Economic policies of Nazi Germany

Wehrwirtschaft (defense economy) Germany’s peacetime economy was geared to military production in the event of total war Schacht’s New Plan 1934-1936 Assistance for German farmers and small businesses to stimulate economic growth Public work projects, land reclamation Autobahns, creation of a national highway system ⇒ by 1939, GM had 7,000 miles of autobahns Developing the …