Public works program hitler biography

Employment and living standards

The German people had suffered terribly during both the First World War and the Great DepressionA prolonged economic downturn, beginning after the Wall Street Crash, that affected the whole world.

Public works program hitler biography

and a huge part of the Nazis’ appeal was that they promised to make Germany’s economy strong again. Hitler aimed for full employment and by 1939 there was virtually no official unemployment in Germany. He also wanted to make Germany self-sufficient (a concept known as autarkyA closed economy.

Hitler's ideology that wanted Germany to cease trade with the outside world and rely entirely on its own resources.), but the attempt to do so was ultimately unsuccessful.

How Hitler increased employment

• He began a huge programme of public works, which included building hospitals, schools, and public buildings such as the 1936 Olympic Stadium.

  The construction of the autobahnGe