Life in Nazi Germany

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Life in Nazi Germany

Year 10 Assessment

By Mujibur Ibrahim 

Introduction

One Hitler and the Nazi’s were in power Hitler wanted all German speaking people to be one united community and all the class, religious, political and regional differences, that had characterised Weimar Germany, to be put aside.

All aspects of life in Nazi Germany were co-ordinated to create this community and embed in the minds of German people Nazi ideas and beliefs.

One way in which the Nazi achieved this was through propaganda. This propaganda was used to implant the ideology of the Nazi’s into the minds of Germans. Girls, boys, men and women all had their place in Nazi society.

The project will cover six main aspects of Nazi Life in Germany. These are:~

  • Work and Unemployment
  • Young People
  • Leisure Time
  • Women and the Family
  • Racism and prejudice
  • Control

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Work and Unemployment

Unemployment levels were extremely high when Hitler came to power. In 1933, during the end of the Weimar republic unemployment peaked at over 6 million. Getting unemployment down was one of Hitler’s main priorities. During Hitler’s first year as chancellor unemployment fell by over 2 million. This was largely due to the rearmament program and conscription; these two things alone took thousands off the unemployment register. Also during Nazi Germany the German Labour Front was set up. This was set up in order to organise workers and direct them to jobs which needed doing. Public works such as afforestation projects, water conservation schemes, house building, building barracks and motorway construction also got thousands of men back to work.

Once the Nazi’s were in power the membership uptake of the party shot up from 850,000 in 1933 to 2.5 million by 1935 and then to over 5 million at the outbreak of war in 1939. Members were not just attracted by Nazi ideals but many people saw the Nazi party as the central figure on which there jobs, status and lives depended on.

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From the point of view of unemployment and work, life in Nazi Germany was excellent as Hitler’s policies created many jobs and the schemes which he set up helped employ thousands. Between 1933, when Hitler came to power and 1939 unemployment levels fell by over 5.5 million.

Young People

After the Nazi’s came to power in 1933 they were particularly anxious to win the hearts and minds of the young in Germany. The Nazi’s knew that there was always going to be some people who would not conform with Nazi Germany but if they could ...

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