Study Guides

Unit Summary

In this unit pupils undergo a period study that provides an unfolding narrative which tells a story about a period that shaped the world we live in today. They look at the key events, developments, people and stories that defined the chosen period.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to describe Nazi policies regarding employment.

Key Notes

• Nazi unemployment policies supported Hitler's goal of building a militarised, self-sufficient empire through conquest.
• The Nazis reduced unemployment through RAD, public works and military rearmament from 1933 to 1939.
• The autobahns were feats of modern engineering, used by Nazi propaganda as powerful symbols of progress.
• Rearmament reshaped the economy, employing millions and preparing Germany for future war.
• The Nazis created 'invisible unemployment' by manipulating employment laws and statistics.

Vocabulary To Learn

• autarky: economic independence, not needing to trade with other countries
• Reich Labour Service (RAD): a compulsory work programme for young men involving manual labour and military-style discipline
• rearmament: the process of supplying yourself with new weapons, especially in order to become a strong military power again
• conscription: the act or process of forcing people by law to join the armed services

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• The Nazis completely solved unemployment and revived the economy.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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• Early unrest and the Treaty of Versailles Study Guide
• Economic recovery under Stresemann Study Guide
• Germany before the First World War Study Guide
• Germany's naval ambitions before the First World War Study Guide
• Goebbels and propaganda in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Hitler's creation of a dictatorship Study Guide
• How Hitler became Chancellor of Germany Study Guide
• Industrialisation, social reform and the growth of socialism Study Guide
• Nazi racial ideology and the treatment of minorities Study Guide
• Opposition and resistance to Hitler and the Nazi Party Study Guide
• Stresemann's international achievements Study Guide
• The Final Solution Study Guide
• The First World War and the German Revolution Study Guide
• The growth in support for the Nazi Party Study Guide
• The growth of unemployment and rise in support for the Communist Party Study Guide
• The Nazi economy and WW2 Study Guide
• The Nazi Party and religion Study Guide
• The Nazi police state Study Guide
• The persecution of Jews Study Guide
• The putsches of 1919-23 Study Guide
• The Reichstag Fire and the Enabling Act Study Guide
• The Weimar Republic Study Guide
• Weimar culture 1924-29 Study Guide
• Women in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Work and life in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Young people in Nazi Germany Study Guide