1. Nazis in Power Part 1: Consent and Popularity
Nazi Economic Policy

2. 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

3. The Nazi Party received a great deal of support for doing the things Weimar could had failed to. This included
Getting people into work
Restoring law and order
Defending the country

4. Unemployment Fell rapidly under the Nazis. Why?
Forced people to work – eg. DAF = German Labour Front forced 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, built planes, ships, tanks during rearmament
1935 announced re-arming, expanded army to 500,000 then 1 million.
Forced some people out of jobs – e.g. Jews, women etc. – and gave them to German men.

5. Germans building the Autobahn

6. 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
Getting people into employment & DAF made the Nazis look good and made them more popular with the people

7. KDF = Strength Through Joy Organisation
The German worker had a job but his/her 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 KDF.

8. The KDF had several schemes to divert the German worker:
Paid holidays = holiday camps for loyal workers, subsidised cruises.
Other activities = concerts and football games.
“Peoples car” = Volkswagen Beetle. Nazis ‘con’ German people by getting them to save 5 marks a month for a new car. This made them very popular.

9. The ‘Peoples Cars’ in Berlin

10. 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
BBC - Learning Zone Class Clips - Why did the people of Germany support the Nazis? - History Video

11. Nazis in Power Essay Plan we will now add today’s information on to the plan for this essay
Consent/Popularity
Economy
KU: A: KU