Nazi Germany economy

Question 1

Who was in charge of the first four year plan?

Answer 1

Schacht

Question 2

Aim of the first four year plan?

Answer 2

Economic recovery

Question 3

How much did Schacht reduce unemployment by?

Answer 3

From 8 million to 1.5 million.

Question 4

What schemes got people back into work in NG?

Answer 4

-RAD (Reich Labour Service) schemes- work and set up basic accommodation and food for these people.
-Road Building schemes- saw 84,000 employees 1933-36

Question 5

Limits on how far unemployment was solved by Schacht

Answer 5

Jews and women not counted in unemployment statistics; innacurate.

Question 6

Evidence of improved conditions for farmers in NG?

Answer 6

Produce produced by German farmers went from 68% in 1928 to 80% in 1934.

Question 7

Which law supported small businesses in NG?

Answer 7

Law for Production of Retail Trade- stopped the building and expansion of department stores; in 1934, some were making 80% less than they had in 1928

Question 8

How much did farmers’ wages increase by in NG

Answer 8

41%

Question 9

How much did wages increase by?

Answer 9

1% per year

Question 10

What policy did Schacht disagree with?

Answer 10

Kristallnacht; saw the benefit in Jewish businesses.

Question 11

Who was in charge of the 2nd Four Year Plan?

Answer 11

Goering

Question 12

What was the 2nd Four Year Plan’s main aim?

Answer 12

Autarky; targeting unemployment and agriculture.
Creating a command economy

Question 13

Evidence of autarky: Ersatz products?

Answer 13

Buna= Ersatz rubber
Ersatzbrot= Ersatz bread

Question 14

Evidence of autarky in terms of imports?

Answer 14

By 1939- Germany importing 17% of agricultural products vs 20% 1934

Question 15

What tripled between 1928-38?

Answer 15

Jam consumption

Question 16

In which industry were production targets exceeded in NG

Answer 16

Coal and explosives; rearmament successful without pushing prices up.

Question 17

Output of what reduced massively in NG

Answer 17

Oil

Question 18

What proportion of raw materials were Germany still reliant on foreign countries for in NG

Answer 18

1/3

Question 19

What was the Guns or Butter debate?

Answer 19

Inability to reconcile need for rearmament and peoples’ need for food; increased teaching of how to spend less and less consumption propagated as being patriotic.

Question 20

Who was in charge of Germany’s war economy?

Answer 20

Speer

Question 21

How much of the workforce was relate in war related projects by 1941?

Answer 21

55%

Question 22

How much did ammunition production increase by when Speer was put in charge?

Answer 22

97%

Question 23

Who did Speer use to increase his workforce?

Answer 23

Women and concentration camp prisoners.

Question 24

Evidence that productivity increased throughout the war

Answer 24

In the second half of 1944, there had been a threefold increase in German war production since 1942.

Question 25

What was the issue with using concentration camp prisoners to work?

Answer 25

Malnourished, meaning their productivity was 60-80% lower than the average German worker.

Question 26

Which industry saw comparatively low increase in production?

Answer 26

Air force.

Question 27

What reduced the German economy's capacity to further expand?

Answer 27

Allied bombing

Question 28

What did the German economy fail to meet and what were the implications of this?

Answer 28

The demands of the war- led to the economic collapse of 1945.