standard of living in Nazi Germany

• what is standard of living?

  the degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community.
• how did standard of living change in Nazi Germany?

  -some people benefitted from Nazi rule and lives got better but for many they did not
• how did employment change the standard of living in Nazi Germany?


  -more people had jobs because of new job opportunity's created by Nazis such as building hospitals schools etc

  -Jewish people were not allowed to work so standard of living decreased for them
• how did wages change the standard of living in Germany?


  -wages increased by 20 percent from 1933 to 1939

  -average weekly wage increased from 86 marks to 109 marks in 7 years by 1939
• how did price of good change the standard of living in germany?


  -prices of food increased as did wages

  -so workers did not benefit
• how did the number of working hours change the standard of living in germany?


  -increased 6 hours from 1933 to 1939

  -workers did not really have a pay rise ,and so didn't benefit
• how did the labour front change the standard of living in Germany?


  -replaced trade unions

  -strikes were illegal

  -however promised to protect workers rights and improve conditions
• how did strength through joy change the standard of living in Germany?


  -organised leisure activities to encourage hard work

  -however also meant leisure time was being controlled by Nazis which some resented
• how did beauty of labour change the standard of living in germany?


  -tried to improve work place by installing better toilets, canteens etc

  -workers often had to carry out work in own time and without pay
• in what ways did living standards improve in Nazi Germany?


  -unemployment reduced and more unskilled workers could get work

  -work conditions improved through the beauty of labour scheme

  -woman's roles in the home were respected and women were rewarded for having multiple children

  -strength through joy offered cheap holidays as reward for hard work

  -most people accepted giving up some freedoms for better economic stability
• in what ways did living standards not improve in Nazi Germany?


  -food prices increased

  -many women forced to give up jobs which they hated

  -trade unions being banned meant workers could not strike and had no rights

  -number of small businesses decreased

  -farmers objected gov interference and struggled to find workers

  -groups that Nazis persecuted standards of living very low

  -many people resented Nazi indoctrination
• how did the standard of living change during ww2?


  -women called back to work

  -weapons became main industrial output

  -more men conscripted

  -working hours increased