WWII: Crash Course World History # 38
Quote N C Trueman The Nazis and the German economy History Site March 9, 2015 March 31, 2017.
The German economy was in a mess when Hitler was elected chancellor in January 1933, Hitler and Nazi propaganda had played on the population of the fear of unemployment no hope peaked at 6 million in the last days of the Republic Weimar near enough 33 the workforce of the nation now, Hitler decreed that all should work in Nazi Germany and it has constantly played on the economic miracle of Nazi Germany reached.
This economic miracle was based on unemployment while disappearing, but in 1939.
But was it true or is it the movement of the Nazi propaganda machine into overdrive to persuade the nation and Europe she had achieved something that other European nations had not during the period of economic depression .
A number of policies have been introduced that caused the unemployment figures down.
Women are no longer included in the statistics so any women who have remained without work under the rule of the Nazis did not exist since the statistics were concerned.
The unemployed were given a simple choice do whatever work is given you by the government or be classified shy work and put in a concentration camp.
Jews lost their citizenship in 1935 and therefore were not included in the unemployment figures, although many have lost their jobs at the beginning of the time of Hitler.
Many young men were removed from the unemployment rate when conscription was made in 1935 and the men had to make their time in the army etc. In 1939, the army was 1 4000000 hard to equip these men with weapons factories, etc. Were built and it took more out of unemployment.
With these measures in place the unemployment rate had dropped dramatically and many saw the Nazis figures as nothing more than a bookkeeping trick However, many would have been too afraid to speak against the Nazis or submit comments negative on figures such was the fear of the Gestapo.
However, there is no doubt that the work was created, the Nazis introduced public works programs for men who worked in the National Service Reichsarbeitsdienst work or RAD Their work would have included digging ditches on farms to help irrigation, construction of new highways, planting new forests, etc. Men SAR wore a military-style uniform, living in camps near the place where they worked and received only what we call pocket money, however, compared to the government's lack of success Weimar and chronic poverty from 1931 to 1932, these men felt that the Nazi government at least made the effort to improve their lot.
To protect people in work, the German Labor Front was set up This was headed by Robert Ley The GLF took the role of the unions that had been banned in some measure, the GLF Is Ley ordered that workers could not be made locally bag but also ordered that a worker could not leave her job without government permission government labor exchanges could arrange for a new job if someone he left his job.
However, the GLF has increased the number of hours worked per week 60-72, including overtime in 1939, strikes were declared illegal The average worker earned 10 times more than the dole money and few complained that to do so was full of potential difficulties.
Free time workers was also supported an organization called Strength Through Joy KdF took care of that Ley and KdF worked that each worker had 3,740 hours a year free for the pursuit of leisure activities that the state would provide the activities planned by the state have been carefully and systematically recorded for the 1933-1938 Berlin region.
Holiday Deals and offer them was a good way to gain the support of the average person in the street A cruise to the Canary Islands has cost 62 brands easily accessible to many that most cruises were taken by officials Nazi party Walking and skiing holidays in the Bavarian Alps costs 28 points a two-week tour of Italy has cost 155 marks.
The KdF itself also involved in the introduction of a system under which workers could get a car to drive from the popular Volkswagen has been designed so that most could allow the Beetle, designed by Ferdinand Porsche, cost 990 brands This was about 35 weeks' salary for the average worker to pay, workers continued a system of leasing They paid 5 marks per week in an account.
In theory, when the count reached 750 points the worker would have given an order number which lead to receiving a car Actually, no one received the car million marks invested in the plan have been reoriented in the rapid expansion arms factories This accelerated the Second World war approached Nobody complained to do so could lead to serious problems with the secret police.
Did the Nazis produce an economic miracle for Germany.
The economy minister was Hjalmar Schacht He presented his new plan The plan aims to reduce imports, reduce unemployment, channel public spending in a wide range of industries and trade agreements with other nations Hermann Goering also wanted Germany to become self-sufficient all industries so that as a nation, could survive a war that these successful plans.
In 1939, Germany has still imported 33 of its necessary raw materials.
Government revenue was 10 billion Reichsmarks in 1928 In 1939, it stood at 15 billion However, public spending has increased from 12 billion Reichsmarks in 1928 to over 30 billion in 1939, a difference of 15 billion reichsmarks from 1933 to 1939, the Nazi government still spent more than earned it so that in 1939, public debt stood at more than 40 billion Resichsmarks.
The balance of trade figures had gone into the red in 1939, with 0 1 billion Reichsmarks.
Unemployment fell from 6 million in 1933 to 300 000 in 1939, and industrial production in 1939 was above the figure of Weimar Germany before the Wall Street crash of 1929.
Annual food consumption in 1937 fell for the wheat bread, meat, bacon, milk, eggs, fish, vegetables, sugar, tropical fruits and beer compared to 1927 figures The only increase was in the rye bread, cheese and potatoes.
Real earnings in 1938 were all but the same as the 1928 figure the actual earnings are wages adjusted for inflation.
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