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WITH YOUR REVISION BUDDY - Answer the following Questions in a word document, when you have answered the first question comment in the blog below - DO NOT POST YOUR SECOND ANSWER JUST YET !!!! WORKERS - Were the workers better or worse off under the Nazis? PEASANTS - To what extent was Agricultural Policy a Failure?
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David & Jessie, I,W
11/10/2013 08:24:10 am
Q1 - Here is my answer for Question One, I have given lots of detail and not just used one or two words to explain my answer. This will be a useful revision tool as everyone can see my answers and expand upon them if necessary. Isn't that Mr Watkins good
Alfboi and sophgal
11/10/2013 05:57:49 pm
To an extent workers were better off under the Nazis. Unemployment fell from around 6 million to 300,000 by 1939 due to policies such as rearmament and the RAD, and schemes such as the DAF replaced trade unions. The DAF introduced a pay freeze, therefore although this prevented wages increasing, they could not decrease either. Furthermore, the KDF and the SDA were also set up by Ley. the KDF introduced cheap holidays and leisure activities for workers which they may not have been able to afford otherwise. however, this could just be considered another propaganda mechanism for the Nazis. Moreover, the SDA improved the working conditions for workers. However, the funding for this was from compulsory income taxes which reduced wages of the workers even further, working hours greatly increased, and the banning of trade unions prevented workers being able to exercise their rights, meaning they had to accept low wages and long hours, without the ability to strike. workers had no rights under the Nazis, however there was employment for many, leisure activities and improved working conditions, so workers were better off to an extent.
Emma and Nicole
11/10/2013 06:04:50 pm
WWW: You made good points for the fact that they were better off under the Nazis.
Emma and Nicole
11/10/2013 05:56:16 pm
The German workers were worse off under the Nazis because, despite the fact that they all had work, the working conditions were poor and the hours were very long so then they were forced to work in cramped conditions for up to 22 hours a day. Additionally, they were worse off because the wages were very low so they did not have a lot of money to do a lot of things.
alexander
11/10/2013 06:05:57 pm
www- you talked from both points of view and mentioned the wages,working condition etc
Alexander
11/10/2013 05:56:56 pm
Well I would say that it was 50/50 because the Nazi’s where able to provide multiple schemes to help the unemployed. For example If we look at the RAD scheme it was targeted for men aged 18-25 who were unemployed it provided work such as building schools , hospitals, and motorways , and also it provided shelter for the workers. But what I would say is the downfall to this scheme was that the working hours where way too long for the workers to handle. So in a way this scheme benefited the workers but the working hours was ridiculously high.
Yazza & Sarah
11/10/2013 06:04:37 pm
WWW: You made some good points about the working conditions during Nazi Germany, you also spoke about the positive and negative sides of it.
Yazza & Sarah, Y.B, S.O
11/10/2013 05:57:38 pm
Some workers where worse off because of the low pay and long hours therefore they would have less time to spend with their families and less money to take them out with. Because strikes were not allowed under the new Nazi regime workers didn’t really have a say on how they were treated and so things could not be improved, however working conditions were better due to the SDA also there was nearly no unemployment compared to when the Nazis were not in power but this was also because women and Jews were banned from working therefore there were more jobs available for German men. Men between the ages of 18-25 were obliged to join the military, this also created more jobs.
Hannah & Chloe
11/10/2013 06:03:04 pm
www ~ included all of the important points
Hannah & Chloe
11/10/2013 05:59:11 pm
At first it seemed like the workers were better off under the Nazi’s due to mass unemployment and all the policies the Nazi’s introduced to rectify that. Hitler introduced the RAD (National Labour Service) in 1935 making it compulsory for men aged between 18 and 25 to work 6 months building autobahns and hospitals. This created thousands of jobs, and improved men’s fitness; men who Hitler would want in his army. During this time, men were housed in camps of sorts and didn’t have to worry about rent or food money. However, men were given little money (almost like pocket money) and had to travel away from their families in living areas that may not have been nice at times. They had long hours and the work was strenuous. As it was made compulsory, men’s rights were restricted which could’ve possibly led to a strike if it was allowed. As time went on, things weren’t as good as they seemed, and could've been much better.
Alfboi and Sophgal
11/10/2013 06:03:48 pm
WWW: good explanation of RAD and its effects as well as some dtail of the DAF.
Becky and Olive
11/10/2013 06:03:56 pm
Very good justification as both sides of the arguement were considered in depth.
Becks and Olive
11/10/2013 06:01:10 pm
Workers were better off under the Nazis for various reasons. When HItler came into power, he promised Germany restoration of their pride, unemployment and farming. Unemployment rapidly decreased. Others may argue that workers were not better off under the Nazis and this can be justified. Policies for example, DAF replaced trade unions and ensured that workers recieved everything they were enititled to, recievd better wages and remained employed. Another policy was KDF (Strength through Joy). This promoted National Socialism, and bridged a class divide. Another goal was to boost the German economy.
Yasmin & Sarah
11/10/2013 06:17:34 pm
Darre policies divided the peasants, older generations resented the interference and the younger generations were more enthusiastic about the new Nazi opportunities. Because of the rearmament more land was needed for air bases, training camps etc.
SwagerAlf & Sophie
11/10/2013 06:17:50 pm
The Nazi agricultural policy was based around the Nazi belief that Peasants should be held in high regard, as they would make Germany able to achieve autarky. The main aims were to encourage peasants to continue their work in the rural areas of Germany, and to protect these peasants from debt and from being taken over by larger farms. To a certain degree this was a success; The Reich Entailed Farm Law 1933 protected thousands of small farms from being divided up upon the death of the owners, and instead whole farms were inherited by the eldest son of the deceased. Hereditary status protected 500,000 farms, and the income of farmers increased by 41% between 1933-1936. However the wages of peasants remained significantly lower than those of people in industrial jobs, and from 1936 many small farms had to be merged with larger farms in order to remain able to produce enough food, this was directly opposite to exactly what the Nazis intended for the small farms.
Emma and Nicole
11/10/2013 06:18:20 pm
Evaluate the success or otherwise of the agricultural Policy?
Hannah & Chloe
11/10/2013 06:19:04 pm
Agricultural policy was focused on farm workers and was successful in a way, but still could’ve achieved more success. It focused on Nazi ideology as the peasants were seen as the perfect Aryan; due to not living in the cities amongst pollution and undesirable people e.g. Jews. Hitler said that peasants were the “blood and soil” of Germany. In most propaganda posters they reflected perfect Aryan peasants, which was a factor contributing to the success of the policy. Half a million farms were involved in this scheme, resulting in an income increase of 41% between 1933 and 1936. On the other hand, agricultural wages were still lower than those in industrial jobs, and in 1936 the Nazis had to merge smaller farms with larger ones in order to make better economic profit and increase food production; which completely opposed the “blood and soil ideology”. Regardless of the peasants being very patriotic, autarky was not a success so that failure fell back onto them, along with the Nazi’s prioritising that and rearmament before the agricultural policy. Farm land held less value as the need for air bases and training camps became more apparent. In conclusion, the policy was successful to a degree but as war approached it fell into decline what with other Nazi policies being more important.
Becky Olivia Alex
11/10/2013 06:20:49 pm
The agricultural policy was a success to an extent in the sense that the Nazi policies reduced unemployment and their wages gradually increased however the wages were far below those earned by industrial workers in cities. This led to a drift of population from the countryside to the towns. Leave a Reply. |
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