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Improvement in living standards during WW2
Women had more money due to increase in women workers
Deterioration in living standards during WW2 (3)
-Allied bombing wiping out cities and transportation
-Military conscription from 1935 (13% of workforce in military 1944) so more work done for lower wages
-Low food production due to loss of farmers + transport links so people starved and bartered instead of using money
How did allied bombings effect standard of living?
Wiped out cities and transport links
How much of the workforce was in the military by 1944 and effect of this
13%
More work done for lower wages
When was conscription introduced?
1935
Where were 13% of GER workforce in 1944?
In military
So more work had to be done for lower wages
2 things that led to lower food production during WW2
Loss of farmers in frontlines
Bombing of transport links
Why did people start bartering during WW2?
Less food production so starving
Lost faith in economy