CramPuppy.Com

CramPuppy - Free Revision Notes » Igcse » History » Germany » Was everyone better off under the Nazis?

Was everyone better off under the Nazis?

Share View PDF | Print View | Views: 220 |

• There was little opposition to the Nazis, was this because of prosperity?

Small Businesses

• Nazis promised them much
• Nazis banned new department stores
• Restricted the size of older ones
• Competing Jewish businesses closed down
• Number of self employed tradesmen decrees, however value of their trade increased

Farmers

• Debts were written off
• Food price increased
• There were restrictions of what was to be produced
• There was a shortage of farm labor, because many workers left to the towns for higher wages

 

Big Business

• Benefited from rearmament contracts
• Trade unions banned
• Value of industry rose
• Had to donate to the Nazis to keep their support
• Government controlled wages, prices, profits and imports
• Nazis made industry produce what they wanted

 

Unskilled workers

• They had to work on government projects
• Government schemes paid less than unemployment benefit
• Cheap accommodation provided
• For some, this was the only source of income, and it saved their lives.

About the Author

by: Admin
Total views: 220
Word Count: 587
Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 Time: 12:00 AM
0 comments

---

Rating: Not yet rated
Login to vote

Comments

No comments posted.

Add Comment

You do not have permission to comment. If you log in, you may be able to comment.

Search

Normal Search:

Advanced Search

Tag Cloud

Community

Welcome Guest

PageNav

Categories

Users Online

11