economic policies

• what did Nazis do to the economy?


  -first under schlat and then under Goering aimed to make Germany self sufficient
• why did the Nazis want Germany to be self sufficient?


  -when war broke out Germany would not be so badly effected by naval blockades like in ww1

  -to stop being reliant on foreign goods
• who were the Nazis ministers for the economy?


  -schlat from 1933-1936

  -after he was sacked Goering
• what was Goering's four year plan for the economy?


  -was to make Germany completely self sufficient by 1940

  -to do this by increasing industry in steel and explosives production
• what happened to the Nazi economy under schlat?


  -signed deals with south America and south east Europe to supply raw materials for German goods

  -this would increase production and decrease unemployment
• how were Nazi policies good for farmers?


  -farmers taxes reduced

  -farmers could not be thrown of land if they had debt
• how were Nazi policies bad for farmers?


  -late 30s Nazis controlled food prices which effected crop prices