Did Hitler Perform An Economic Miracle In Germany?

Did Hitler Perform An Economic Miracle In Germany?

Hitler is one of history's most infamous ruler and dictator. Regarded as one of the most a vicious and static like man, he ordered the mass murder of Jews, disabled people, gypsies and many other Ð''non pure' people. Although considered as such a negative and dark character in modern history Hitler did have some positive influence on Germany during his time as FÐ"јhrer. Hitler took a country in mass debt and unemployment and turned it around. He nearly complete eradicated all unemployment in the space of six years and thus boasted the national funds. Hitler in a lot of ways did achieve a miracle however his means in doing so are not always justified.

After the death of President Hindenburg, on 2 August 1934, Hitler became the new president giving himself the title Ð''FÐ"јhrer and Reich Chancellor.' To gain complete control Hitler even ordered the army to swear total obedience to him and the country. He was now the most powerful man in Germany and the supreme dictator; Hitler was the Ð''FÐ"јhrer'.

When Hitler came to power Germany was suffering from some of the worst economic problems ever experienced by any western democracy in history. Rampant hyperinflation, massive unemployment and a large drop in living standards were primary factors. The Versailles treaty was considered by most Germans as a punishing and degrading document which forced them to surrender resource-rich areas and pay massive amounts of compensation. Germany ended up paying only fraction of them. However, the reparations did damage Germany's economy by discouraging market loans, forcing the government to finance its deficit by printing more money which caused rampant hyperinflation. Although some did see HÐ"­tler as a means to abolish these, the country was already unstable before any industry leaders were supporting Hitler. Even those who supported Hitler's appointment did not want Nazism in its entirety and considered Hitler a temporary solution in their efforts to abolish the Republic. As part of Hitler's promises he gave in the election campaigns of 1932-33, he promised these suffering Germans, Ð''work and bread.' His priority was to give them jobs. Hitler had to find some means to create jobs for these people, and to find the money to pay their wages.

Luckily for Hitler previous governments had already started to set up job-creation schemes, one of these being The National Labour Service. The scheme gave young men jobs on projects needing large amounts of manual labour, digging ditches and other such menial tasks. Hitler took control of the Labour Service and expanded it, giving uniforms to the men and sent them to work camps. Here they did military drills as well as work and received pocket money rather than wages. Then in 1935 a law was passed stating that all men between 18 and 25 must spend at least six months in the Labour Service. With

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