To what extent did germans
benefit from nazi rule
-1930s-economic policies
1-when hitler
became chancellor
in january 1933 the
german economy
was in ruins
2-hitler
promised jobs at
th epoint when
unemployment
was around 6
million
3-once in power he
more quickly and
unemployment fell-much
more than in countries
that had democratic
governments -quick to
claim credit
4-spent vasts amounts
of money on job
schemes-used public
money-amount doubled
between 33-38
5-one major project
was road
building-intended to
build 7000km of
motorways-german
labour frount organised
and directed workers
into jobs
6-public work provided
thousands of jobs- forestry
work, water projects, new
hospitals,schools and sport
stadiums-by 1939 labour frount
had 44500 paid officials
7-another promise was to get rid of embarrasing parts
of the tov
8- he immediately started huge programs of
rearmament and conscription which was officially
announced in 1939
9-the army grew from
100,000 to 1.4 million
between 33-39-huge
amounts was spent
producing military equipment
10-the increase in
military goods stimulated
other industries and
provided more jobs
11-between 1933-39 coal and
chemical production doubled
and oil iron and steel trebbled
and iron-ore mining increased
500%
12-jews women who left jobs to
raise a family and people in
concentration camps were not
included in the statement that
unemployment fell to almost 0
13hitlers aim was to make germany self-sufficient
because the country could not afford to pay for huge
quantities of imports of raw material didnt totally succeed
14-germany relied on swedish iron-oreand some food
-under the 4 year plan in 1936 started moving towards
self-sufficiency
15-wanted to achieve this by 1940 in time for war
but virtually impossible as there wasnt the
necessary quantity of raw materials within the
country-lebensram was need too take over the
countries with these supplies