economic independence, not needing to trade with other countries

a compulsory work programme for young men involving manual labour and military-style discipline

the process of supplying yourself with new weapons, especially in order to become a strong military power again

the act or process of forcing people by law to join the armed services

Employment in Nazi Germany

History

Germany before the First World War

Industrialisation, social reform and the growth of socialism

Germany’s naval ambitions before the First World War

The First World War and the German Revolution

The Weimar Republic

Early unrest and the Treaty of Versailles

The putsches of 1919-23

1923, the Ruhr and hyperinflation

Economic recovery under Stresemann

Stresemann's international achievements

Weimar culture 1924-29

The growth of unemployment and rise in support for the Communist Party

The growth in support for the Nazi Party

How Hitler became Chancellor of Germany

The Reichstag Fire and the Enabling Act

Hitler's creation of a dictatorship

The Nazi police state

The Nazi Party and religion

Goebbels and propaganda in Nazi Germany

Opposition and resistance to Hitler and the Nazi Party

Women in Nazi Germany

Young people in Nazi Germany

Work and life in Nazi Germany

The Nazi economy and WW2

Nazi racial ideology and the treatment of minorities

The persecution of Jews

The Final Solution

In this unit pupils undergo a period study that provides an unfolding narrative which tells a story about a period that shaped the world we live in today. They look at the key events, developments, people and stories that defined the chosen period.

Period Studies

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

to build a democratic and peaceful nation

to build a militarised and self-sufficient empire based on autarky

to encourage trade with Britain and France

to increase German tourism and cultural exchange

What broader goal did Nazi unemployment policies help to achieve?

compulsory manual labour programme for young men

Match each term to its correct definition.

By 1939, official unemployment in Germany had fallen to fewer than {{}} people.

by allowing workers to take longer holidays

by encouraging factories to hire foreign labour

by requiring factories to produce weapons, which needed more workers

What was one way rearmament helped to reduce unemployment in Nazi Germany?

to instil discipline and prepare men for military service

to provide free housing and employment benefits

to teach Germans how to cook traditional dishes

Which of the following best explains why the Nazis used RAD and work schemes beyond just job creation?

They didn’t count people who emigrated.

They counted forced labour as employment.

Why were Nazi unemployment statistics misleading?

because they were likely to resist Nazi ideology

because they were seen as vital to the future of the Third Reich

because they would vote for the Nazi Party

Why did Hitler believe children were important to Nazi Germany?

The Nazi policy of ‘Kinder, Küche, Kirche’ emphasised the roles of women in Children, Kitchen and {{}}.

Girls were trained for domestic roles and motherhood in the League of German {{}}.

to join the Nazi Teachers’ League and promote loyalty to Hitler

to remain neutral and avoid political topics in the classroom

to resist changes to the curriculum and protect academic freedom

to teach traditional academic content without interference

What was expected of teachers in Nazi Germany?

Lessons focused on plant reproduction and animal life.

Students studied only anatomy and physiology.

How did Nazi ideas reshape biology lessons in schools?

by encouraging students to design anti-war propaganda

by focusing only on arithmetic and geometry

by setting calculations that reflected Nazi beliefs

How were maths lessons used to support the Third Reich?

Starter Quiz