Nazi living standards - Pre-WW2

When was full employment achieved in Nazi period?

1937

Improvements in living standards pre-WW2 (6)

-Real wages considerbaley higher in 1939 than 1932

-Full employment 1937

-Strength through joy provided medical care,loans and vitamins for suitable mothers

-Mother + Child programmes with crèches and kindergartens set up

-NSV meant less homelessness than in GD

-From 1933, yearly Winter Aid programme distributed food, clothing + ran soup kitchens

-> all of this only for aryans

Drawback of improving living standards pre-ww2

Benefits only for Aryans

What were real wages like in 1939?

Considerably higher than in 1932

4 things Strength through Joy have to suitable mothers pre-ww2

Loans

Medical care

Extra food

Vitamins

What was the organisation called that proved medical care, loans, extra food and vitamins to suitable mothers pre-ww2?

Strength through Joy

NSV stats by 1939

> 1 mill volunteers

500k block wardens

What is the NSV?

National Socialist people's welfare

Aimed to create a healthy nation and ran programmes such as the mother + child and Yearly Winter Aid 1933

How many Crèches and kindergartens were set up under mother + child programme by 1938?

10,800

By 1938 there was 10,800

Crèches and kindergartens set up under mother + child program

Who was the NSV for?

Only Aryans

Decided who was worthy of aid

NSV + homelessness

Homelessness less than in GD

even though NSV only helped aryans

When did the Yearly Winter Aid programme start and who set it up?

From 1933

NSV started it

3 things 1933 Yearly Winter Aid programme did

Distribute food

Distribute clothing parcels

Run soup kitchens

Deterioration of living standards pre-WW2 (4)

-From 1936, asocial families sent to re-education at Hashude

-Less consumer goods compared to 1928 so lower quality of life

-Undeserving poor not helped by NSV so worse off than in GD

-Most women pushed out of jobs

Where were asocial families sent from 1936?

Re-education at Hashude which badly affected their lives

What was Hashude?

Re-education centre

Fenced-off hosing estate for 78 families

How many families could Hashude host?

78

When did asocial families start being sent to Hashude?

From 1936

Consumer goods pre-ww2 Vs 1928

Fewer consumer goods comp. to 1928 coz of controls on economy + armament

Lower quality of life

What did less consumer goods pre-ww2 comp. to 1928 mean?

Lower quality of life

2 reasons why there was less consumer goods pre-ww2 comp. to 1928

Controls on economy

Focus on armament

Who weren't helped by NSV and effect of this

Underserving poor

So some worse off pre-ww2 than in GD

Pre-ww2 effect on women

Pushed out of jobs