War 2

Question 1

WORKERS EARLY WAR
3

Answer 1

1. more conscription
2. reduced wages and overtime (absenteeism)
3. Foreign prisoner slaves

Question 2

WORKERS (POST USSR START TOTAL WAR)
4

Answer 2

1. 4mil prisoner of war slaves (Russian)
2. Women had to register for work 17-45
3. Non essential businesses transformed to produce war goods
4. tougher conscription

Question 3

WORKERS end of war 4

Answer 3

1. 1944 ban on holidays
2. pay on productivity not hours
3. 60% women labor force
4. women auxiliary (military)

Question 4

WOMEN EARLY WAR
2

Answer 4

1. Did not have to work 0 gov provided benefits
2. National Socialist Women Organisation - help women cope with war (cook with rations)

Question 5

WOMEN (POST USSR START TOTAL WAR)

Answer 5

1. Goering - women on benefits who did not produce kids must go to work
2. 17-45 had to work

Question 6

WOMEN END OF WAR

Answer 6

1. 60% women labor force
2. women auxiliary (military)

Question 7

YOUTHS EARLY WAR
3

Answer 7

1. Hitler youth compulsory
2. Conscription (few)
3. Mainly help with resources not army

Question 8

YOUTH (POST USSR START TOTAL WAR)

Answer 8

1. conscription age reduced to 17
   -mainly airforce
2. tightened demand for resources
3. 120 courses for military training

Question 9

YOUTH END OF WAR

Answer 9

1. conscription lowered to 16
2. 12 year old boy conscription in last line of defence

Question 10

ECONOMY
bombing results 1945
because bombs day and night

Answer 10

35% less tanks
31% less aircrafts

Question 11

ECONOMY
why had the economy fallen behind? Hitlers plan of war

Answer 11

1942 Airforce ready
1944 Navy Ready
War 1941

war actually started 1939 - unprepapred

Question 12

ECONOMY
issues under Goering

Answer 12

1. focused on steel - production fell behind
2. lack of standardisation (many variations of weapons)
   -mass production inefficient

Question 13

ECONOMY POLITICAL ISSUES
Goering

Answer 13

inexperienced and hated - people not listen

Question 14

ECONOMY POLITICAL ISSUES
Speer

Answer 14

took over from Goering, called Goering incompetent

Question 15

SPEERS POLICIES
4

Answer 15

1. 24 hour factory shifts
2. standardised ass production
3. reduce factories but improve production
4. 7 million prisoners of war slaves by end of war

Question 16

SPEER RESULTS

Answer 16

1. tank production 250% raise
2. armament production 200%