history booklet 2

• Life under the Nazis

  The political, economic, and social crises caused by the Treaty of Versailles and made worse by

  the Wall Street Crash and subsequent Great Depression of the 1930s, had given Germany the

  insurmountable task of achieving some stability which the Nazis promised. The impact of

  communism in the 1920s and 1930s in Europe also meant that many countries’ economies

  were impacted by labour disputes and political strife
• France in the 1930s:

  Centralist government delayed impact of Great Depression but

  when it did hit French economy, a corruption scandal in 1934

  led to instability and Far Right protests and far left counter

  protests in Paris.

  Eventually, to avoid a similar case of the Nazis in Germany,

  Centrists and Left-wing groups become the Popular Front.

  1936 Matignon Accords gave the working class more holidays;

  constant pay increases (7 to 12%); and legal right to strike.
• The Nazi Economy (1933 – 1939)

  Hitler promised to fix the German economy once in power. The damage caused by Versailles to

  the damage caused by the Wall Street Crash, led to mass unemployment and millions of men

  with no purpose.
• the Nazi economy

  
• ways the nazis reduced unemployment

  
• ways the nazis reduced unemployment

  The Nazis began rearmament and conscription.all young men from the ages of 18-25 were introduced to conscription (forced to join army).the spending on arms and equipment rose this caused a big need for workers

  
• ways the nazis reduced unemployment

  the nazis cheated unemployment statics to show that unemployment had dropped.for example women and Jews were forced out of their jobs and were not included in unemployment figures,those in prisons and consentration camps were taken off unemployment statics,part time workers were also classed as full time workers and solders were also classified as workers even in peace times

  
• ways the nazis reduced unemployment

  
• results of the unemployment rates