Employment Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
What was the Reich Labour Service?
A
6 months of compulsory manual labour for men age 18-25
It was unpopular as it was ran like the army
2
Q
What was the Autobahn?
A
Motorways were built employing 125000 men
3
Q
Key figures for rearmament
A
Building up of armed forces
1933 - 100000 men in the army
1935 - conscription introduced for young men
1939 - 1400000 men in the army
4
Q
What was counted for invisible unemployment?
A
Jews were dismissed from jobs and not counted in stats
Women stayed at home and are not counted
Men/part-time workers counted as full time
5
Q
Employment stats 1933-39
A
1933 - 4.8 million unemployed
1939 - 0.3 million unemployed
