Were German people worse off under the Nazis?
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- Were German people worse off under the Nazis?
- Lack of freedom
- In 1933 trade unions were banned.
- Workers could no longer negotiate for better pay or reduced hours of work.
- Strikes were banned.
- Those who opposed the Nazis were rounded up and sent to concentration camps.
- In 1933 trade unions were banned.
- Strength through Joy
- Very few workers could actually afford the more expensive activities i.e. cruises.
- Beauty of Work caused much resentment.
- Workers had to carry out improvements in their spare time and without pay.
- Volkswagen Swindle
- Was a con-trick.
- By the time war broke out in 1939, not a single customer had received a car.
- None of the money was refunded.
- Cost of living increased
- All basic groceries (except fish), cost more in 1939 than they had in 1933.
- Food items were in short supply partly because the government policy was to reduce agricultural production.
- This was to keep up the prices for the benefit of the farmers.
- Hours of Work
- The average working hours in industry increased from 42.9 per week in 1933 to 47 in 1939.
- Lack of freedom
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