-newly married couples to spend on furniture
- home owners to finance home improvement

Question 5

how did schact deal with unemployment

Answer 5

job creation

Question 6

what was unemployment at in 1932

Answer 6

5.6 million

Question 7

how many jobs between 1933-34 did schact introduce

Answer 7

2.8 million

Question 8

what was the reinhardt scheme

Answer 8

gov scheme
committed RM1,000 million to public works schemes

Question 9

by 1936 due to schact, how much was unemployment at

Answer 9

1.6 mil

Question 10

RAD schemes kept unemployment down without increasing what

Answer 10

number of jobs

Question 11

how did schact deal with rearnment

Answer 11

mefo bills

Question 12

what were mefo bills

Answer 12

a company that placed orders for miltary goods
this allowed gov to buy armaments and delay payments until late 30s

Question 13

between 1933-39 how much money was spent on armaments

Answer 13

RM12 billion

Question 14

whats balance of trade

Answer 14

germany was importing more goods than it was exporting

Question 15

how did schact deal with balance of trade

Answer 15

important quotas

Question 16

what were important quotas

Answer 16

imports had to be improved by the gov

Question 17

by 1934 summer, there were import restrictions on…

Answer 17

wool, cotton, leather, fur and metals

Question 18

german trade was back in balance by…

Answer 18

1935

Question 19

which countries did germany have to develop trade with

Answer 19

peru
brazil
ecaudor
latvia

Question 20

what was the guns/butter debate

Answer 20

armaments vs living standards

Question 21

what did walter darre lobby for

Answer 21

greater grain imports to keep food prices down
schact refused this

Question 22

the price of ham and pork rose by…

Answer 22

30%

Question 23

which two nazis argued that rescourses should go to the military

Answer 23

blomberg and georing

Question 24

what did hitler do in the short term to keep food prices low

Answer 24

authorised more food imports

Question 25

whats a command economy

Answer 25

A command economy is an economic system where the government has complete control over the production, distribution, and pricing of goods and services.

Question 26

whats the RAD

Answer 26

reich labour service

Question 27

industrial workers wages dropped by..

Answer 27

3%

Question 28

the number of women in work increased from what in 1933 to what in 1939

Answer 28

11.4 million in 1933 14.8 million in 1939

Question 29

what did the mittlestand benefit from

Answer 29

destruction of unions and increase in employment

Question 30

how did the mittlestand suffer

Answer 30

clothing firms hit hard difficult to compete with bigger firms for labour

Question 31

farmers made up how much percent of the workforce

Answer 31

29% in 1933

Question 32

what were walter darre's reforms

Answer 32

price controls on food reich entail farm law

Question 33

whats the reich entail farm law

Answer 33

The Reich Food Estate brought all farmers under its authority, regulating what they grew, how much they could produce, and what was done with their produce. It was intended to ensure that Germany could achieve agricultural self-sufficiency, free from reliance on foreign imports.

Question 34

how did industrialts benefit from the economy

Answer 34

destruction of trades allowed big firms to keep wages low and put greater demands on workers such as increasing the working day length

Question 35

the 4 year plan was designed to ensure that:

Answer 35

germanys armed forces would be ready for war in 4 years and germanys economy would achieve autarky in a similar period

Question 36

eratz rubber was increased by..

Answer 36

500%

Question 37

steel production due to the 4 year plan rose to what in 1938

Answer 37

22.6 million

Question 38

what was coal production in 1938

Answer 38

380.9 mill

Question 39

negatives of 4 year plan: germany was only producing how much oil

Answer 39

20% of how much was needed

Question 40

what was hitlers impossible plans

Answer 40

he wanted to expand the size of the luftwaffe to 21,000 planes

Question 41

did the luftwaffe get to 21,000 planes

Answer 41

no it never exceeded 5000 due to g's small economy

Question 42

german factories stopped producing non essential goods in 1939 what did they stop

Answer 42

lip stick and cosmetics

Question 43

in 1940, G spent 6 million on war, GB spent 3 million but who had more aircraft

Answer 43

GB had 50% more

Question 44

what was germanys production of aircraft in 1944

Answer 44

36,000

Question 45

what was GB's production of aircraft in 1944

Answer 45

26,500

Question 46

within 6 months of albert speer being appointed how much percent did ammuition go up by

Answer 46

97%

Question 47

within 6 months of albert speer being appointed how much percent did tank production rise

Answer 47

25%

Question 48

within 6 months of albert speer being appointed how much percent did arms proudction rise

Answer 48

60%

Question 49

# war time economy how did speer deal with allied bombingg

Answer 49

special task forces to repair bombed factories temporary accomodations for workers

Question 50

how did speer deal with women workers

Answer 50

half a mill taken out of domestic employment

Question 51

how did speer deal with inadequate mobilization of labour

Answer 51

increased 3 shifts a day

Question 52

why was gaulieter empires a problem

Answer 52

indivudal gauleiters had lots of autonomy and power and often refused to contribute towards the drive towards total war

Question 53

whats total war

Answer 53

Total war is a type of warfare that involves the complete mobilization of a nation’s resources, population, and infrastructure toward the war effort, with no distinction between military and civilian targets

Question 54

what was the scorched earth policy

Answer 54

destruction of all german factories and farms that would imminently fall into the hands of german enemies starved people

Question 55

what was wolfslair

Answer 55

hitlers military headquaters