Nazi policies to reduce unemployment

• When was the Labour Service (RAD) established?


  1933
• What were some of the activities performed by the Labour Service (RAD)?


  They repaired roads, planted trees, and drained marshes
• What was the nature of the RAD's activities besides work projects?


  They also did military parades and drill in uniform
• What was the membership count of the RAD by 1935?


  422,000 members
• What were public works schemes aimed at during this period?


  Building autobahns, bridges, and other buildings
• How many workers were involved in building autobahns by 1935?

  125,000 workers
• How much of the planned autobahn network was completed by 1938?


  3,500 of the planned 7,000 km
• What was one of the effects of completing the autobahns?


  It sped up communications and boosted the construction industry
• What significant military policy did Hitler reintroduce?


  Military conscription
• How many men were in the armed forces by 1939?


  1. 36 million men
• How many of the armed forces were in the army by 1939?


  900,000 in the army
• How much did spending on the armaments industry rise from 1933 to 1939?


  From 3.5 billion marks to 26 billion marks
• What was one of the outcomes of increased spending on the armaments industry?


  It created jobs in factories and distribution
• How many people worked in aircraft construction by 1935?


  72,000 worked in aircraft construction
• How many people worked in aircraft construction two years earlier?


  4,000 two years earlier
• What does 'invisible unemployment' refer to?


  Categories not counted as unemployed, like women and those in concentration camps
• How many people were effectively removed from the unemployment figures due to 'invisible unemployment' measures?


  1. 5 million