What does this image have to do with the Nazi regime

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What does this image have to do with the Nazi
regime?
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Hitler and the economy

• The Volkswagen car was introduced by the Nazis as
  a cheap luxury for German workers.
• The idea was that workers could pay weekly sums
  in order to hire out the vehicle.
• When they had paid enough it would be theirs.

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Hitlers economic aims.

• Autarky
• Strengthen Germanys military.
• Get people into jobs.
• Modernise.

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Self-sufficiency

• In Hitlers mind, Germany lost world war one
  because they had run out of imported goods.
• If another war was coming, he needed to ensure
  that Germany was producing everything she needed
  without needing to import from other countries.
• It was called Autarky.

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The Four Year Plan

• To achieve this, Hitler introduced a Four Year
  Plan that he hoped would get the job done.
• Germany improved the production of natural
  materials such as coal and oil, and of artificial
  products such as rubber and textiles.
• However, Germany never became self-sufficient and
  still imported 1/3 of her goods when war broke
  out in 1939.

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German Labour Front

• Hitler wanted to control his workers. He did this
  by making them join the German Labour Front.
• This banned Trade Unions, stopped them arguing
  for higher wages and stated that there was no
  limit to the hours they had to work.

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Strength through Joy movement

• However, Hitler wanted happy workers so he
  organised his Volkswagen scheme.
• He also sorted out cheap holidays for workers to
  take once a year.
• Actually, though, few workers saved enough money
  for a car so it was generally unsuccessful.

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Lowering Unemployment
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The Nazi Economy

• Task 1 Complete the sheet.
• Task 2 Copy and complete the following table
• Task 3 Copy the graph from page 212 showing the
  Nazis improved economic output.
• Task 4 Hitlers economic schemes helped turn
  Germany from a backwards country to the most
  impressive economy in Europe.
• How far do you agree with this statement?

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Summary

• Hitler wanted to revolutionise German economics.
  He succeeded in increasing greatly the amount of
  goods German factories produced, but they were
  not self-sufficient which was his main goal.
• He tried to make life enjoyable for his workers
  with cars and holidays, but took away workers
  rights like strikes and trade unions.