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Impact of Hitler’s Policies on Unemployment

Impact of Hitler’s Policies on Unemployment. How did Hitler put Germany back to work?. RAD ( Reichsarbeitsdiens ) – The National Labour Service. Gave men jobs in public work schemes Men in RAD had to wear a uniform & live in camps. They were given free meals and pocket money.

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Impact of Hitler’s Policies on Unemployment

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  1. Impact of Hitler’s Policies on Unemployment

  2. How did Hitler put Germany back to work?

  3. RAD (Reichsarbeitsdiens) – The National Labour Service • Gave men jobs in public work schemes • Men in RAD had to wear a uniform & live in camps. • They were given free meals and pocket money. • Built: drainage ditches, schools, a new network of autobahns and planted new forests.

  4. To improve the living conditions of the German people Kick start the Cycle of Prosperity What were the aims of Hitler’s Public Works Programme? To build impressive buildings so that the German people would feel proud To improve the public transport network for industrial & military use

  5. The German Labour Front (DAF) Within months of taking power, Hitler decided to abolish all trade unions. In their place he set up the German Labour Front - Deutsche Arbeitsfront(DAF) run by Dr Robert Ley. Its rules included: • bosses could no longer sack workers on the spot • workers could not leave a job without the government’spermission • only government-run labour exchanges could arrange new jobs • workers could no longer bargain for higher wages • strikes were made illegal • limitations on the hours a person could work were abolished. Many Germans were working 60–72 hours a week by 1939. • BUT - SDA (Schönheit der Arbeit) and KdF (Kraft durch Freude)

  6. Autarky – National Self Sufficiency • Hitler wanted to make Germany a strong independent country that was self-sufficient in food and materials. • Germany had lost the FWW because it had run out of food and war materials. • German scientists developed all sorts of artificial substitutes such as petrol from coal and coffee from acorns. • These new substitutes were made in Germany and gave the unemployed jobs in new industries. • Hitler also encouraged the growth of the car industry.

  7. The Car Industry • Designed by Porsche and nicked named ‘The Peoples Car’, known today as the ……?

  8. Created Jobs in other industries because of the need for standardised parts. Produced low cost cars which helped to keep the German people happy Steel Car Industry Glass Rubber Car Production could easily be switched to the production of military vehicles Leather Cycle of Prosperity

  9. What other measures did Hitler introduce in order to reduce unemployment? • By 1934 all Jews were sacked from civil service jobs which were then given to German workers. • Unemployed Jews were not registered. • Women lost their jobs which were given to men. • People who refused jobs offered by the labour service were arrested and put into concentration camps.

  10. Were people better off under the Nazis? YES! • Unemployment fell, 26% of the workforce in 1933 to 0.5% in 1939 • Public works programme gave Germany autobahns etc • Food prices were controlled, wages rose • SDA and KdF improved worker’s lives • Workers could buy a Volkswagen on HP • If you were “Aryan” and of no strong political beliefs life was relatively good - indeed some may have felt that Germany’s honour had been restored.

  11. Were people better off under the Nazis? NO! • Unemployment fell everywhere not just in Germany AND Jews, women and unmarried men in RAD didn’t count; • Some people were forced to work on public works - RAD unpopular; • Farmers didn’t like some of the changes; few consumer goods in the shops; ersatz products unpopular; • There were disadvantages to SDA (Schönheitder Arbeit) and KdF (Kraft durchFreude) – workers had no representation; workers had to improve conditions in their own time • Workers put more into the economy than they got out - hours increased from 43 to 47, few Volkswagens given out

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