Nazi economy 1933-1936
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- Created on: 21-03-17 11:39
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- Nazi Economy First 4 year plan 1933-36
- Managing agriculture
- Keen to notion of autarky
- Agriculture reforms were part of first 4 year plan
- Agriculture minister- Hugenburg- increased import tariffs on agriculture produce- making German produce cheaper
- Banned banks reprocessing farms from farmers in debt
- Richard Darré set up Reich Food Estate (RNS) to regulate food production and distribution of farm produce as well as setting prices and farm wages
- RNS could fine people up to RM 100,000 for not conforming
- RNS also set Reich agencies to control the importing of farm produce
- Government intervention in control of food produce and prices not welcomed by everyone
- However by 1928 German farmers provided 68% of all farm produce in the country; 1934- 80%
- Managing business and the workers
- Some big businesses in the iron and steel industry supported the Nazis- i.e. I.G Farben
- However most big businesses suffered
- Under the Law for the Protection of Retail Trade 1933- stopped the building and expansion of new and existing department stores
- Large department stores made 80% less in 1934 than in 1929
- Nazi propaganda discouraged large businesses as most small businesses had supported Hitler whilst the majority of larger stores did not
- Unions had been a disruption to the Weimar economy - 36,198 million working hours lost in 1926
- Yet workers had supported the Nazis
- 1st May 1933- Nazis made a traditionalist socialist workers festival an official holiday
- 6th May- Nazis established one trade union - Deutsche Arbeitsfront- German Labour Force (DAB)
- Became a power in controlling large business
- Voluntary participation- yet it became more difficult for non workers to get work
- 6th May- Nazis established one trade union - Deutsche Arbeitsfront- German Labour Force (DAB)
- 1st May 1933- Nazis made a traditionalist socialist workers festival an official holiday
- Yet workers had supported the Nazis
- Some big businesses in the iron and steel industry supported the Nazis- i.e. I.G Farben
- Creating employment
- key priority following Great Depression
- By 1933, Depression had turned around with businesses employing people again
- Nazis manipulated employment statistics
- Jewish people prevented from working in the Civil service - took them out of employment statistics
- Jewish people prevented from working in the Civil service - took them out of employment statistics
- Nazis created work and encouraged businesses to do the same - long term temporary work
- Set up of Reich Labour Service (RAD)
- Schemes for unemployed provided manual work- but with less pay than unemployment pay
- with very basic food and accommodati-on
- Autobahn construction and increased car/truck manufacturing
- Created work and improved communicatio-ns, which helped to move goods and raw materials more effectively
- Schemes for unemployed provided manual work- but with less pay than unemployment pay
- Set up of Reich Labour Service (RAD)
- Managing agriculture
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