Economic Policies and Reforms

• Nazi Germany’s Economic Initiatives

  • Hitler launched vast public works projects, like the Autobahn, which were dual purposed: they stimulated the economy and provided employment.
• Nazi Germany’s Economic Initiatives

  • His rearmament policy simultaneously boosted the economy and restored national pride, preparing Germany for future conquests.
• Stalin’s Five Year Plans

  • These were designed to transform the Soviet Union into an industrial powerhouse.
• Stalin’s Five Year Plans

  • Stalin introduced collectivisation policies to amalgamate individual landholdings into larger, state-controlled farms.
• Stalin’s Five Year Plans

  • These policies were draconian but were presented as crucial for Soviet advancement and competing with western nations.