Policies towards workers Flashcards

1
Q

How many people were still unemployed

A

6 million

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2
Q

What was a big barrier for Nazi support amongst the workers

A

Trade unions

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3
Q

Who were trade unions typically protected by

A

SPD

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4
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What did the Nazis grant trade unions in May 1933

A

May Day bank holiday, encouraged rest and recuperation

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5
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When was the coordination laws

A

1933

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6
Q

What did the coordination laws do

A

Trade union offices ransacked, property confiscated, leadership arrested or dissolved overnight, Unions and strike action made illegal

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7
Q

What replaced trade unions

A

German labour front

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8
Q

What were peoples rights within German labour front

A

Non were guaranteed

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9
Q

What happened in 1935 to wages

A

Set low wages and then they were froze

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10
Q

What did record books monitor

A

The productivity of the workers

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11
Q

What were 2 sub organisations of the German labour front that focused on work-life balance

A

KDF and SDA

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12
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Why was the KDF created

A

To organise leisure time as well as work time

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13
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What was the aim of the KDF

A

Indoctrinate workers and their families with Nazi ideology

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14
Q

What was the KDF like with classes

A

Did not class discriminate, saw everyone as one

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15
Q

Why did the KDF encourage participation in sport

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Improve physical and mental health, every youth in employment was encouraged to take 2 hours each week of physical education at their workplace

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16
Q

What did the KDF offer

A

Subsidies for holidays in Germany and abroad, sports activities as well as cinema and theatre tickets at a reduced price

17
Q

What did the KDF place in factories for on lunchbreaks

A

Classical music concerts

18
Q

How many KDF wardens in every factory

A

20

19
Q

How many people were in the KDF by 1936

A

As membership was automatic from the German labour front it was 35 million

20
Q

What was the workers reactions to the Nazi schemes

A

Very mixed

21
Q

Why was there already pre conception against Nazis with the schemes

A

Due to their own ideology being communist

22
Q

Why was the KDF popular

A

Not because of the Nazis but because it offered an escape for every day life

23
Q

Why did workers not oppose

A

As they lost their voice when trade unions were shut down