Economy during Nazi Germany

How it affected people
1. Unemployment
  1. Advantages
    1. Rapidly decreased
      1. 6.1 million => 0.4 million 1933=>1939
    2. Work programmes
    3. Conscription
  2. Disadvantages
    1. Invisible unemployment
      1. Part time = full time
    2. Jobs created by sacking undesirables
2. Workers
  1. More jobs
  2. Many taken out of work
3. Farmers
  1. Advantages
    1. Free helpers (RAD)
    2. Taxes cut
    3. Could ot be kicked of their land
  2. Disadvantages
    1. Needed to control people
      1. Nuisance
    2. 65 eggs per hen per year
    3. Could not split farms between famillies
      1. Children went to work in the city
4. Big Buisnesses
  1. Advantages
    1. Coal and Chemical production doubled
    2. Oil, Iron and Steel production trebled
    3. Iron ore mining increased by 500%
    4. Managers salery increased by 70%
  2. Disadvantages
    1. Prevents growth
5. Jewish buisnesses
  1. Closed
Work and Bread
1. National Labour Service (RAD)
  1. All men aged 18-25 had to spend 6 months in RAD
    1. Wear Uniforms
    2. Live in camps
    3. Free meals
    4. Unemployed forced to join
      1. If not = no benefits
2. Public work schemes
  1. Autobahns
    1. 100 000 jobs
    2. 7000km
  2. New schools, hospials etc.
3. Conscription
  1. Men aged 18-25 forced to join the army for at least 2 years
  2. 100 000 => 1.4million 1933=>1939
Economy under Schacht
1. Bought goods from other countries
  1. Expensive
2. Sacked
Economy under Goering
1. Four year plan to get Germany ready for war
  1. Increase military production
2. Attempted to make Germany self-sufficient
  1. Stop traading with other countries
  2. Scientists found alternative substitutes
    1. Petrol from Coal
    2. Make-up from flour
    3. Coffee from acorns
Impact of war on economy
1. Rationing
  1. Nov 1939
    1. Clothing
    2. Food
      1. 1 egg per week
2. Labour shortages
  1. 1942, Albert Spper was told to prepare for total war
  2. Non war contributing buisnesses closed
  3. Women and foreign slaves worked in factories
3. Bombing 1942 onwards
  1. No
    1. Electricity
    2. Water
    3. Transport
  2. Many left becoming refugees

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