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Nazi Social and Economic Policies Lesson starter: 1.What did Hitler and the Nazis do when in power that was popular amongst many German people? Make a list.
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Today we will… Identify the ways that the Nazis helped the Germany economy Describe the ways that the Nazis rewarded German people
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I can… Make a decision about whether I would support or oppose the Nazis Justify my decision using evidence
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Try to come up with a definition of the two terms Economic policies Social Policies
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Economic policies Economic policies – those which affect the economy eg. Jobs and borrowing money Social Policies - Social Policies - those which affect the standard of living of the people
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Economy
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What did the Nazis do that made Germans happy? Held huge national events like the Berlin Olympics 1936 Gave everybody a job and wage A huge public works programme – building houses, hospitals and schools Created the autobahn (motorway) creating 80,000 jobs Rearmed Germany – built up the army, built tanks, aeroplanes (Luftwaffe) etc
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What did the Nazis do that made Germans happy? The streets were safe and there was almost no crime Youth organisations provided activities, uniforms and free trips
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The German Labour Front (DAF) This organisation controlled all work in Germany and put men into work (compulsory) Workers had a wage and job security They had long hours but regular breaks But, Trade Unions were banned In 1933 there were over 6million unemployed By 1939 unemployment was 0% Many Germans were thankful for wages and job security after the Weimar years
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German men in the DAF off to build the autobahn Propaganda publicised Hitler’s successes, like putting men into jobs >>
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Social
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KDF: Strength Through Joy The Most popular Nazi organisation Provided people with free leisure activities as a rewards for their hard work Free concert tickets, day trips, holidays By 1938, 10million had gone on a KDF holiday Two cruise liners built to take people on KDF holidays It was the first time many German people had ever had such luxuries
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Prora Prora was part of a KdF scheme, a holiday camp at a German beach resort BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Holiday camp with a Nazi past
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Nazi Social and Economic Policies Lesson starter: Economic policies 1.From memory, summarise the Economic policies that the Nazis introduced. Make a list.
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The Peoples’ Car Workers were encouraged to buy savings stamps which they would collect and exchange for a Volkswagen Beetle Again, a car was an amazing luxury to Germans after the misery of Weimar years
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National 5 + Extension
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Hitler’s Targets 1.Full employment 2.Autarky 2.Autarky (Self sufficiency) Germany would not need to rely on any other country
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Full employment All men made to join the army were not counted as unemployed, reducing unemployment figure Many Jews sacked from jobs – non Jews given their jobs Many women sacked and jobs given to men Nazis stopped paying Versailles reparations – more money to invest in Germany This made their unemployment rate look better than it was Autarky German scientists tried to make oil from coal and rubber & petrol substitutes but were unsuccessful Germany were never completely self sufficient and relied on foreign imports
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Task One Task One Using everything you have learned in this unit, create a list of; Positives of Life under the Nazis Negatives of Life under the Nazis
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Decision Making Exercise Name: I would choose to (pick one): Keep quiet and go along with the Nazis/ Stand up to the Nazi government Reasons to support my decision (6 marks): E.g. Bringing up a young family in Germany. I would need a job and a decent wage and I would benefit from the Nazis employment policies. Reasons for rejecting the other decision (4 marks):
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