Hitlers Economic Achievements
One of the main reasons for Hitler’s economic policies was preparing for the war. We can tell this because he didn’t want people out of jobs because that meant they weren’t working and manufacturing the materials he needed to go to war. This is why is set up the RAD, the National Labour Service because it meant that people were forced to go to work from 1935 onwards which sped up the manufacturing of materials like iron and steel. He also increased the amount of food being produced as well to avoid a Naval Blockade which has happened to Germany in the First World War which meant they had very limited resources of food. As soon as Hitler introduced conscription the number of people in the army increased which meant more uniforms were required so the production of this was increased as well. Rearmament was great for Germany’s economy because Unemployment went down, as production and profits went up. Another reason however for Hitler’s economic policies was to try and protect the economy of getting worse by getting rid of trade unions because he believed that they could disrupt the economy. So in place of them Hitler set up the DAF, The German Labour Front. This was set up to ensure that workers served the best interests for the Nazi regime. But to insure the economy worked the DAF also controlled the power of employers by limiting the amount of pay they gave out and by making them work longer hours which totalled to an extra 6 hours a week with the same amount of pay in the, factories, mines mention plants and shipyards which again links in with preparing for the war. The DAF did have some advantages though because it established what the minimum working standards should be which meant that the factories and other work places which produced materials worked to their full potential protecting Germany’s economy from collapsing. One other reason to Hitler’s economic policies was to try and limit opposition especially the Communists. He did this by making the