economic changes

Cards (10)

  • reducing unemployment
    • the national labour service (RAD)
    • public work schemes
    • rearmament
  • autarky - self sufficieny
  • raw materials - signed deals with countries in south america which supplied them in raw materials in exchange for german made goods.
    germany was still importing 33% of its raw materials
  • food
    farmers needed to produce more crops to become self sufficient
    20% of food was still being imported by 1939
  • being ready for war
    • rearmament sped up in 1936 when goering introduced his 4 year plan
    • targets were missed in industries like oil production
    • they werent fully ready for war by 1939
  • a scheme called strength through joy encouraged hard work and rewarded workers with cheap holidays and tickets for leisure activities if they met their targets
  • wages were poor in industries not connected to rearmament
  • ww2 - rationing
    • food and clothing was rationed
    • german diet became bland consisting of bread and potatoes
    • shortages of soap and toilet paper
  • ww2 - bombing
    bombing by the british damaged electricity, water and gas supplies and destroyed millions of homes
  • ww2 - labour shortages
    • women had to work
    • foreigners from countries that germany conquered were forced to work in factories