Labour and Unemployment
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- Labour and Unemployment
- When the Nazis came to power, over 6 million people were unemployed in 1933
- In his election manifest, Hitler had promised "work and bread"
- The Nazis used four methods to create jobs
- In his election manifest, Hitler had promised "work and bread"
- 1. The National Labour Service
- All men aged between 18 and 25 had to spend 6 months in the RAD
- The planted forests, built motorways, hospitals and schools
- They wore a uniform, live in camps and were given free meals
- They were only paid pocket money, but it was a job and unemployment figures dropped rapidly
- 2. Hitler introduced conscripton
- From 1935, all males between 18 and 25 were forced to join the military for at least 2 years
- In 5 years the army grew from 100,000 to 1,400,000 which cut over 1 million from the unemployment figures
- 3. Germany was re-armed
- New tanks, battleships, fighter planes and guns were built which created millions of jobs and some business men made fortunes from government contracts
- Hitler wanted Germany to become a create military power
- 4. The Nazis sacked people to create jobs
- Many women and Jews were sacked to create jobs for unemployed men
- Due to expense of creating weapons, Hitler tried to make Germany self-sufficient. German scientists found ways of making coffee from acorns, petrol from coal and make-up from flour
- German Labour Front
- State run trade unions and no other trade unions were allowed
- Everyone had to work and skilled men could be sent to do heavy labour
- Strikes were banned
- Had to get government permission to quit your job
- People could be forced to work as many hours as required
- Strict control over workers
- By 1938 workers were earning 10 times more than they would earn on "dole money"
- There weren't any complaints
- When the Nazis came to power, over 6 million people were unemployed in 1933
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