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nazi economy #3
nazi economy 1939-45
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what method of warfare was used between 1939-41 | lightning warfare |
| lightning warfare | fast, mechanised warfare using aircrafts and tanks to quickly overcome enemy |
| what economic impact did lightining warfare have immediately | conquered territory was plundered for resources |
| were the german economic authorities effective between 1939-41 | no |
| 2 reasons the german economic authorities were not effective between 1939-41 (2) | -no overall body/economic authority -different branches competed with one another |
| what was the german economic policy instead of effective (2) | insufficient + wasteful |
| who was the economic minister of war between 1939-41 | General Georg Thomas |
| what was general Georg Thomas in charge of | armaments |
| who led the ministry of economics between 1939-41 | walther funk |
| who led the office of the 4 year plan between 1939-41 | Hermann Goring |
| how was the wartime economy between 1939-41 successful | german military forces were successful |
| what issue caused by the economy did the german army face in 1940 | not able to replace planes lost during battle of britain |
| what issue caused by the economy did the german army face in 1941 | during Operation Barbossa 1/3 of german troops were under-equipped |
| operation barbossa | germany's invasion of the USSR |
| why did germany face so many economic problems during ww2 | the war came about years earlier than expected |
| what event changed the nature of the war for germany in 1941 | german invasion of the ussr was halted |
| why was the halting of germany's invasion of the ussr bad for the german economy | germany could no longer plunder conquered land to fuel the economy instead the war became an economic drain |
| what position did the german gov introduce to combat the economic problems caused by the war | minister of armaments and war production |
| what was the minister of armaments and war production's job | reorganise the german economy for total war |
| who was the first minister of armaments and war production in 1941 | fritz todt |
| who became minister of armaments and war production in 1942 | albert speer |
| 1st measure taken to improve germany's economy and meet war needs | rationalisation of the economy |
| rationalisation | transitioned the german economy into total war economy, with centralised planning abd maximum production |
| when was the armaments commision set up | 1943 |
| armaments commision | improve coordination between military design and production |
| who made up much of the german war production workforce | forced foreign labourers |
| what percentage of industrial workers for germany were foreign by 1944 | 30 percent |
| example of how production methods were made more productive | assembly line production reduced time spent by 50 percent |
| example of german military equipment that could be mass produced | panzer iiii tank |
| what part of the nazi government did speer apply pressure to to fulfill total war economy requirements | gauleiters |
| how much had weapons production increased under speer between 1942-44 | 3x |
| how much hard ammunition production increased under speer by 1944 | 97 percent |
| how much had tank production increased under speer by 1944 | 25 percent |
| how much had total arms production increased under speer by 1944 | 59 percent |
| 3 obstacles to speers work providing for a total war economy (3) | -skilled workers were still being conscripted -Allies established an economic blockade -25 percent average absenteeism |
| how far below target was aircraft production | 31 percent |
| how far below target was tank production | 35 percent |
| which two major nations were outproducing german arms | US + USSR |
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