During Nazi rule, employment policies aimed to control workers, reduce unemployment, and eliminate trade unions. The regime promoted a 'Strength Through Joy' program and used propaganda to showcase the benefits of Nazi policies for workers.

Source A: Nazi Propaganda Poster

'Workers enjoy the fruits of national strength and unity under the Führer.' Provenance: Nazi propaganda poster, 1938.

The 'Strength Through Joy' (Kraft durch Freude) program aimed to improve workers' leisure time and morale, offering affordable holidays, entertainment, and cultural activities.

Source B: Nazi Newspaper Article

'The Strength Through Joy program brings happiness and unity to the German workers.' Provenance: Nazi newspaper, 1937.

Nazi policies abolished independent trade unions and replaced them with the German Labour Front (DAF), which controlled workers' rights and wages.

Source C: Excerpt from the German Labour Front Constitution

'The DAF shall serve the interests of the Reich and ensure the welfare of workers.' Provenance: Official Nazi document, 1934.

Students will construct a timeline of key events affecting workers in Nazi Germany, focusing on policies, propaganda, and economic changes.

Source D: Timeline extract

1933: Hitler becomes Chancellor; trade unions banned. 1935: Strength Through Joy launched. 1938: Introduction of the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring. 1939: Outbreak of WWII; focus shifts to war economy.