AS Level History - Economic development and policies in Germany (3)

--Changing living standards, 1933-39--

How did the standard of living change in Germany?

What happened on 18th August 1939, in terms of the Nazis cracking down on undesirables?

How was this action intensified in October 1939, and how did this progress?

What happened between October 1936 and July 1940, in terms of 'asocial' families?

--The ordinary worker--

What was the issue with wages for the ordinary worker?

Name one scheme that improved worker's lives, and what this scheme did.

--Social welfare--

What was the name of the Nazi social welfare programme?

What did the NSV aim to do?

What sort of schemes did the NSV set up?

What impact did the NSV have on housing?

From 1933, how did the Nazis appeal to the needy? What did they set up? How did people react to this?

--What was the impact of the war on Nazi economic policies, 1939-45?--

What was the major issue at the start of the war, in terms of war organisation?

How did Hitler sort this situation out?

How did Todt try to fulfil his task and was this possible?

What did Hitler himself do about the situation?

--The new system--

Who was Todt's replacement and what did he convince Hitler to do?

What did Hitler's decree of 22nd April 1942 do?

What did these committees want to do?

What did the committees do in terms of workers?

When did these big changes by Speer come in useful?

--An overstretched economy--

In 1945, the economy was severely overstretched. What was war production badly affected by?

What happened to food production?

What took over?

--WHAT EFFECT DID THE CREATION OF A 'SOCIAL MARKET' ECONOMY HAVE ON THE FRG IN THE YEARS 1945-89?--

--How far was economic recovery achieved in the years 1945-55?--

What restrictions did the Allies put on the German infrastructure which damaged her economy?

How did some zones deal with their factories and what was the effect of this?

Name two other factors that hampered any chance of economic recovery.

What did many Germans decide to do and give an example of this?

What was 'the refugee problem'?

--West Germany after 1949--

What was one of the major economic factors that caused the separation of FRG and GDR?

What did the creation of the DM do? (2)

What did the creation of the DM mean for the GDR?

--Erhard and reform--

Who was appointed director of the economic administration in March 1948?

What style of economy to Erhard try to create under the Allies and then as economics minister (1949-1963), and what was this?

Which three things did Erhard announce in June 1948?

How did the public act, due to these changes?

What was the Equalisation of Burdens Act, passed by the Bundestag in 1952?

What were some of the issues caused by Erhard's new economic system?

How was unemployment affected by Erhard's reforms?

What was the effect on production?

--Opposition--

Who did Erhard face opposition from and why?

Why did Britain oppose the reforms?

Who else wasn't supportive of the reforms?

In layman's terms, why did Erhard gain enough support to continue his policies?

What did his policies allow businesses to do?

What did Erhard encourage, to try to lessen the impact of the disadvantages of the social market economy?

In 1951, the policy of co-determination was introduced. What was this?

--The economic miracle, 1955-66--

Why was the German economy called an economic miracle after 1955?

Name 3 factors that contributed towards the economic miracle.

Why did the Korean War help towards the economic miracle?

What had happened to the state of businesses from the mid-1950s onwards?

What was the new aim of German businesses?

What happened to German reputation after the mid-1950s, and what did this allow for?

As for workers, how did the refugees impact on the workforce?

What was the initial problem of the refugees, and later the major advantage of them?

How did the migration of people from the FRG to GDR help the German economy?

How did the save the government money and where did they invest their savings?

--Possible problems--

How did Erhard view the phrase 'economic miracle'?

What happened to growth after the initial exponential increase?

What was the effect of the Berlin Wall on the FRG economy?