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History- How Did Working Class Benefit from Nazi Rule
How far did the working class benefit from Nazi rule in 1933 - 1939?

Hitler and the Nazis came to power in January 1933. Their policies turned Germany into a Nazi police state. Many Germans benefited from Nazi rule but all at a cost.

The working class benefited in many ways, one way was they had improved working conditions, the conditions were a lot better than they were in Weimar Germany. This was a very appealing to the working class as they could work in a safer and better environment. This won over many of the working class.
Another way the Arian working class benefited from Nazi rule was that they were given bigger house, these house were house that Jewish people owned in the past but it was taken away from them by the Nazi’s and given to loyal and hardworking Germans. By the Jewish people being kicked out this also gave many Germans good jobs in sectors that were mainly Jewish dominant. This benefited the Germans as now they had a house to live in and a money coming in to feed their family.

This all had its draw backs, German workers had to work extremely long hours, and they would have to work from 6 am to 6 pm and then were expected to attend the Beauty of labour meetings. Some German workers did not like this as their lives were slowly but surely being taken over by the Nazi’s.
In addition to this all the wages were low and were kept that way so the German economy could get back on its feet. Many Germans despised this as some of them would be doing physical labour and would be paid a lot less than someone who was sitting behind a desk, many wanted to protest but they were too scared of what the consequences would be if they did.

Overall I think the German workers benefited although there were so many drawbacks, this is because if it was not for the Nazi they would be homeless and hungry, the only reason they got an income was because the Nazi let the Germans have the Jewish peoples jobs and their

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