Nazis in Power Part 1 Consent and Popularity

• Last day in class, we looked at election results – in 1933,

• The Nazi Party received a great deal of support for doing the

Unemployment • Fell rapidly under the Nazis. Why? • Forced people to work –

Analysis - Unemployment • Even Germans who did not vote for the Nazis were

KDF = Strength Through Joy Organisation • The German worker had a job but

• The KDF had several schemes to divert the German worker: • Paid

Analysis: KDF • Even though wages were lower and people were working longer hours

Nazis in Power Essay Plan we will now add today’s information on to the

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Nazis in Power Part 1: Consent and Popularity Nazi Economic Policy

• Last day in class, we looked at election results – in 1933, it was clear that the Nazi Party had a great deal of support. WHY? 1933 17 million votes

• The Nazi Party received a great deal of support for doing the things Weimar could had failed to. This included 1. Getting people into work 2. Restoring law and order 3. Defending the country

Unemployment • Fell rapidly under the Nazis. Why? • Forced people to work – eg. DAF = German Labour Front forced men into jobs building roads, bridges etc at low wages. • Nazis created jobs e. g. Built 1, 500 miles of Autobahn (motorway), 340, 000 houses, built planes, ships, tanks during rearmament • 1935 announced re-arming, expanded army to 500, 000 then 1 million. • Forced some people out of jobs – e. g. Jews, women etc. – and gave them to German men.

Germans building the Autobahn

Analysis - Unemployment • Even Germans who did not vote for the Nazis were grateful to them for real jobs and wages after the misery of the Weimar years and Depression • Getting people into employment & DAF made the Nazis look good and made them more popular with the people

KDF = Strength Through Joy Organisation • The German worker had a job but his/her wages were low and hours of work gradually became longer. • There was little to buy in the shops and few luxuries. • To avoid worker discontent, the Nazis introduced the KDF.

• The KDF had several schemes to divert the German worker: • Paid holidays = holiday camps for loyal workers, subsidised cruises. • Other activities = concerts and football games. • “Peoples car” = Volkswagen Beetle. Nazis ‘con’ German people by getting them to save 5 marks a month for a new car. This made them very popular.

The ‘Peoples Cars’ in Berlin

Analysis: KDF • Even though wages were lower and people were working longer hours – people still supported the Nazis because of incentives through programmes like the KDF • KDF was a new approach to rewarding loyal and hardworking Germans and the paid holidays were very popular – increased support of Nazis • BBC - Learning Zone Class Clips - Why did the people of Germany support the Nazis? History Video • http: //www. bbc. co. uk/learningzone/clips/whydid-the-people-of-germany-love-thefuhrer/3271. html

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