Lesson 3
3 Employment and living standards Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 15
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The 20 questions
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What was the Reich Labour Service?
- Public works scheme
- Military draft
- Trade union
- Secret police
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What were autobahns?
- Rail systems
- Motorway networks
- Naval ships
- Air bases
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What was 'invisible unemployment' in Nazi Germany?
- Unpaid internships
- Hidden statistics
- Secret strikes
- Foreign workers
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What was the name of the single organisation that replaced trade unions in Nazi Germany?
- National Workers Union
- State Workers Front
- Reich Labour League
- German Labour Front
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What was the name of the Nazi organisation that provided leisure activities and holidays for workers?
- Beauty of Labour
- Strength Through Joy
- Reich Leisure
- Labour Front
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What was the name of the Nazi programme aimed at improving workplace conditions?
- Labour Front
- Beauty of Labour
- Strength Through Joy
- Workplace Scheme
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What happened to independent trade unions in Germany in 1933?
- Allowed to expand
- Banned and replaced
- Merged with churches
- State funded
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Which specific group's living standards were a key focus of Nazi propaganda and policy?
- Foreign labourers
- German workers
- Wealthy industrialists
- Big business owners
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Which major public works scheme reduced unemployment rapidly in 1930s Germany?
- Canal expansion
- Railway nationalisation
- Autobahn construction
- Subway building
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A factory worker is offered a state-run holiday with cheap travel. Which organisation runs this?
- Strength Through Joy
- Hitler Youth
- Reich Labour Service
- SS
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Unemployment figures fall, but many people are in labour schemes or rearmament work. Which concept explains the gap?
- Hyperinflation
- Invisible unemployment
- Full employment
- Economic recovery plan
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Workers in a factory are told they cannot negotiate their own pay. Which body now represents them?
- German Labour Front
- Hitler Youth
- Strength Through Joy
- Reich Labour Service
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A manufacturer switches production to tanks and aircraft in 1936 under state orders. Which policy drove this?
- Rearmament
- The Concordat
- Free trade
- The Dawes Plan
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Why did German workers' wages stay relatively low despite full employment?
- Global economic crashes
- Generous pension schemes
- High income taxes
- Strict state controls
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Which infrastructure project was heavily promoted in Nazi propaganda to showcase modern engineering?
- Autobahns
- Rail network
- Berlin Underground
- Siegfried Line
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What was the Nazi policy regarding women's employment during the 1930s?
- Return home
- Encourage higher pay
- Equal career access
- Compulsory factory work
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Which sector contributed most to falling unemployment through military spending in the 1930s?
- Agriculture
- Consumer goods
- Heavy industry
- Tourism
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What happened to German workers' rights under Nazi rule between 1933 and 1939?
- Freedoms fell
- Unions strengthened
- Rights expanded
- Freedoms rose
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Why did the Nazi regime promote Strength Through Joy alongside strict wage controls?
- Encourage free trade
- Increase cash pay
- Keep workers content
- Promote long holidays
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What was the main economic method used by the Nazis to solve unemployment?
- Agricultural expansion
- Mass immigration
- Rearmament and public works
- Free market deregulation
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