1. Flip Learning
- Source Work?

2. True or False Recap Look at the statements you have been given
Sort them into true and false columns based on the information you gained last lesson
Think about who the SA were and Hitler’s objectives

3. True
False
 The SA had protected Hitler from harm and beaten up his opponents
Hitler didn’t mind the SA/Rohm having power- they gave him protection
The leader of the SA was named Ernst Rohm
Hitler did not need to please the army. The SA was his own private army
Hitler was worried that Rohm was becoming too powerful
SA members did not want more pay now Hitler was in power – they were happy with what they had
The SA already had more members than the German Army
Hitler was a man who wanted power equally shared. He did not just want it in his hands
 Hitler needed the army more than the SA
Hitler needed the army to get back the land Germany had lost in the Treaty of Versailles

4. Good learning: Describe how the Nazis reduced employment
Great learning: Explain what sections of society this affected
Even better: Analyse whether Hitler met his aims

5. Economy The state of a country in terms of the production/consumption of goods and services/supply of money.
Nazi Economic Policies Actions that the Nazi government took in an attempt to improve the economy

6. Set up schemes to help the unemployed but only focused on big business
Over six million Germans were out of work when Hitler came to power in What did the Nazis do about this?
Option B
The Nazis set up a number of schemes, programmes and organisations to get Germans back to work. They promised to use radical methods to solve the countries 2 main problems. Desperate unemployment and a crisis in German farming
OPTION A
Absolutely nothing. The Nazis had gained power now so it did not matter if people were unemployed
OPTION B
The Nazis set up a number of schemes, programmes and organisations to get Germans back to work
OPTION C
Set up schemes to help the unemployed but only focused on big business 10 30 20

7.
Make notes to the questions on the handout

8. Hitler wanted 1. Drag Germany out of the world recession
2. Make Germany an “autarky” – self sufficient (the Nazis to control the economy and direct all manufacturing, agricultural and industrial production
3. Get rid of Jewish industrialists and give their businesses to ‘pure’ German men
4 Transform the economy to focus on rearmament and war

9. The Nazis set up a number of schemes, programmes and organisations to get Germans back to work …

10. The National Labour Service (RAD)
Public Work Schemes
A new network of autobahns (motorways) to link Germany’s major towns and cities was built
This gave work to nearly 100,000 people
New schools and hospitals were built, creating even more jobs
- Railways were extended or built from scratch
The National Labour Service (RAD)
All men aged between 18 and 25 had to spend six months in the RAD
They planted forests, mended hedges and dug drainage ditches on farms
They wore uniforms and lived in camps but were given free meals and a small wage
‘Invisible’ unemployment
The Nazis used a variety of other methods to reduce unemployment figures
Women who gave up work to have a family did not count in the official figures
Part-time workers were counted as full-time
The Nazis created jobs by sacking people, such as Jews, and giving their jobs to non-Jews. These out of work Jews were not counted in jobless figures

11. Rearmament
The Nazis ordered the rearmament of Germany to rebuild its armed forces
New tanks, battleships, fighter planes and guns were built, creating thousands of jobs
Huge government arms contracts made factory owners and industrial bosses a fortune
Conscription was introduced in All males aged between 18 and 25 had to join the armed forces for at least two years. Within fives years, the army grew from 100,000 to 1,400,00 creating even more jobs

12. The economy under Hjalmar Schacht
Respected banker- directed German economic policy
Believed in steady growth and a stable currency
He realised that imports of raw materials, such as iron, steel, rubber and wood, were needed to build more weapons
He signed deals with countries in South America and south-east Europe to supply raw materials in return for German goods
For a short time, things went well – weapons production increased and unemployment fell
But Germany was still dependent on foreign raw materials and the changes were too slow for the impatient Hitler
Schact was sacked and replaced by Hermann Goering

13. The economy under Goering
In 1936 Goering introduced a Four Year Plan to increase military production
High targets were set (and met) in industries like steel and the production of explosives
However, targets were not met in other key industries like oil production
Germany still needed foreign raw materials so Goering tried to make Germany self-sufficient
Why would rearmament boost national pride?

14. Goering’s 4 Year Plan
Speed up rearmament and make Germany ready for war
German Military spending
Make Germany self sufficient in raw materials “autarchy” by developing home grown substitutes*.
1933
1939
1.9 million marks
32.3 million marks

15. What were the results of this?
The size of the German army grew massively
Hitler became more confident and started to openly break the Treaty of Versailles.

16. Was the 4 year Plan a success?
Unemployment dropped quickly 4.8 million in 1933 to 0.5 million in 1938
Wages rose slightly but were still lower in 1938 than they had been in 1928
Working hours went up to 49 hours per week in 1939 – 52 hours in to over 60 hours per week by 1945
There were fewer consumer goods - personal and household goods
Food also cost more than it used to. Germany was trying to be self- sufficient and not rely on foreign imports. So with less food in the shops shopkeepers charged more because of high demand

17. Self-sufficiency
The Nazis hoped to stop being reliant on foreign goods by making Germany self – sufficient. They would find alternatives to the things the country needed, or develop artificial substitutes
German scientists found ways to make ….
Petrol from coal
Makeup from flour

18. 6 5 4 3
Unemployment (Millions) 2 1
1932
1933
1934
1936
1937
1935
1938

19. Kahoot time!

20. Flip Learning
Make a spider diagram/mind-map/notes (whichever format you prefer) summarising the key points from this lesson
Include:
What Hitler’s aims were
What schemes/organisations/policies the Nazi’s introduced to try and get Germans back to work
Key concepts such as the Four-Year Plan (what it means to be self sufficient)
Anything else that is useful ready for Fridays session on benefits & drawbacks!