Did anyone gain from Did anyone gain from Nazi rule?Nazi rule?

Public work Public work schemes like schemes like building building motorways motorways reduced reduced unemploymentunemployment

Rearmament and conscription Rearmament and conscription restored pride and reduced restored pride and reduced unemployment – however a step unemployment – however a step towards war.towards war.

German Labour Front (DAF) – Kept German Labour Front (DAF) – Kept strict control of the workers. Strike strict control of the workers. Strike and Trade Unions were banned – as and Trade Unions were banned – as a result wages remained low.a result wages remained low.

Hitler needs your helpbuy German goods’

Buy German goods, means more goods needed and therefore more jobs created

Gained popularity of Gained popularity of workers workers

PropagandaPropaganda Strength Through Joy (KDF)Strength Through Joy (KDF) Volkswagen Beetle schemeVolkswagen Beetle scheme

Jews forced from jobs as the Nazis

introduce anti-Semitic policies, which created

opportunities and jobs for Germans

who were not Jewish.

Women encouraged to follow traditional role, mothers rather than workers. Frees up jobs for men.

Did anyone gain from Nazi rule?Did anyone gain from Nazi rule?

ActionsActions CostsCosts BenefitsBenefits

Conscription and rearmamentConscription and rearmament Broke Treaty of Broke Treaty of VersaillesVersailles

Reduced unemploymentReduced unemployment

Strengthened German Strengthened German militarymilitary

German Labour FrontGerman Labour Front Lack of rights for Lack of rights for workers unable to strikeworkers unable to strike

Helped German Helped German businessesbusinesses

Traditional balanceTraditional balance Lack of liberties for Lack of liberties for womenwomen

Lost opportunitiesLost opportunities

Helped reduce Helped reduce unemploymentunemployment

Strength through joyStrength through joy Very few benefitedVery few benefited National prideNational pride

MotivationMotivation

Public works e.g. MotorwaysPublic works e.g. Motorways Relied heavily on Relied heavily on government moneygovernment money

Created employmentCreated employment