Life For Workers In Nazi Germany - Reduce Unemployment Flashcards
(19 cards)
How many germans were unemployed when Hitler cam to power?
6 million ( 26%)
Which plan did Dr Hjalmar Schacht create and when?
The new plan in 1934
Who did Hitler replace Schacht with and when?
Goering in 1936
What did Goering introduce in 1936 and what was its key aims?
The four year plan and its key aims was to create an Autarky
What is an Autarky?
Self sufficiency/ not replying on imports from other countries
What is Public works?
When was it created?
Nazi Secretary of State for finance
June 1933
What did public works do?
Build autobahns (motorways), waterways and railways
Was public works successful in reducing unemployment?
Yes
What was conscription and did it have an impact on unemployment levels?
Did the number of men in the army increase?
Many men had to join the army
Yes successful- It took 1 million men off the unemployment register
1933 = 100,000 men
1939 = 1.4 million
What is rearmament and was it successful?
Thousands of jobs created working in factories making guns and ammunition
Helped dramatically reduce unemployment
What is RAD
National Labour Service
Was RAD compulsory and for how long if so?
6 months compulsory in National Civic Service for 18-25 year old men
Could work 76 hours a week
What did RAD build?
Built schools, motorways, hospitals and more
What was members of RAD rewarded with?
Weren’t paid
Given small amount of spending money, food and shelter
What does VLS stand for?
Voluntary Labour Service
What does VYS stand for?
Voluntary Youth Service
What happened to women, Jews and the “work-shy”
- Women were encouraged to stay at home ( for 1000 marks ) and. they were dismissed from their jobs. Their jobs were given to men
- Jews were dismissed from their jobs and lost their rights. Hence, Nazis. didn’t believe they were statistically relevant
- to be deemed as “work-shy” you would of had to turn down a job and therefore put in a concentration camp
In what ways was Nazi Actions effective?
- unemployment below 1%
- employment in construction rose from 660,000 to more than 2 million from 1933-1936
- Reinhard Programme built 1.8 million new apartments between 1933-1939
In what ways was Nazi Actions ineffective?
- Autarky never succeeded
- by 1939, Germany was still importing 1/3 of their natural resources
- the switch to rearmament weakened the economy
