Transcript Lesson 11 - Nazi Economic Policiesx

2015 - Collect 5-6 past papers (to be given
back on Thursday)
Task to complete for homework: Nazi
Propaganda
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Page 112-115.
Complete the handout: “How did Goebbels and the Nazis
use propaganda?”
Economic Development and
Employment in Nazi Germany
L.O.
1) To understand how Hitler gained control of the economic situation within
Germany
2) Make link between Hitler’s economic policy to his foreign policy
3) Make link between Hitler’s economic policy to political control within Germany
Recall
What did the Nazis promise they
were going to offer to people?
Nazi promises – economic development
Jobs
- To create thousands of new Jobs
Food
- To protect food prices so everyone can
afford to eat.
Treaty of Versailles
- To destroy the Treaty of Versailles
German Strength
- To make Germany strong again
Communism
Jewish People
- To clamp down on Communists in Germany
- To pass laws against Jewish People
Economic development (10 minutes)
• Read p 204 of your main orange WJEC text book.
• Explain how Hitler gained control of the economic situation of
Germany between 1933 and 1939.
• Explain the connection between their policy of autarky and foreign
policy
Your task (page 126-127 of white text)
25 minutes
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1) List the 3 main aims of Nazi economic policy
2) List the 3 problems that Germany faced
3) How did the Nazis seek to reduce unemployment under the New
Plan?
4) How did the economics minister, Schacht, help the economy?
Was it successful? Assess how so
5) Who was Goering, and what were the key features of the FourYear Plan?
6) Assess whether the Four-Year Plan was successful or not
7) What were the successes and failures of The Four-Year Plan?
Nazi Economic Aims
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Hitler wanted Germany to regain the land lost in
1919 and to dominate Europe. To do this
Germany needed to recover its economic strength
by:
Reducing unemployment – in 1933 it was 6
million.
Rebuilding the German armaments industry –
rearm and enlarge the German army, navy and air
force.
Making Germany self-sufficient so it could not be
blockaded in times of war.
Your task (page 126-127 of handout)
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1) List the 3 main aims of Nazi economic policy
2) List the 3 problems that Germany faced
3) How did the Nazis seek to reduce unemployment under the New
Plan?
4) How did the economics minister, Schacht, help the economy? Was it
successful? Assess how so
5) Who was Goering, and what were the key features of the Four-Year
Plan? Was it successful?
6) Assess whether the Four-Year Plan was successful or not
7) What were the successes and failures of The Four-Year Plan?
Problems
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1) Difficult to export goods due to Great Depression.
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2) Germany short of certain essential raw materials.
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3) Germany could not afford to pay for many imports.
Your task (page 126-127 of handout)
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1) List the 3 main aims of Nazi economic policy
2) List the 3 problems that Germany faced
3) How did the Nazis seek to reduce unemployment under the
New Plan?
4) How did the economics minister, Schacht, help the economy?
Was it successful? Assess how so
5) Who was Goering, and what were the key features of the FourYear Plan?
6) Assess whether the Four-Year Plan was successful or not
7) What were the successes and failures of The Four-Year Plan?
Unemployment
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By 1939 unemployment had fallen to less than 0.5milion
Ways that unemployment was reduced
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1) Public building projects, e.g. Olympic Stadium, Berlin
2) Reich Labour Service (RAD) - compulsory
3) Conscription – 1million in army by 1939
4) Dismissed Jews from jobs – replaced with unemployed
people.
Your task (page 126-127 of handout)
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1) List the 3 main aims of Nazi economic policy
2) List the 3 problems that Germany faced
3) How did the Nazis seek to reduce unemployment under the
New Plan?
4) How did the economics minister, Schacht, help the economy?
Was it successful? Assess how so
5) Who was Goering, and what were the key features of the FourYear Plan?
6) Assess whether the Four-Year Plan was successful or not
7) What were the successes and failures of The Four-Year Plan?
The New Plan, 1934-6
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Dr Hjalmar Schacht - President of Reichsbank
Minister of the Economy
How Schact helped the economy
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Imports limited
Trade agreements
Unemployment reduced
It was successful as it solved the economic crisis in
Germany, but Hitler wanted to re-arm even faster and
he got rid of Schacht.
Your task (page 126-127 of handout)
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1) List the 3 main aims of Nazi economic policy
2) List the 3 problems that Germany faced
3) How did the Nazis seek to reduce unemployment under the New
Plan?
4) How did the economics minister, Schacht, help the economy?
Was it successful? Assess how so
5) Who was Goering, and what were the key features of the FourYear Plan?
6) Assess whether the Four-Year Plan was successful or not
7) What were the successes and failures of The Four-Year Plan?
Four-Year Plan, 1936-9
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Hermann Goering
WWI fighter pilot
Head of German airforce (Luftwaffe)
Key features of the Four-Year Plan
 Self-sufficiency (Autarky) in materials
essential for war – i.e. Coal, oil, steel.
 Produce synthetic raw materials (rubber)
 Reduce imports
 Tighten control on wages
Your task (page 126-127 of handout)
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1) List the 3 main aims of Nazi economic policy
2) List the 3 problems that Germany faced
3) How did the Nazis seek to reduce unemployment under the New
Plan?
4) How did the economics minister, Schacht, help the economy?
Was it successful? Assess how so
5) Who was Goering, and what were the key features of the FourYear Plan?
6) Assess whether the Four-Year Plan was successful or not
7) What were the successes and failures of The Four-Year Plan?
 Class discussion
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Did the Nazis achieve their economic objectives?
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Was Schacht or Goering more successful?
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What were the potential weaknesses in the German economy?
Homework due Thursday (next lesson):
To what extent did Germans benefit from Nazi economic rule?
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You will use the textbook pages 122-5.
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You need to find evidence for both sides of the
argument and must cover:
Public work schemes, self sufficiency, rearmament.
 Strength Through Joy and the Beauty of Labour
 Standards/cost of living, promises to the German people.
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Present your work how it is done on the following slide
To what extent did
Germans benefit from
Nazi economic rule?
Germans who gained and how:
Germans who lost out and how:
Exam Question due Monday December 7th
How successful were Hitler’s measures to
reduce unemployment and increase
production between 1933-1939?
What do you need to discuss in this type of
response for full marks?
How successful were Hitler’s
measures to reduce
unemployment and increase
production between 1933-1939?
Some possible items to discuss
1) Schacht’s New Plan features & successes/failures
2) Goering’s Four Year Plan features & successes/failures
3) The extent to which Germans benefitted from Nazi economic rule
4) Discuss the link between Hitler’s economic policies and political stability (Work & Bread
promises)
5) A final judgement over the success of Hitler’s measures
6) Note: From next lesson can add information on ‘The Car industry’ / ‘Autarky’ / reducing
unemployment / economic production / source information on page 128-129
Stretch and Challenge Extension
• White text book p 76-77 read these pages and answer questions1 -4
• (skip out the activity)
 Extension activity
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In pairs take on the role of either Schacht of Goering and have a
head-to-head debate to decide who made a more significant
contribution to the German economy under the Nazis. Present
your role plays to the class.