Using your own knowledge and the evidence of Sources 1, 3and 4, outline the key objectives of economic policy during the Nazirule 1933-39.

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Using your own knowledge and the evidence of Sources 1, 3 and 4, outline the key objectives of economic policy during the Nazi rule 1933-39.

Economic policy during the period 1933-1939 suffered immensely due to its necessity to adapt to Nazi ideology which was seen as considerably more important. Its low priority would explain why much of the policies were created simply to incorporate Hitler's ideology. In particular, rearmament and genocide took priority in this ideology especially after 1936, where the consistent economic policy under strong governmental control was suddenly replaced by a more radical and aggressive system. The significance of this change makes it necessary to analyse this time period in two separate periods, 1933- 36 and from 1936-39.

During our first period 1933-36, it is necessary to full understand the position Hitler was in while implementing his key objectives. Firstly there was the Wall Street crash of 1929, an international disaster which left the German economy bankrupt, secondly Hitler had not fully consolidated his power and would find it hard due to the many new problems this crisis had brought. Hitler knew that if he did not solve Germany's economic problems, including reducing Germany's 5 million