work, especially physical or manual work done in return for wages

organisations that represent workers, protect their rights, and negotiate pay and working conditions with employers

the Nazi replacement for trade unions; it controlled workers with rewards and limited rights

a part of the Labour Front that aimed to improve workers’ free time through cheap holidays, events, and activities

a part of the Labour Front that promoted better workplace conditions, such as cleanliness and facilities

Work and life in Nazi Germany

History

The First World War and the German Revolution

The Weimar Republic

Early unrest and the Treaty of Versailles

Threats to the Weimar Republic from the left and the right

1923, the Ruhr and hyperinflation

Economic recovery under Stresemann

Stresemann's international achievements

Social and economic change 1924-29

Weimar culture 1924-29

The early development of the NSDAP

The Munich Putsch

The NSDAP's 'lean years'

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

Nazi control of the police and the legal system

The Nazi Party and religion

Goebbels and propaganda in Nazi Germany

Opposition and resistance in Nazi Germany

Women in Nazi Germany

Young people in Nazi Germany

Employment in Nazi Germany

Nazi racial ideology and the treatment of minorities

The persecution of Jews

In this unit, pupils study a modern society and the issues that affected it in great depth over a shorter period. They learn about the key events, developments, people and stories that shaped this modern society over a period of around twenty to thirty years.

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Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

to remove organisations that gave workers influence and opposed Nazi control

to reduce unemployment caused by union strikes and political groups

to promote better working conditions for industrial labourers

Why did Hitler ban trade unions and left-wing parties in 1933?

The building of the {{}} gave thousands of Germans employment during the Nazi public works schemes.

It allowed workers to change jobs freely but limited their wages.

It banned striking, wage bargaining and job changes without permission.

It introduced equal pay for all industrial workers regardless of skill.

It raised wages for all workers above pre-Depression levels.

What was one way the German Labour Front (DAF) restricted workers’ rights in Nazi Germany?

It aimed to build loyalty through leisure activities.

It offered hiking trips, cruises and air tours.

It provided luxury cars to all factory workers.

It was entirely free for all German workers.

Which of the following were features of Strength Through Joy (KdF)?

The money was lost during the Great Depression.

Workers refused to participate in the savings scheme.

War preparations took priority and halted production.

Why did no worker ever receive a Volkswagen car from the KdF scheme?

Physical or manual work done in return for wages is referred to as {{}}.

The Great {{}} had left over six million Germans unemployed when Hitler came to power in 1933.

to offer young men manual labour jobs and instil discipline

to prepare young women for domestic service

to provide political education to German youth

to train pilots for the Luftwaffe and future war

What was the main purpose of the Reich Labour Service (RAD)?

Why did the Nazis build autobahns even though most Germans did not own cars?

What major military-related policy did Hitler reintroduce in 1935 to reduce unemployment and prepare for war?

The Nazis created '{{}} unemployment' by excluding groups like women and Jewish people from official statistics.

by including Jewish people in the workforce

by forcing people into low-paid work schemes

How did the Nazis create manipulated unemployment statistics?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Work and life in Nazi Germany

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.