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Nazi War Economy 1939-45
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- 1How many more tanks did the USSR have compared to Germany in the early stages of the war?2600
- 2Give two examples of how chaotic organisation hindered the economyGauleiters interfered with plans.
The SS, army and the Ministry of Armaments and Economics all had control over armaments production - 3What did Hitler do in an attempt to increase war production?Issued decrees
- 4What % of the workforce were in war related projects in 194?55%
- 5From 1939-41, what happened to German military expenditure?Doubled
- 6How many more aircraft did Britain have compared to Germany in 1941?double
- 7What was Goering's role and what did this mean?Plenipotentiary for the Office of the Four Year Plan 1936 - limitless authority over the economy
- 8What did Goering do wrong? Give an exampleHe made strategic mistakes - refused to introduce mass production of aircraft
- 9What meant Goering did not work effectively in 1939?His morphine addiction
- 10Even though production levels rose, why were they still a failure?They were out produced by the USA and the USSR
- 11How did labour shortages hold them back? Give 2 examplesWomen were not fully mobilised and there was a heavy reliance on foreign workers
- 12How many foreign workers were there in 1942?6.4 million
- 13Productivity of foreign workers was what % lower than the average worker and why?60-80% and because of the poor treatment and conditions
- 14Ersatz good could not fully compensate what?Coal and oil shortages
- 15Why did Germany have to divert to defensive measures?Allied bombing
- 16What % of women worked at the start of the war?52%
- 17Why was women labour not used effectively?They failed to exploit their current labour or conscript them
- 18How did Stalin's scorched earth policy hinder the Germans?They couldn't exploit their resources. Eg. the Donbass region's output of coal was only 5% of their pre-war levels
- 19What was Todt's role in 1942 and what did he do?Head of the Ministry of Armaments - simplified armaments production
- 20After Todt, who was appointed as Minister of Munitions and when?Speer, Feb 1942
- 21Speer's power was extended to what in Sept. 1943?Minister for Armaments and Production
- 22What did Speer's new role mean?He was responsible for all industry and raw materials
- 23What was the first thing Speer did?Developed Todt's Central Planning Board to coordinate economic organisation and give the industry more freedom
- 24What happened to German war production from 1942-44?It trebled
- 25What was one of Speer's aims in relation to the military?Exclude them from economic planning
- 26What did tank production rise by under Speer?25%
- 27What did Speer do with prisoners?Used them as labour
- 28Ammunition production rose by what under Speer?97%
- 29What did Speer try to do, with limited success?Encouraged the employment of women
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- Flash card on the Nazi's war economy in World War Two, designed for A2 Level History
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