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Nazi Economic Policy. Nazis in Power Part 1: Consent and Popularity. Last day in class, we looked at election results – in 1933, it was clear that the Nazi Party had a great deal of support. WHY?. 1933 17 million votes.
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Nazi Economic Policy Nazis in PowerPart 1: Consent and Popularity
Last day in class, we looked at election results – in 1933, it was clear that the Nazi Party had a great deal of support. WHY? 1933 17 million votes
The Nazi Party received a great deal of support for doing the things Weimar had failed to. This included • Getting people into work • Restoring law and order • Defending the country
Unemployment • Fell rapidly under the Nazis. Why? • Forced people to work – e.g. DAF = German Labour Front forced unemployed men into jobs building roads, bridges etc at low wages. • Nazis created jobs e.g. built 1,500 miles of Autobahn (motorway), 340,000 houses, after 1935 built planes, ships, tanks during rearmament • 1935 announced re-arming, expanded army to 500,000 then 1 million, this cut unemployment. • BY 1936 unemployment had fallen to 1 million. • Forced some people out of jobs – e.g. Jews, married women etc – and gave them to German men.
. Members of the DAF building an Autobahn
Analysis - Unemployment • Even Germans who did not vote for the Nazis were grateful to them for real jobs and wages after the misery of the Weimar years and Depression • BY 1936 unemployment had fallen to 1 million • Getting people into employment & DAF made the Nazis look good and made them more popular with the people
KDF = Strength Through Joy Organisation • The German worker had a job but wages were low and hours of work gradually became longer. • There was little to buy in the shops and few luxuries. • To avoid worker discontent, the Nazis introduced the Strength Through Joy movement = KDF.
. • The KDF had several schemes to keep German workers happy: • Paid holidays = holiday camps for loyal workers, subsidised cruises. • Other activities = concerts and football game tickets. • “Peoples car” = Volkswagen Beetle. Nazis persuade many Germans people to save 5 marks a month for a new car. This made them very popular. Few Germans got this car due to the war but it made many loyal to the government.
. The ‘Peoples Cars’ in Berlin
Analysis: KDF • Even though wages were lower and people were working longer hours – people still supported the Nazis because of incentives through programmes like the KDF • KDF was a new approach to rewarding loyal and hardworking Germans and the paid holidays were very popular – increased support of Nazis • The German people were grateful to the Nazis for work, wages and restoring their pride – therefore they accepted the less desirable aspects of Nazi rule
Nazis in Power Essay Planwe will now add today’s information on to the plan for this essay Consent/Popularity Economy KU: A: KU A: