Homework 19; term 1

Worksheet 7: "Workers and Work in Nazi Germany."

B. Study the unemployment figures for 1933-9, then answer these questions.

1. Which year shows the greatest fall in unemployment? How do you explain this fall?

-January 1933. Because this is right when Hitler came to power.

2. Which year shows the smallest fall in unemployment? Why do you think this was such a small drop compared to other years?

-January 1939. Because the people in Germany were beginning to find work in new industries.

C. "History will judge us according to whether we have succeeded in providing work." What is your judgement? Complete these statements for an against the argument that Hitler succeeded in providing work.

Successful:

Before Hitler came to power in 1933, six million Germans were unemployed. By 1939 only three hundred thousand were out of work. This means that Hitler created millions of jobs in seven years.

Not successful:

Many of the jobs that Hitler provided were taken away from Jews and from women, so he wasn't actually creating new jobs. There were disadvantages in many of the jobs that Hitler created. men in the RAD were not paid wages. (then the page gets cut off so I can't see.)

Other Questions:

1. How did the Nazis use the education and indoctrination system to help establish an authoritarian state and acheive some of their aims?

-Well, in the education system they were teaching ids about Hitler and how amazing of a ruler he was. They told them they they should obey him, and they basically brainwashed the kids into believing that Hitler was the perfect leader. This helped them to acheive their aims because little kids were learning about Hitler, and therefore Hitler was able to rise to power much more easily. Indoctrination was used because kids were put into the Hitler Youth program.

2. Discuss at least three social and religous policies that help establish and authroitarian state and acheive some of their other aims.

- Women were forced to stay at home and take care of their children and families. This added to the aim of developing a perfect Aryian race.

-"Brothels" were created for unmarried women. In these homes, pure Aryan men were put with pure Aryan women so that they coudl create pure Aryan babies. This once again helped to acheie the goal of having a pure Aryan race.

-Mein Kampf was a bible that was created which was devoted completely to Hitler, and Hitler was viewed as the God. This was the only faith of the Nazis, and everyone was forced to follow this religion.