Developments in Nazi Germany 1933-39

3. Nazi economic recovery 1933-39 1. The creation of Nazi dictatorship
In 1933, economic situation was dire with unemployment 30th Jan 1933: Hitler aointed chanceor
at 6.1M and war debts and Great Depreion. 27th feb 1933: Reichstag fire. Exploited by Nazis to be blamed on counist, van
Schaht brought in to help economic situation with his der lue. Led to paing of the decr of protection of people and state
economic policy stating that depreion must be
(aowed Hitler to aest and detain without trial)
overturned, employment fixed and consolidated regime.
5th March 1933: Nazis won 288 seats
Introduced the new plan in 1934 with bilateral trade
23rd March 1933: enabling act paed, gave Nazi’s power to make laws without
treaties to save foreign exchange cuency, Reichsmark
suort of Reichstag or president
cuency, Reichsmarks used for trade, and mefo bis to
April- July 1934: gleichshultung when Hitler eliminated threats such as
disguise public spending. As we as introduction of the




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rad employment scheme. Unemployment fe to 1.6 miion counists by baing trade unions apart from DAF and a parties apart from
marks, and production increased by 50% however the Nazis.
German experienced a balance of trade problem and men 30th June 1934: night of the long knives. 200 SA members kied, Eli mating
in rad were not paid real wages and were taken o threat of Röhm and gained suort of army.
unemployment register. 2nd august 1934: death of Von Hindenburg




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Schaht replaced by Goering, who introduced four year 4th August: Hitler made Fuher
plan in 1936 to prepare military and economy for war in
four years, and aurtarky. Goering regulated imports and
exports, controed labour, developed substitutes and
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increased production. Heavy industry benefied and Developments in Nazi Germany 1933-39
unemployment remained low, however targets often fe
short and imports sti excded exports, lowing living 2. Antisemitism




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standards as guns and buer both nded. Nazis hated the Jews because they were wealthy and powerful in society and held High
paying jobs. They were sn as part of untermenschen and pouting the master race, and
4. Culture in the third Reich had links with Marxist Ruia.
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Reich chamber of culture created to control a aspects of Propaganda: Goeels used propaganda to indoctrinate Germans on hatred of the Jews such
German life. a films (eternal jew), Hitler youth, posters, art portraying them as inferior, and
Films: eternal Jew and Olympia in 1936 newspapers (derogatory struer)
Posters: iediate and simplistic meage that presented Gleichshultung: 1st April, boyco of Jewish businees. 15th September, The Nuremburg laws
Germany as powerful saw Jews denied their citizenship and baed inter racial maiages. April, decr for
Newspapers: der struer and by 1939, Nazis owned 66% of a registration of Jewish property.
papers Teor and violence: began in 1933, but reached height 9th - 10th Nov 1934, during night of
Radio: Germany had largest radio audience, people’s receivers the long knives where 100 Jews kied, 200 synagogues burned, 20,000 sent to
introduced concentration camps, fined 1 biion marks.
Art: exhibition of great German art showcased 6,000 German Emigration: central oice for emigration set up and in 1938 forced emigration introduced.
art pieces Within six months, 45,000 Jews had emigrated.
Literature: 20,000 bks burned in Berlin in may 1933 Was conference on 20th January 1942, decided the final solution of gas chambers at
Music: Jewish influences removed and used to stir patriotism death camps to ki the Jews.
in Nuremburg raies.